Lord of the Flies (Abridged Audio Edition)

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Summary: Boring
Review: I've read all of the other reviews and I have to say that I think they're all wrong. Maybe it's because I read it when I was 13 and it was to sophisticated but I thought it was extremly boring. fter reading the other reviews I think I'll try it again

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Summary: Extremely entertaining and adventurous. A must read!
Review: This book taught me a lot about what can happen in a difficult situation. Especially when a child is forced to become and adult before he or she is ready. A mixture of emotion is felt when reading Lord of the Flies. Adventure and sadness are two of the most common. This is one of my favorite books, and I highly recommend it!

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Summary: Provacative, thrilling, and disturbingly presentimental.
Review: The Lord of the Flies is an amazing microcosm designed to show the shortcomings of mankind. In the story, Ralph, Piggy, Sam n Eric, Simon, and many other boys are stranded on an island by a plane crash during World War III. All adults are killed in the crash, leaving the boys alone, and unsure of what to do. At first, the boys enjoy a seeming utopia in their 'new world' but soon find that the thin veneer of humanity wears away very quickly. Ralph assumes leadership, and struggles to protect his 'tribe' from internal contention and help the younger children of the group to rid their fear of the "beasties" that plauge them. Each boy, from the analogical point of view, plays a part of a miniature world in their new society. Through their interactions and reactions, we see how conformity, complascence, and love work together. Soon though, after the chivalry is quenched with the ritual murdering of the Christ-figure, Simon, dissension occurs that leads the boys to break into two groups. Then the boys engage in fierce battles and huntings of each other to wipe out the other group. More killings ensue, and finally, the appearance of a ship on the island, and the captain on the beach shows what the boys are...merely boys with sticks and stones, as if it was all a game. All in all, Golding uses the microcosm to his advantage by utilizing Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs. That man must first secure food, air, and shelter before he can find safetly and love respectively. Once, however, the availablity of food and shelter declines, Golding shows us how quickly chivalry in society can deteriorate, leaving our bestial selves showing through the translucent outer covering of kindness and unselfishness. Truly a masterpiece in its own right, as well as a guide. Will you heed its warnings?

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Summary: Lord Of The Flies: A fascinating, powerful book.
Review: Lord of the Flies is an amazing story. Willian Golding must have been a very smart man to write such an original book. In this story, a group of British boys are stranded on an Island with no adults. Ralph, their chosen leader has high hopes of rescue, and realizes the strong importance of a continous signalling fire. He tries to keep the other boys under control with rules but like all little kids, they want to play and have fun. There are very few boys who accept their responsibilities. When a chance of rescue is destroyed because of the signal fire not being watched, Ralph becomes angry with the other boys, particularly the hunters, lead by a boy named Jack, who took the fire watchers with him to hunt some wild boars inhabiting the Island. Before long, Jack becomes frustrated with Ralph for trying to run things and makes his own group of hunters called the "tribe". Ralph is left with his fat friend Piggy who is not respected in the least by the other boys, two twins; Sam and Eric, and some very little boys who aren't interested in helping. For one reason or another Ralph ends up alone against the hunters and the story ends with the tribe in a vigorous pursuit after Ralph. I am only fifteen, but I was able to appreciate every aspect of this book. Lord of the Flies is full of symbolism, and if you like that sort of thing, or even if you don't you'll love this book. I was going to write William Golding and tell him how much I appreciated his book, but he passed away three years ago. I'm sure I'll read this book many times in the future and I've been encouraging my friends to read it. It's just a great book

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Summary: on frienship, violence and human frailty
Review: Golding wrote a masterpiece out of not very generous ingredients, in the grand stile of British litterature. It's prosaic, it's simple, it's even naive in it's candour. And, yet, what a powerfull outcome! His meditation on the margins on human nature is nothing more than a contemporary remarke of the ever-young Crusoe of Daniel's Defoe. The distinction mark struks the reader from the very begining: it's not anymore the XIXth century focus on the human being as an individual, but as a social being. How come to surpass the sartrian 'Hell from the Others'? Do our un-disputable liberal 'civilised' principles hold against the oubreak of instincts and tribalism? The minutious and sad parabole of 'The Lord of the Flies' is nothing more than a de-construction of all these ideals. The whole 'Zeitgeist'of our cursed century is here. And there is nothing to add.

