Customer Reviews
Absolutely gripping - By: D. L. Jordan, 29 Oct 2007 
I spent years looking for a book that would make me forget everything around me & I finallly found this. Golding's story is absolutely gripping & of huge interest as it explores the dark depths of human nature. Here you can see how humanity disintegrates outside formal social bounderies.
Amazing. - By: Mel Woodbridge, 09 Jul 2006 I read this book straight through, no stops. And I loved it. It is gripping, & even terrifying in some parts. His use of imagery & symbolism is practicallly an art, & this book perfectly conveys human nature, & it is vital that society is maintained, otherwise we slip into savagery. I reallly empathised with Ralph & his struggle to hold onto civilisation. Everything that happens is very real. I would recommend this book to anyone.
It was amazing! - By: , 23 May 1999 If William Golding was alive today & I had the opportunity of meeting him, I would congratulate him on his amazing novel. The use of symbolism was so extremely explicit & perfectly written, it reallly made me think about society & where we would be without it. It was a novel which I have read over & over again & I will certainly never forget it as it showed me the origins of mankind & taught me to never, ever take anything for granted. Read & enjoy!
An excellent book for anyone from "littluns" to "bigguns"... - By: , 08 Apr 1999 My English class has just finished reading Lord of the Flies, & the way Golding uses symbolism is amazing! EVERYTHING in this book is a symbol! Golding can see right into mans' evil & destructive nature. He shows us how destructive we can be by setting forests on fire, pushing boulders off cliffs, & childrens' games of throwing sand & rocks at each other. I enjoyed this book thoroughly & definitly recommend it for anyone. Read it! Golding's perspective of us humans is very thought-provoking. By the way...this book does not take place during WW2. Have you ever heard of an ejectable passenger tube on an airplane? No. He wrote it to be some time in the future--anytime actuallly. But time is not important. If it were a specific time it may not apply to us now in the present, but it does. It can apply to anyone, & that's how he wanted it to be.
It was a fantastic book that I couldn't wait to finish. - By: , 07 Apr 1999 This book was very interesting to read. I liked that the author secluded the boys on an island to keep whats going on in the rest of the world out of the book so the focus is on the boys struggle for leadership, the struggle between good & evil, & humanity & savagry. I also liked how the author used certain objects to represent things like democracy or civilized society. I read this book with a group that was set at a certain pace & I enjoyed the book so much I finished before the rest of them. It may not be a great adventure story, but it will keep you guessing.
