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justcallme_blondie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Bullying, Murder, Abandonment, Violence, Gore, Child death, and Child abuse
Moderate: Genocide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Fatphobia
alvahalldorf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Minor: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Cannibalism
rylin_marie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
this book is disturbing. it starts out with a few innocent boys ages 4-12 who are stranded on an island, not aware of the war going on around them. as the novel progresses, the boys divide and turn into straight savages. even though the author is not a christian, this book has much biblical allusion. simon is a Christ figure. the very title lord of the flies refers to beelzebub or satan. this book highlights loss of innocence and man’s inherent evil.
this book is so heavy. i can’t help but feel bad for the boys, even jack. they have been so corrupted to the point that death does not phase them. they are desensitized to murder. i genuinely cried while reading this which is crazy because i have to read it for school. the author did a great job of displaying the horrendous things he saw during his time in world war ii and his years of teaching at an all boys boarding school. this book is a parody of sorts on coral island, showing that a bunch of boys being stranded on an island is actually the farthest thing from paradise.
i think this book is so disturbing because it would be a reality. the sweet innocent boys at the beginning turn into complete and total monsters. the author perfectly captured the built in evil of mankind. now i’m going to be sad thinking abt this book for a while.
justice for piggy and simon 🥲
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Cannibalism, War, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Gore, Death, Fatphobia, and Medical content
mela_tonin's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Gore, Bullying, Racial slurs, War, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Child death, and Blood
skylermob's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Child death, and Animal death
Moderate: Bullying and Fatphobia
Minor: Abandonment
lambclown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Animal death
yu_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Murder, Cannibalism, Violence, and Fatphobia
georgiaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Fatphobia and Murder
cowboylikestoread43's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Blood, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Grief, Murder, Fatphobia, Violence, Bullying, and Death
zsometimesreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Violence, Child death, and Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: War