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Summary: If I didn't have to read it for school I wouldn't have read
Review: Briefly, for those of you that don't know, Lord of the Flies is a book about a group of boys who are stranded on an island. At first they get along but as the book progresses they fight and kill each other. Well, this was a book I had to read for school. I felt that chapters 1-7 were boring, 8-10 were okay, and 11 and 12 were boring. It had some exciting moments, but it had many times more boring moments. There was really no one to root for, no good guy you cared to see to live until the end. In other words, I couldn't have cared less if they all died. There is a whole lot of symbolism. Actually, I am going to have to cut this review short 'caue I have to work on notes about the allusions in it. Its due tommorow ( uh-oh ). Anyway, if you are the type of person who enjoys sitting around reading boring books, this book is for you! Oh- oops. I just read the rules. This nice little review couldn't ever qualify for a prize. I guess I should explain where Golding went wrong. Well, I thought that at points it kind of rambled on. As I said before, there wasn't anyone that you really could root for. I think that if Golding had created some sort of wonderful character that was nice to everyone, heroic, smart, not afraid, then you would want to turn the pages to see if they would leave. Well, now I really got to go and work on those notes!

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Summary: Coming of age/male bonding.
Review: Before getting in touch with your inner child was the rage, William Goldman's children left alone to fend for themselves depicted the children (albeit all males) ruling themselves and running amok. This tribute to the testosteronic epic should be required reading by any woman who has ever relinquished a remote control to the man of her dreams. A better description could be one male child, good; many, forget them. These island Caruso's could be represented in any corporate 500 companies ranks. I would love to see this book redone and updated with a more polyglot representative of the world as it is today instead of a reflection of the crumbling British empire version that Golding gave us. Still give him his due, the book is certainly entertaining.

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Summary: Its the only novell I ever read to its completion
Review: It may not appeal to some but it has a lot deeper meaning. It truly relates to the behaviour of the grown up adults. In present day world there are so many who controll or try to control what they got thier hands on and deprive many for the same. On the other hand their are so many innocent people who are given wrong or misinfomation and theirby led to the ignorance , stereotyping etc. Ralph the character who tries to bring the justice and stands for the truth ends up on the loosing side and is that not true of many experiences we see. The police always gives you a ticket for even a minor accidental mistake yet they feed so many criminals who are convicted. There are far too many good people but they just are too nice and the world is full of good and bad talents. Lord of flies is a good book if you read with clear mind you will get it

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Summary: A Must Read For Everyone
Review: This is one of the few rare thought provoking books I have ever read. It is about a group of young boys who stranded on a deserted island during WWII. Realizing their predicament, they begin to create their own "society." At first everything is great. There is a leader and then there are followers. However, as the book progresses, another one of the "children" feels that he is better suited for power and a struggle begins. The two "kids" both want control over others and their differences split community into two. It is at this point that evil begins to take over. The innocent children have now become savages. Violence, hatred, and even murder can be found. Golding has truly written a masterpiece novel. However, this book has to be examind carefully and cannot be taken at face value. It is a reflection on the evils of human nature and society: greed, the need for power, and the need to destroy. No doubt the violent and gruesome activities of WWII played a role in Golding's attitude. There also several biblical and mythical allusion included. If you haven't read this book, you need to and if you have and didn't like it, you need to reread and examine it. It is truly fascinating

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Summary: More important than ever...
Review: When William Golding wrote Lord of the Flies, WWII had recently ended. A Ship carrying a group of young boys is torpedoed and sunk. The boys escape in the life boats, but all the adults die. They make it to a desert island, where they try to establish a social structure. All this is just the begining. The novel is realy about how evil emerges, even from inocence. Golding was writing about the World at War and the break-down of society. This book is perhaps one of the most important books of the century. Wiliam Golding won the Nobel prize because of this book. It is a treasure.