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Lord of the Flies by William Golding
3.0
challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’ve spent all day teaching Shakespeare to teenagers, so my mind is on the classics. One classic I finally read recently was Lord of the Flies; I figured it was overdue. Let me just say… I was very underwhelmed with all of the hype I’d heard. I liked the proposed idea that maybe we are the monsters that go bump in the night, as well as the social collapse that’d occur without rules (or adults). I find myself randomly saying “sucks to your as-mar” now, but that about sums up my relationship with this book. I will say that Piggy and the others deserved better 😔

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