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They walked along, two continents of experience and feeling unable to communicate.

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

October 6, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This is a strange book for me because in some very important ways, I think this book is absolutely brilliant and a master class in style. But also, I don’t really like it. The point of view in this novel is where the master stylist at work comes through. This is a book with zero supernatural elements to it, but because the point of view is so closely linked to the internalizations of the world by the various boys whose consciousness the novel follows, we […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: lord of the flies, william golding

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:551 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: lord of the flies, william golding ·
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Stands up as allegory, less so as a novel

September 26, 2018 by Jen K 1 Comment

Bingo Square: Fahrenheit 451 Since I switched school districts (and states) between 9th and 10th grade, I ended up reading Lord of the Flies twice in high school English class.  And I despised it both times. Despite that, I noticed at some point that it is a novel I refer to more than some novels I actually enjoyed in school so I had been meaning to do a reread for a while.  After I chose it for the Fahrenheit 451 square, I realized it could […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: banned book, banned book week, cbr10bingo, classic school reading, lord of the flies, william golding

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:160 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: banned book, banned book week, cbr10bingo, classic school reading, lord of the flies, william golding ·
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Lord of the Flies – Review #8 for AamilTheCamel

February 18, 2014 by AamilTheCamel Leave a Comment

William Golding has painted the most beautiful picture with words and the picture is more than just that. It is more than the superficial veneer of a story, it a revelation.

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, castaway, dystopia, Fiction, island, lord of the flies, marooned, william golding

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, castaway, dystopia, Fiction, island, lord of the flies, marooned, william golding ·
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