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Lord of the Flies: Introduced by Stephen King

Lord of the Flies: Introduced by Stephen King

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Summary

This dystopian classic is 'exciting， relevant and thought-provoking' （Stephen King）。 When a group of schoolboys are stranded on a desert island， what could go wrong？

ONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'

'The first book with hands - strong ones that reached out of the pages and seized me by the throat。 It said
to me， 'This is not just entertainment; it's life or death。' 。。。 I've been thinking about it ever since， for fifty years and more。' Stephen King

'One of my favorite books - I read it every couple of years。' Suzanne Collins， author of The Hunger Games

What are we？ Humans？ Or animals？ Or savages？ What's grown-ups going to think？ Going off-hunting pigs-letting fires out-and now！

A plane crashes on a desert island。 The only survivors are a group of schoolboys。 By day， they explore the dazzling beaches， gorging fruit， seeking shelter， and ripping off their uniforms to swim in the lagoon。 At night， in the darkness of the jungle， they are haunted by nightmares of a primitive beast。 Orphaned by society， they must forge their own; but it isn't long before their innocent games devolve into a murderous hunt 。。。

'Thrills me with all the power a fiction can have 。。。 Exemplary。' Ian McEwan

'An existential fable backlit with death's incandescent glare。' Ben Okri

'Violently real 。。。 An apocalyptic novelist [who writes with] humanist rage and defiance。' Marlon James

'Beautiful and desperate， something quite out of the ordinary。' Stevie Smith

'Beautifully written， tragic and provocative。' E。 M。 Forster

'A fragment of nightmare。' New Statesman

'A post-apocalyptic， dystopian survivor-fantasy 。。。 [A novel] for all time 。。。 A cult classic。' Guardian

'Stands out mightily in my memory 。。。 Such a strong statement about the human heart。' Patricia Cornwell

'Terrifying and haunting。' Kingsley Amis

What readers are saying:

'Every real human being should read this 。。。 This is what we are。'

'It's brilliant， it's captivating， it's thought provoking and brutal and for some， its truly terrifying。'

'It can be read and re-read many times， and every time something new will appear。'

'There is a reason why this is studied at school 。。。 Excellent read。'

'This is one of the few books I've read that I keep on my Kindle to read again。'

'I revisit this every few years and it's always fresh and impressive 。。。 One of the best books I've ever read。'

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Reviews

Mintyworms ，

Library Review: Audiobook3/5I had high expectations for this one， and was excited to hear how the story would unravel to show the darkness of humanity。 It did， but I was more infuriated instead of satisfied。 It wasn’t so much darkness， but rather all around stupidity。 The audio was narrated by the author and he was a congenial person （gave some insight on his motivations for the book in the recording）， but his accent hurt my ears at times。 Back to the book， Ralph is an idiot and I didn’t like hi Library Review: Audiobook3/5I had high expectations for this one， and was excited to hear how the story would unravel to show the darkness of humanity。 It did， but I was more infuriated instead of satisfied。 It wasn’t so much darkness， but rather all around stupidity。 The audio was narrated by the author and he was a congenial person （gave some insight on his motivations for the book in the recording）， but his accent hurt my ears at times。 Back to the book， Ralph is an idiot and I didn’t like him from the beginning， he grew on me later as his sense grew too。 However， Ralph’s inaction and missed opportunities to shut Jack down was still awfully frustrating。 Despite reminding myself that he is just a boy， I couldn’t help but imagining him being smarter towards dealing with Jack— or at least meeting violence with violence。 “Piggy” is the saddest character， for the author didn’t even bother to give us his real name。 I was also unsatisfied with the ending， I wanted to savages to be recognized as such and left to rot on the mess they created。 。。。more

