Scan barcode
A review by matilde_mero
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I wasn't required to read this book for school but after seeing it referenced in so many movies and books, I decided to finally see what the fuss was all about, even as an adult. Of course, I already knew that the paradisiac island scenery would quickly go sideways and be replaced savegery and fear. However, I didn't expect to feel like I was in that island as well and and how a group of boys can represent society and the human condition so well.
I loved how the book was written, how we don't know the characters' name until they introduce themselves to the other boys, it makes us feel like one of them, how the author refers to the characters in diferent moments of the story (at the beginning there are boys, then they are called by their names, at some point they are just savages and at the end they are dirty boys), and how somethings are just written how the boys pronounced them (Piggy's asthma becomes ass-mar, the twins Sam and Eric are just called Samneric). The only downside for me was the long description of the forest which becomes repetitive after a while.
The end makes us want to scream and leaves a bitter aftertaste. Nowadays, the book is a little bit predictable, but it's still a great book with a timeless story.
I loved how the book was written, how we don't know the characters' name until they introduce themselves to the other boys, it makes us feel like one of them, how the author refers to the characters in diferent moments of the story (at the beginning there are boys, then they are called by their names, at some point they are just savages and at the end they are dirty boys), and how somethings are just written how the boys pronounced them (Piggy's asthma becomes ass-mar, the twins Sam and Eric are just called Samneric). The only downside for me was the long description of the forest which becomes repetitive after a while.
The end makes us want to scream and leaves a bitter aftertaste. Nowadays, the book is a little bit predictable, but it's still a great book with a timeless story.