From the Bookshelf of Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
For some reason whenever I picked this up it felt like ploughing a muddy field. Lumpy and hard to get through. I found out some of the symbolism in it which made sense but to me this whole book was not a magical treasure chest with hidden meanings but simply one of the most badly written pieces of work I've come across in a long time. Liking it just for the symbolism is not my cup of tea. I need more than boys turning to savages who supposedly for some reason need to kill each other and a bit le
...more
Well.. this story sure has lots of symbolism as advertised. My opinion? I would not want to be stranded on a remote island with a large gaggle of children. Scary when civilization falls apart and everything goes south. The moral of this tale is just as valid today as when it was written.
My parish pastor keeps mentioning this book in his homilies, so I'm feeling like I'm missing out. It's also part of "1001 books you must read before you die".
--
Good book. I kind of ponder what will happen to these boys when they return to civilization, particularly Jack. I'd like to think he learned something from this experience. I expect if rescue didn't come in time, there'd be more deaths, even after Ralph... I sort of knew what to expect from what my parish pastor was saying, so I could see ...more
--
Good book. I kind of ponder what will happen to these boys when they return to civilization, particularly Jack. I'd like to think he learned something from this experience. I expect if rescue didn't come in time, there'd be more deaths, even after Ralph... I sort of knew what to expect from what my parish pastor was saying, so I could see ...more
I read this in eighth grade. I wasn't thrilled with the subject matter, and certainly wasn't psychologically advanced enough to understand the "leader vs. follower" concept. However, thinking back on the book, I may have to take a night and re-read it.
...more
Oct 17, 2009
nora
marked it as to-read