Francesca Sabattino ✨ ，

“Mi sarei aspettato di più da un gruppo di ragazzi inglesi”Capostipite di un genere， Il Signore delle Mosche ha sicuramente fatto la storia。 Non so se sia proprio invecchiato bene - parere del tutto personale - ma è sicuramente un romanzo affascinante e interessante anche dal punto di vista pedagogico。 Un gruppo di ragazzini e bambini， dai 6 ai 12 anni， naufraga su un’isola deserta e deve fare del suo meglio per sopravvivere scontrandosi con le avversità che una tale situazione presuppone。 L’inc “Mi sarei aspettato di più da un gruppo di ragazzi inglesi”Capostipite di un genere， Il Signore delle Mosche ha sicuramente fatto la storia。 Non so se sia proprio invecchiato bene - parere del tutto personale - ma è sicuramente un romanzo affascinante e interessante anche dal punto di vista pedagogico。 Un gruppo di ragazzini e bambini， dai 6 ai 12 anni， naufraga su un’isola deserta e deve fare del suo meglio per sopravvivere scontrandosi con le avversità che una tale situazione presuppone。 L’incoronazione di un capo， un leader， una guida。 Poi la creazione di leggi。 Poi la caccia。 Le rivalità， la rivendicazione del potere， la follia， il regredire ad uno stato selvaggio e selvatico。 Questo e molto altro si può trovare all’interno del romanzo。 E per rispondere alla citazione che ho preso da una delle ultime pagine del libro， direi: ma cosa ci si può aspettare da dei bambini sperduti， in effetti？ 。。。more

Eli Jaden ，

“Lord of the Flies” walked so “Kid Nation” could run。

Lourdes Castillo ，

Mucho bombo se le ha dado a este libro para lo que al final me parece que es。 Podría haber profundizado muchísimo más en muchos más aspectos。 Se supone que pretende hacer una reflexión sobre cómo funciona nuestra sociedad， pero rasca tan poco sobre ello， se queda tan en la metáfora， que al final no entiendes qué está queriendo decir。 Y encima pareciera que eres tonta por no enterarte。 No， hombre， no。 El mensaje lo tiene que transmitir el autor， no inventárselo el lector。

Ella ，

Not "my" type of book， but the storyline is good。 Not "my" type of book， but the storyline is good。 。。。more

Vi ，

DNF at 145！

Cazadores De Opiniones ，

It has a good background， but the beginning is the most boring thing I've ever read。 It has a good background， but the beginning is the most boring thing I've ever read。 。。。more

Daniel Silva ，

Una historia bastante interesante aunque muy descriptiva para mi gusto

Nick ，

The story plot felt I consistent at times and fell flat。 Overall the book was different which I liked and I liked the characters in the story which were well-developed。 It is still a good read。

elif ，

a 22nd rejection was needed

Ari Brown ，

a special place in my heart for my first "adult" book。 a special place in my heart for my first "adult" book。 。。。more

sTuTs ，

it was pretty good， old， and since i did this for a school assignment i don't really care about the book lolthe ending i felt was underwhelmed， but at least Piggy was remembered。So basically this book is about this group of boys that were stranded on an island， in the middle of a world war。 There are no grownups， so the boys think they will have fun and be happy。 They eventually want to get rescued。 Stuff happens， there's a leader， they deteriorate into savagery and they brutally murder a guy an it was pretty good， old， and since i did this for a school assignment i don't really care about the book lolthe ending i felt was underwhelmed， but at least Piggy was remembered。So basically this book is about this group of boys that were stranded on an island， in the middle of a world war。 There are no grownups， so the boys think they will have fun and be happy。 They eventually want to get rescued。 Stuff happens， there's a leader， they deteriorate into savagery and they brutally murder a guy and then they throw another off a cliff :P All in all， it is a very realistic and shocking look into how savage and unnatural people can get when civilization and civility is taken away。 basically the boys need therapy and omg that feeling of brutal fear at the end TwT anyway yea im finally done 。。。more

Sobbin’ Scenes ，

Like many others， I had to read Lord of the Flies for my English class; I definitely would not have picked it up on my own。It was alright， but mainly I’m not a fan of the writing。 The constant description of the setting forced me to stop and try to picture everything word for word rather set up the scene that the story takes place in。 I get it adds a figurative element， but knowing the slight shift of a cloud over the bend of a brush that turned a hair darker does not incite me to read more。Stil Like many others， I had to read Lord of the Flies for my English class; I definitely would not have picked it up on my own。It was alright， but mainly I’m not a fan of the writing。 The constant description of the setting forced me to stop and try to picture everything word for word rather set up the scene that the story takes place in。 I get it adds a figurative element， but knowing the slight shift of a cloud over the bend of a brush that turned a hair darker does not incite me to read more。Still， an experience I suppose！ The premise was intriguing， and though I don’t particularly enjoy the “humans are innately cruel” theory because it makes me feel bad lol it was done well。 。。。more

