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Book Review of Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies
Author: William Golding
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback


i have been wanting to read this book for ages and was wondering why i never had to read it in school. i now see why. my teachers wanted to keep from the torture that is lord of the flies.

this was the worst book i have ever read. i was bored to tears and had to force myself to get through it. the last 50 pages were the least painful, but the rest of it- arrgghhhh! i really dont understand why this is a classic.

the story would have been ok- a plane crashes on a deserted island with a group of british school boys who are left to fend for themselves and how to live as a society. thats about all that was interesting.

the descriptions were boring, the dialog was horrible, and at the third grade level, and..oh, did i say it was boring?

if you get the chance, skip it. just because its a classic doesnt mean its good!