Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1959, Paperback)

This is a real classic. If you have never read this book you should. Especialy if you did not get the chance to do so in High School. If you happen to have a teen high school student... It is perhaps one way to make a connection with them as it is still used currently in many english classrooms. Like I said If you never read this book. You are missing a prime part of the American Educational Experience, and should read it... if not for its enjoyment then just to better understand American society and cultural influences.

My daughter needed to read this book for school. Rather than purchase it at full price, we bought it on ebay for pennies of the cost. Because she disliked reading the story so much, I'm glad we got a great deal on it.

Somewhere deep within the chaotic realm of middle school, I remember having first read "Lord of the Flies". It is an apt microcosmic account of the polarization that would take place should society suddenly find itself without law and given over to anarchy. There would be 3 main categories of people: The Ralphs; struggling to provide law and order where there is little hope for it, the Piggies; who would be crushed and overtaken by the strong without the protection of law and order, and the Jacks of the world; who would immediately come into power. Indeed the Jacks of the world are always in power. They are the ruthless, the savage, the borne dictators. Ralph's government was a Republic. Jack's government was a militaristic ruthless and base empire with little to no regard for the individual, with the exception of the individual at the head. There is another type of individual we find in the story who I most relate to--that being the non-participant who stares of into strange other-worlds. The Simons of the world.

I purchased this book for my daughter. It was a required SUmmer reading assignment for her advanced literature class. The book was in good condition and had no tears or marks in it. It was received as described and I was very pleased with the item.

A true classic that never grows old. A valuable lesson to those who like to ponder. I read it many years ago and i enjoyed it just as much the second time around. Do yourself a favor. If you have not read it, try it. If you have read it try it again.

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We had to read it for high school, so we bought our own copy. I was happy to get a used copy so cheap. If I had bought it brand new it would have cost me a lot more.

My daughter needed this book to start high school with & had not been able to find it. I was very pleased with the promptness of delivery & the condition for an old book like this was GREAT!!! I thank you & my daughter although she hasnt read it yet & school starts in 4 weeks, thanks you too!!! hahha

My daughter loves to read, however she hates this book - We have to make her read it for a summer book project --Has already read other books -Does not like this one

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I liked this book when I read it in school and now I purchased a copy for my daughter because she was assigned to read it as well. I re-read it as a result and enjoyed it more now as an adult when I could fully comprehend everything related to the story. I would recommend giving it a go. My 12 year old is still of the opinion its just ok - she does however credit it for being better than Animal Farm.

This book was very well written. It dealt with many issues that most people would rather not think about. It in a round about way gets into the morals of different individula. It describes what certain people are willing to do to survive.

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I first read this in high school, and my teacher sucked the fun completely out of it. I'm very glad I read it again. This is a great book. I would encourage everyone to think of questions the story raises. For me some questions were how would adults react if societal structures collapsed, how important is the role of society in keeping our emotions and passions in check, and what type of ethical framework would someone who has had little to no conditioning come up with? For those who like philosophy, this book plays directly into Hobbes's Leviathan when he says that without a social contract people would "have the right to all things."

Great book for learning. this book was reconmended for my son by his teacher. After reading the book. I must say, the teacher was right.

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it's lord of the flies, a great book. bought it to read aloud to my son, turns out, not a great read aloud book. i'll save it for him to read himself in a few years.

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I use to have and read this book before. Decided to have it again. The book was well kept. Wish was the original though. Overall great book to analyzed todays world behavior.