Lord of the Flies (Audiobook)

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Narrated by the author, with brief but illuminating fore- & afterword. Although he's not an actor, nor in perfect control of his voice, I do think he was the best man for the job as he knew exactly how he wanted it to scan. For example, he didn't differentiate different characters' voices. But he...

from endersreads

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 peo...

from the.ken.petersen

When I were a lad, my school believed that literature ceased to be produced after 1899: as this book tends to be a school reader, I have missed out on Golding until now. This is an excellent book which appears to be a simple story but actually looks at the human condition and Britishness in parti...

from surreality

Plot: The plot itself doesn't matter. It's just the background for the character development. Straightforward and unobtrusive. Characters: This is why this book has the status it deservedly has. Character development is what drives everything, and it's frightening and fascinating at the same time...

from sjmccreary

Like every other literate English-speaking person, I've heard of this book but had never read it before now. It is the story of a group of British school boys stranded on a tropical Pacific island following a plane crash. There are no adults, and the island is uninhabited. The story describes how...