Lord of the Flies by William Golding
by Sam Arnold-Boyd on Apr.25, 2013, under Classic, Student Reviews
Review by Chloe H.
Who would like this book? As long as you can tolerate depressing sad stories, you’re fine.
The goods on this book: A touching story with love and learning the meaning of family and a fantasy like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings..NOT.
Ok, Here’s the deal, This book is Dark. Creepy. Sad. and just downright scary. It’s about these schoolboys who get stuck on an Island, with no adults. Our young male protagonist is a boy named Ralph, who we follow throughout the book. Ralph was elected Chief by the other boys to put in some rules, over a boy named Jack. (Keep Jack in mind.) Ralph is easily a good chief and does his best to maintain order in the absence of adults. Among other boys are Simon, the rogue-ish young boy who actually figures stuff out before anyone; Piggy, Ralph’s best friend who also gives advice; and the loveable twins Sam and Eric. They try to contact passing ships with smoke signals, so they can go back home. However, Jack and Ralph clash, there’s major conflict, and eventually everything goes to h… (Pardon the language if that offended you.) I’m not going to sugarcoat this; people die in this book. It’s like the Hunger Games, except not in the future…no games…no satisfying ending… These boys are brutal. Despite that it sounds like I’m completely bashing this book, I’m not. I’m giving you a heads up. This was a well written book with a lot of good characters, and even though I almost threw my book across the room in rage, that’s good, because it made me want to know what happened next. Overall this is a very good book. Just…Not for everyone.
The details: 208 pp. 1954 Review by Chloe H.
