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Jenni
I don't really know what to think of this book. I mean its and interesting perspective on human nature and good and evil, but mostly I just found it to be really truly disturbing. ...more
Christina
"And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy."

This one one of the books from high school that stuck with me. Listening to the audiobook, read by no other than Mr. Golding himself, was pretty great. Golding is a no-fuss kind of reader, and he makes a very informal transition from his brief introduction about why he chose to write abou
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