
Lord Of The Flies
Registered by Olivia_Lo of Shoufeng, Hualien Taiwan on 8/13/2015
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Before The Hunger Games there was Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics who compared it to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye in its influence on modern thought and literature.
William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. At first it seems as though it is all going to be great fun; but the fun before long becomes furious and life on the island turns into a nightmare of panic and death. As ordinary standards of behaviour collapse, the whole world the boys know collapses with them—the world of cricket and homework and adventure stories—and another world is revealed beneath, primitive and terrible.Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse, Lord of the Flies has established itself as a true classic.
"Lord of the Flies is one of my favorite books. That was a big influence on me as a teenager, I still read it every couple of years."
—Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games
"As exciting, relevant, and thought-provoking now as it was when Golding published it in 1954."
—Stephen King
Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics who compared it to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye in its influence on modern thought and literature.
William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. At first it seems as though it is all going to be great fun; but the fun before long becomes furious and life on the island turns into a nightmare of panic and death. As ordinary standards of behaviour collapse, the whole world the boys know collapses with them—the world of cricket and homework and adventure stories—and another world is revealed beneath, primitive and terrible.Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse, Lord of the Flies has established itself as a true classic.
"Lord of the Flies is one of my favorite books. That was a big influence on me as a teenager, I still read it every couple of years."
—Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games
"As exciting, relevant, and thought-provoking now as it was when Golding published it in 1954."
—Stephen King

Journal Entry 2 by Olivia_Lo at Mum'n Pop's Cafe OBCZ in Taichung, Taichung County Taiwan on Thursday, August 13, 2015
Released 9 yrs ago (8/13/2015 UTC) at Mum'n Pop's Cafe OBCZ in Taichung, Taichung County Taiwan
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Enjoy the book and don't forget to journal it so that people have an idea of where it is going :)

I've been wanting to read this book for ages! Thanks for sharing it with me!

I finally got to read this book, and I can't believe it took me that long! That long, as in I should have read it much earlier in my life, but also as in, this book has been on my shleves for 9 years, and I absolutely can't realise it's been that long already!
Anyways, I have to say that it starts slow, and it took me a while to get into it. Yet, once it got going, I just couldn't put it down anymore. It's one of those books that blew my mind, and I can totally see why it's a classic!
Anyways, I have to say that it starts slow, and it took me a while to get into it. Yet, once it got going, I just couldn't put it down anymore. It's one of those books that blew my mind, and I can totally see why it's a classic!

Journal Entry 5 by BaiLong at Sweepstake, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Released 3 mos ago (11/20/2024 UTC) at Sweepstake, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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Congrats on winning the classics sweepstake!

Read this at school for English, but couldn't finish.

Journal Entry 7 by
gaboyd
at Mt Dobson Motel in Kimbell, Canterbury New Zealand on Friday, January 17, 2025


Released 1 mo ago (1/17/2025 UTC) at Mt Dobson Motel in Kimbell, Canterbury New Zealand
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Released while running late.

Thanks for sharing the book

Journal Entry 9 by marcienz at Cave Community Book Corner in Cave, Canterbury New Zealand on Wednesday, January 29, 2025