Geet ，

2。5Dark。 （just one word）Why have I been reading such dark novels this year？ Gonna pick something lighter now。

Rebecka ，

Jag tycker att den här boken faktsikt var väldigt läskig。 INte läskig， läskig men för att den bygger på verkliga händleser som författaren gjorde på barn（psykisoligiska experiment）。 Den handlar om människanks innersta ondska。 JAg har läst böcker där massor av fler dör osv men den kändes så verklig och att de bara är små barn。 Hur snabbt rationalliteten kan försvinna。 Allting beskrivs så bra också。 Den är väldigt vackert skriven， jag älskar det。 Hur kallblodigt simon och nasse blir mördade och fl Jag tycker att den här boken faktsikt var väldigt läskig。 INte läskig， läskig men för att den bygger på verkliga händleser som författaren gjorde på barn（psykisoligiska experiment）。 Den handlar om människanks innersta ondska。 JAg har läst böcker där massor av fler dör osv men den kändes så verklig och att de bara är små barn。 Hur snabbt rationalliteten kan försvinna。 Allting beskrivs så bra också。 Den är väldigt vackert skriven， jag älskar det。 Hur kallblodigt simon och nasse blir mördade och flugornas herre som i bibeln är en symbol för djävulen。 Känns som den är bra att ha läst。 Men faktiskt obehaglig。 。。。more

Merel ，

read it for IB at school and would not recommend at all。 Maybe it was the fact that i was forced to read or maybe it was the fact that it contained no romance and no smut。 Just kidding its literature and i get why its popular but its just so many useless adjectives and too many words for a story so simple yet made to seem so complicated

callista ，

my literary hell of the month

Bre ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Once again reading a book required for school。 To be quite honest， I was very confused and I really don’t think I would understand this book without my teacher’s explanations or looking up the meaning of things on the internet。 Once you see all the metaphors it’s a pretty good book， but who thinks that deeply about the meanings in a book like this and actually get it right？ Especially high school students。 The education department or whoever else made this book required thinks too highly of us。 Once again reading a book required for school。 To be quite honest， I was very confused and I really don’t think I would understand this book without my teacher’s explanations or looking up the meaning of things on the internet。 Once you see all the metaphors it’s a pretty good book， but who thinks that deeply about the meanings in a book like this and actually get it right？ Especially high school students。 The education department or whoever else made this book required thinks too highly of us。 We are not that smart and the only thing saving us from looking dumb is the Quizlet study guide answers😭 My rating is a little bit affected by the fact that I had to read this for school but to be fair my rating would probably be the same because of what I said about the metaphorical aspect of the book（aka the main aspect which makes it a problem for me）。 Btw Simon didnt deserve that。 The twink just wanted to be a spiritual Snow White and those boys RUINED IT。 。。。more

Chris Antal ，

Probably a 4。5 stars。 I am so impressed by this book。 I thought it was going to be a little dry。 And truth be told， it started off a little rough for me。 I was not liking ANY of the characters and I hated the dialogue。 It was written in a way where it was very difficult to tell who was speaking， and that was a little jarring。 But like most most books， once you acclimate it's very digestible。 And when it hits， it hits HARD。 I went into this knowing about all the symbolism， the descent into savage Probably a 4。5 stars。 I am so impressed by this book。 I thought it was going to be a little dry。 And truth be told， it started off a little rough for me。 I was not liking ANY of the characters and I hated the dialogue。 It was written in a way where it was very difficult to tell who was speaking， and that was a little jarring。 But like most most books， once you acclimate it's very digestible。 And when it hits， it hits HARD。 I went into this knowing about all the symbolism， the descent into savagery etc。。。 and I thought that I would be trying to dissect every little piece of info。 But to my great surprise， the story really grabs you and I found myself deeply immersed。 There's no way I was able to pick up on everything after one read and I so look forward to reflecting on this journey and revisiting that island again sometime soon。 It's one that'll stay with you。 。。。more

