Lord of the Flies

This book was pretty good. I did not like how the book first started with the boys already on the island. For me personally it was quite confusing and hard to wrap my mind around. Going more into the book I thought the plot was good. I feel like the story was interesting and quite amusing. I thought the details throughout the story were quite good, adding suspense and thrill to the book. Helping create a scene in your head, of what the children and island truly looked like, what it was like living on an inhabited island. Personally however, I did not like the wording of the book. I don’t know if it was just me, but I felt as though the wording and grammar was a bit off, causing confusion while reading. It could've been the level of reading was just not quite fit for me. I was able to adjust and understand after the first couple of chapters, but it was still a bit difficult to understand. I also thought the violence and gruesomeness was quite nice. It made the book thrilling and added action, which to me, kept me reading the book. Overall, I rate this book a 4/5. I would recommend this book to people who like excitement, but can handle a bit of violence. I was very satisfied with this book.

This was a re-read. Enjoyed it more than ever. Perhaps 'enjoyed' isn't the right word. I appreciated its wisdom and its status as a masterpiece more than ever. Especially now that I'm a parent, I was deeply disturbed by this narrative and its assertions about humanity and the nature of evil. So chilling. So plausible. This isn't to say that I think William Golding accurately portrayed how boys would act when abandoned on a desert island. Many people hate this book because they don't find it plausible. They miss the point. This story is valuable because it adds to the debate about the nature of good and evil within humankind. It's a vehicle for exploring a theory about human nature, not an attempt to forecast actual behavior at such a small resolution. 10 groups of boys would act 10 different ways if they were actually left to themselves in such a scenario. I'm sure Golding would concede this point. Those who fault this novel at that level have completely failed to recognize its power.

I could write volumes about this book. Indeed, many people have. I'll leave my thoughts at this surface level, for now; I couldn't possibly do this story justice with the small amount of time and brain space I can afford it presently. I'm sure my own writing reflects my views on this story better than I can articulate them in an essay; THE ISLANDS AT THE END OF THE WORLD, is, after all, a story about a society suddenly isolated and abandoned.

I'll attempt to sum up my praise very succinctly by imploring: if you only read ten books in your life, please make this one of them; we should all be exposed to and aware of Golding's perspective on human nature in this masterful work, regardless of if we are ultimately inclined to support or reject his assertions.

Personally I love this book. I love the whole concept of it and I stongly recommend it!

I love the part where they say piggy

love it

Reader reviewed by Samantha L

This book I had to read for school. I was very dissappointed with the whole structure of it. It seemed to me that the author skips around a lot with too many different scenes. The book did have some interesting points, I have to admit. For the most part though, it was a complete waste of my summer. Even the end of the book seemed strained, like the author wanted to end it as much as I did.

If you have a choice, do not pick up this book if you want to have a good time.

Reader reviewed by teena

this book is a good and sad book.

lord of the flies is a complicated book to understand, but after you get past the meaning, it makes sense.

a group of british boys are marooned on an island durind world war 2. they start off fine, having fun with no adults. but as the days go by, the loneliness gets to them. they divide into two groups and eventually all the fighting leads to two deaths. by the end of the book i didn't know what was more depressing: the fact that humans are really like this deep inside, or the fact that these little boys were horrible monsters.

Reader reviewed by Allyssa

Lord of the Flies was written by William Golding.
The story starts off as a set of boys being deserted on an island, due to a place crash. At first the boys try to be "civilized" like society, with a strict set of rules and ruler, Ralph. Within time, however, their mini-society becomes lost, and some of the boys break away from the group, becoming barbaric, led by Jack. What will happen to the group? Will they ever be rescued?


This book really is amazing. Everything that is read in the story is a symbolism. Every major event means something deeper than what is first perceived. Even each boy represents something bigger. It's a rather good read, and gets your brain working. I had to read this book in 9th grade and I liked it a lot.

Reader reviewed by Mrs. B.

The Lord of the Flies portrays an interesting look into the mind of the lost. These boys, moving from civilized young men to a savage people, force readers to take a deeper look at what is inside themselves.

Characters are well-defined, pulling readers in and twisting them around with each event. The deaths of some of the characters makes the reader feel both sympathy and anger- sympathy that these children have endured so much, anger that they would commit such horrific acts.

Reader reviewed by gabby

Lord of the Flies is a powerful, controversial story of rivalry, hunger for power, and stark truths about man. A plane of boys of different ages and schools crashes on a deserted island and they learn to survive... but barely. When leadership changer hands, the idea of rescue is just a shadow in the distance, and the lust for killing surfaces. Without adults, basic bullying gets out of hand and things turn rather scary.