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Lord of the Flies
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September 18, 2016
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October 18, 2016
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What Members Thought

Alexander
Jul 13, 2015 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: literature
This little novella is standard reading in schools, or at least was when I was in school, but somehow I was never in a class that did, we always read weird books like Spies by Michael Frayn or I'm the king of the castle.

It seems that this book is meant to be read by someone in their formative years because it didn't have impact that other books in it's vein did [Of Mice an Men, Flowers for Algernon, etc.]

Some of the symbolism is still very good and the aspects of human nature and society that t
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ULa
Nov 29, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
5 bintang karena novel ini membuatku kesal, marah, dan jengkel terhadap karakter - karakter penting dalam kisah ini. Menyebalkan sekali, mereka benar - benar kekanak-kanakan (memang mereka anak - anak lol).
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