Lord of the Flies - William Golding, Lois Lowry & Jennifer Buehler

Lord of the Flies

By William Golding, Lois Lowry & Jennifer Buehler

  • Release Date: 1959-07-27
  • Genre: Classics
Score: 4
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Description

William Golding’s profound tale of stranded youth, survival, and the shadowy depths of human nature, with an afterword by Lois Lowry

“Lord of the Flies is one of my favorite books. I still read it every couple of years.”—Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games trilogy

 At the dawn of the next World War, a plane crash strands a group of schoolboys on a remote island. There are no grownups. No rules. Freedom is celebrated. But when strange, distant noises and visions of a beast begin to haunt the boys, their fragile order unravels, and all hopes of rescue fade.

Since 1954, William Golding’s Lord of the Flies has shaped our understanding of human nature—the latent darkness within, and the destructive or creative capacity of collective will. This edition also includes Suggestions for Further Exploration by Jennifer Buehler to contextualize Golding’s classic as one of the most timeless and socially relevant texts in the last century of literature.

Reviews

  • Lord of Flies

    4
    By Diery Draws mcQuillicutty
    The most over rated book I have every read. Two tribes of kids fight on an island and the military saves them . The end.

  • Lord of the Flies - Revisited 65 years later

    5
    By G'pa Blue
    I probably read this first when I was about 13, the same age my granddaughter is now as she is about to read it in school. So I wanted to reread it to be able to discuss it with her. I’m glad I did. It’s still provocative, and scary, 65 years later as I contemplate what human nature is really all about. A beautifully written novel with life lessons/thoughts for the ages.

  • Disturbingly good

    4
    By Nernemsaa.G
    Endure the slow beginning, Big Payoff!!

  • Slower then usual start but a amazing book

    5
    By markbutmarkwastaken
    Definitely don’t use spark notes to skip the reading for your class; I’d recommend reading es h chapter then using spark notes for that specific chapter to fill in any gaps; because, this book is really a journey that using a summary would ruin. It starts slow but after chapter 4 it picks up and at chapter 8 it was amazing.

  • Idk

    5
    By Wmsmsms,
    Never read it but it seems like way to much intensity

  • Don’t listen to the other comments I definitely recommend

    5
    By fantasticbookreader
    Others are like “reading it for school” and”so boring” but it’s not. Yeah it’s a little cruel and I’m 12 so it should be maybe like 10+ any older than that you’re fine. It’s just so good easy 5 stars. The only thing I don’t like is it’s only 200 pages it should be longer than that.

  • Not what i was expecting…

    2
    By FLjit0817
    so going into this book i was thinking it would be kinda like a book about some boys surviving on an island— doing stuff like building shelters, finding food, etc.— but i was wrong. this book has survival concepts like finding food, but it is really more survival of the fittest, and it shows how evil a human can be, not just an adult, but little kids too. and i found it very disturbing and definitely not a book i would like to reread.

  • Disturbing

    1
    By eva posteraro
    This book is disturbing as in the sense of not for children. The terror and fear this book brought me is indescribable. I was unable to sleep at night. For those who are adults this book is full of twists and shows how corrupt the world is becoming. This book represents how the evil malice in this world are constantly increasing.

  • LOTF

    1
    By afhafbzgjzhmdhmdhkzvmzgmxhm
    This book is so boring I almost fell asleep.

  • Slow read, but worth it in the end

    4
    By Kels4790aries
    Just finished reading the paperback. I think this book does a good job of exploring what happens when people in leadership don’t meet the needs of their people. I also think it does a good job juxtaposing savagery. The first character we’re introduced to, Ralph, helps to create order, but finds himself in utter chaos. His adversary (you’ll know who it is after reading it), and his newly formed tribe are violent and chaotic, but surprisingly organized. After witnessing his evolution, I found myself wondering who the real savage is in the end. Is it Ralph? Or his counterpart and the tribe he forms? It does take a minute for the getting to get good so patience is key. I would be lying were I to say I didn’t find myself bored at times while reading. 🤔 I think uncovering the ideas in this book is more interesting than the story itself. But still, it’s worth a read.

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