Sarah Swann ，

Yeah， this one bored me。 The whole way through。 I understood it， I got it。 But I didn’t think it was interesting at all。 Even the action parts where things were happening was just boring for me。 Bummer because I wanted to love it。 Not so much。

Addison ，

I had to read this for school， it was kind of boring and they killed off the only decent characters。 Plus the ending is so anticlimactic。

Rachel Shaw ，

meh。 nothing crazy special it was alright。 1。5 stars

Evil Secret Ninja ，

I can see why this book is a classic and I can see how the themes in it have been used over and over in fiction。 What happens when society breaks down or there is none。 A group of boys stranded on an island with no rules eventually become wild。 I do not know if I believe all the themes because there are many examples of people in what would be considered primitive tribes that do not act this way but there are many examples of people who do。

Zehra ，

2 words-shut up

Milana ，

De eerste helft was best langzaam， maar daarna was het echt top。 Het symbolisme in dit boek was nice en dit is echt zo’n boek om even op sparknotes na te lezen lmao

Alva Samuelsson ，

Not my cup of Tea but a really interesting plot

Eleoluz ，

Este libro me gusto mucho。 No es del genero que suelo leer pero me encanto la metafora que tiene detras， para reflexionar sobre la natureza humana。 Super recomendado！！ Ademas super fluido para leer。

Holly Broecker ，

It was interesting to revisit this book as an adult

Lorenzo U Ungherini ，

Uno spicchio senza remore e veritiero dell'animo umano。 Cosa succede quando le convenzioni sociali e i freni inibitori vengono meno？ Istinto animale， caos e violenza。 Uno spicchio senza remore e veritiero dell'animo umano。 Cosa succede quando le convenzioni sociali e i freni inibitori vengono meno？ Istinto animale， caos e violenza。 。。。more

sommarbinka ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 czemu cztery？ już mówię: mój ranking funkcjonuje od 3 do 5 - 3 to bardzo słaba książka， 4 dobra， 5 bardzo dobra。 1 i 2 nie czytam， hehehe。 ta książka była bardzo dobrze napisana， posiadała trafne spostrzeżenia i zapewne ładne opisy， których niestety nie doceniłam， gdyż z zasady nie doceniam dużej ilości fancy słów， których nie rozumiem。 do ostatnich 50 stron to była bardzo nudna książka， nie poruszała mnie， może na początku， kiedy ktoś był dla kogoś niemiły。 te ostatnie 50 stron były naprawdę mo czemu cztery？ już mówię: mój ranking funkcjonuje od 3 do 5 - 3 to bardzo słaba książka， 4 dobra， 5 bardzo dobra。 1 i 2 nie czytam， hehehe。 ta książka była bardzo dobrze napisana， posiadała trafne spostrzeżenia i zapewne ładne opisy， których niestety nie doceniłam， gdyż z zasady nie doceniam dużej ilości fancy słów， których nie rozumiem。 do ostatnich 50 stron to była bardzo nudna książka， nie poruszała mnie， może na początku， kiedy ktoś był dla kogoś niemiły。 te ostatnie 50 stron były naprawdę mocne i przejmujące， straszne i przerażające。 doceniam kunszt pisania， emocje， kompleksową sytuację， symbolikę muszli itp。ale chyba się jednak nie zgadzam i przynajmniej JA w to nie wierzę， a przynajmniej jestem dużo szczęśliwsza， nie wierząc w to， droga Madeline Miller。 hm hm hm。tak， wiem że ta recenzja jest nie po polsku， tak to bywa， kiedy próbujesz pisać jak na eseju i jednocześnie w wiadomości do Was， moi drodzy。 。。。more

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Lord of the Flies: Introduced by Stephen King&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Lord of the Flies: Introduced by Stephen King&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0