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nineinchnails's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i love the premise and i think the pacing was perfect for me. it felt a little slow in the first half (or longer im not quite sure) and then picked up fast like the calm before the storm. i do wish there was a little more development with the characters - at some points i was having a hard time figuring out who was speaking, too - but it wasn’t a massive issue with this since it still holds up quite well. it’s darker than i expected for a children’s book, but that’s what made it so hard for me to put down. the overall message was pretty bleak but i think the ending helped a lot.
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Blood, Fatphobia, Gore, Child death, Death, Animal cruelty, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Excrement, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit
Minor: Death of parent, War, and Racial slurs
marslotus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Violence, Animal death, Death, and Fatphobia
Minor: Racial slurs
ralfy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Minor: Blood, Bullying, Animal death, and Fatphobia
gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Reminiscent of Peter Pan and the lost boys and some really good character analysis of humanity as a whole when faced with struggles. How we try to achieve this collective control at all times but quickly fall down to hysteria and paranoia when faced with the unknown.
I felt like this was a really interesting look at life with an island of stranded boys and how they try to survive the wilderness.
I know a lot of this probably went over my head and that reflects in the rating as I didn't understand all the themes, but I'm glad I read this.
Graphic: Violence, Death, Fatphobia, Child death, Abandonment, Stalking, Murder, Body shaming, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Torture, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Gore, Bullying, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
itsanagnorisis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book truly shows how humans would behave if taken away from society and structure. Even with a conscious and still reasonable character the others turned to savagery.
It shows how no one is beyond the darkness of human nature, even innocent kids just "having fun"
It is a very possible world scenario and shows the hypocrisy of adults towards children. If it had been adults in the book I think it would be viewed much different. But it shows the idiocy of the behaviors adults do by illustrating them through children.
Jack sees violence and promises as a way to create his authority
Ralph sees voting and using the power he's given by the other children.
In the end they all lose their childhood innocence.
Negative
None of the characters had much development. Many characters fade into the background while only a distinct few are mentioned anymore or given a glimpse of their own personality besides Jack and Ralph.
There are things thar are very repetitively mentioned.
The color pink, the boy with a scar, SAND!
The writing was not the best and at times hard to follow, especially in the begining.
For a novel known as a classic, as a reader I should not want to edit texts.
❛They looked at each other, baffled, in love and hate.” “There aren't any grownups. We shall have to look after ourselves.” “The thing is – fear can't hurt you any more than a dream.❜
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying and Fatphobia
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
star_witch's review against another edition
2.0
If there is a book that properly makes the reader "evaluate the concepts involved in social and political constructs and moral frameworks" (which is what this book promised to do) it's most certainly not this one.
Probably the best example of incredible premise, very bad execution.
I feel betrayed.
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, and Fatphobia
irene_g08's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, and Animal death
Moderate: Violence, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Bullying
andrewhatesham's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Animal death
Moderate: Blood, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Cursing, Murder, and Body horror
augustst's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Child death, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Animal death
Moderate: Bullying and Fatphobia
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death, Gore, Grief, Violence, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Torture