Lord Of The Flies
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Amazon Editorial Review
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.
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.
Edited to add my review.
An example of the horrible things children can get themselves into when there is no adult supervision to be found. Not sure why this book is considered a "classic".
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.
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.
Edited to add my review.
An example of the horrible things children can get themselves into when there is no adult supervision to be found. Not sure why this book is considered a "classic".
Journal Entry 2 by book_drunkard at emmejo's Otherworldly Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Released 10 yrs ago (4/16/2014 UTC) at emmejo's Otherworldly Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Sent off in the Otherworldly Bookbox.
This book came home with The Otherworldly Bookbox. This one of those classics I've never read, so it will be cool to check it out via BXing.
This book came to me smelling like mildew (who knows where it picked it up, maybe the box got damp in shipping?) and I've been trying to deodorize it with several different methods over the past year. Unfortunately it is still very smelly. Since this isn't a rare book or one that has had extensive travels, I am going to recycle it. Maybe it will be made into another book one day!
