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Aside: I've been reading Lord of
the Flies at the same time I've
been reading The Shopaholic Ties
the Knot. I couldn't help imagining
the quick destruction of our Shopaholic
had she somehow been airlifted to the
island home of Lord of the Flies!
Poor reading combo choice.
Like Ender's Game, Lord of the Flies
reveals the terrible core inside all men,
a heart that lives to dominate and to
destroy. And like Ender's Game, LF
uses innocent children to drive home
that point; even in the seemingly ...more
the Flies at the same time I've
been reading The Shopaholic Ties
the Knot. I couldn't help imagining
the quick destruction of our Shopaholic
had she somehow been airlifted to the
island home of Lord of the Flies!
Poor reading combo choice.
Like Ender's Game, Lord of the Flies
reveals the terrible core inside all men,
a heart that lives to dominate and to
destroy. And like Ender's Game, LF
uses innocent children to drive home
that point; even in the seemingly ...more
Bleak, sad and probably accurate view of humanity at its core.
May 19, 2009
N.R. Bergeson
marked it as to-read
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Sara
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