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The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake

17 reviews
William Blake, William Golding

Anchor, 1982

SAYONARA......IT'S BEEN FUN!
What to write for my last review? That was tough. Since I was a little boy I have always been one of those who had his face in a book. Books, books, books. When I began my jobs as a paperboy, and later at the grocery store, I began buying books. This hobby grew so large, that my father made our rumpus room a library for me. And it grew ever larger. By the time I enlisted in the Air Force, I had ...

Lord of the Flies, Educational Edition

3 reviews
William Golding

Faber and Faber, 2004

See it for what it is . . .
Just a note that this particular book is a work of background and criticism ABOUT "Lord of the Flies" and not the novel itself, which has over 1,200 amateur reviews on Amazon.

Lord of the Flies (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)

1274 reviews
William Golding

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999

A brutal, horrifying masterpiece
I had to read this book while I was in high school and thought it was just OK. I just reread it on my own and now that I'm an adult, it touched me more deeply. The bullying and cruelty these boys exhibit, the casual schadenfreude that escalates into violence, had a greater impact on me this time around. I'm glad I reread it, appreciated the message, but did not enjoy it. Some facts of life aree ...

Lord of the Flies

15 reviews

Listening Library (Audio), 2005

Golding reading
Way cool! I am going to start teaching Lord of the Flies right after fall break. I have been previewing this audio version on may long drive to and from work (about 30 minutes each way.) I was so impressed with Golding reading his own book! I must say I cried at the end when Ralph breaks down---Golding made this book come to life! I also like Golding's commentary at the end regarding the ...

Lord of the Flies (Casebook) (Casebook Edition Text Notes and Criticism)

5 reviews
William Golding

Perigee Trade, 1987

Not 'Hatchet'
Since a George Orwell reference is obviously required here, I read 'Animal Farm' directly before Lord of the Flies. And I was foolish enough to think that Animal farm is a great book! It can hardly stand on all four legs when measuring up to Lord of the Flies. Just as 'Animal Farm' is a parody of the Russian Revolution, 'Lord of the Flies' is more of a parable for mankind than an inspiration for ...

Lord of the Flies

1 review
William Golding

Penguin Putnam, Inc., 1954

"All we have is the rules"
Ever fantasize that you are on an island free from the restraints of society? William Golding has taken that scenario to the nth in this story of a bunch of English boys, plane wrecked on an island during WWII. We see the fabric of society slowly and most assuredly ripping as the rules are discarded one by one. Golding is very graphic in his description of the demise of pigs and plants. One ...

Golding's the Lord of the Flies (Cliffs Notes)

7 reviews
Maureen Kelly, William Golding

Cliffs Notes, 2000

A New View
As I was reading the novel i understood the story, but did not understand the symbolism contained in Golding's work. The Cliff Notes explain the imagery through character analysis and comments on each chapter making the novel very understandable. It was very interesting in how the book pulled together showing a parallel of modern society, not just an adventure story of boys on an island, that ...

The Inheritors

31 reviews
William Golding

Harvest Books, 1963

Memorable
The Interitors is a brilliantly-themed novel, with a very daring style, but not as difficult to read as some reviewers would have it. I first read this around thirty years ago, and have never forgotten it. Less heavy-handed than Lord of the Flies, this is Golding's best work.

Spark Notes Lord of the Flies

1 review
William Golding, SparkNotes Editors

SparkNotes, 2002

Helpful, But Lacks Depth
After finding myself having to re-teach LORD OF THE FLIES again, I decided that instead of re-reading the entire novel for the sixth time, I would use SparkNotes to help guide me through my lessons. The last time I taught the novel, I used CliffsNotes and in this case I would have to say the CliffsNotes are the better of the two competing study aids. SPARKNOTES: LORD OF THE FLIES opens with an ...

Lord of the Flies (50th Anniversary Edition)

50 reviews
William Golding

Perigee Trade, 2003

Even better the second time around
I read Lord of the Flies in my english class, many years ago. I would have to say that this wasn't my favorite book, but it had some interesting outlooks on life. I read it again recently and I noticed it hadn't lost any of its attraction. His bleak view of human nature helps to make sure it's more then just a casual reading book. It is a work of literature that demands analysis and connections.

The Lord of the Flies (Penguin)

4 reviews
William Golding

Penguin Audiobooks, 1999

Harrowing idea of what could be
Given the current state of the world, and especially current events as of this writing, it's hard to say that LORD OF THE FLIES is shocking. But it is, in its own way, and hopefully will remain so. In this Golding novel, society is held up for us to look at, through the actions of a few stranded boys on an island. Metaphors abound, and for good reason: Golding is trying to teach us something by ...

Lord of the flies;: A novel (A Putnam Capricorn book, Cap 14)

3 reviews
William Golding

Capricorn Books, 1959

A Classic
Lord of the Flies by William Golding 5/5 I first read Lord of the Flies in high school, as do many Americans, and recall being the only person in class who actually enjoyed the book (and also the only one who disliked Frankenstein). I picked it up off of my shelf a few days ago (cracked binding, faded glue, and all the pages falling out) and finally reread it: I still like it. It's the story of ...

Pincher Martin: The Two Deaths of Christopher Martin

6 reviews
William Golding

Harvest Books, 2002

As usual, Golding ponders the dark side
I'm not complaining. I think man's dark potential is always a fascinating topic and Golding is probably the best modern explorer of this theme. Pincher Martin is not only a probing psychological study of an unrepentant man who clings to life with ferocity, it is also an examination of the nature of reality. Golding employs an old, old narrative trick with skill, steeps the narrative in ...

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory (Blackwell Philosophy Guides)

Wiley-Blackwell, 2004

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory is a handy guide to the state of play in contemporary philosophy of law and legal theory. Comprises 23 essays critical essays on the central themes and issues of the philosophy of law today, written by an international assembly of distinguished philosophers and legal theorists Each essay incorporates essential background material on the history and logic of the topic, as well as ...

GCSE "Lord of the Flies" (Letts Explore)
William Golding

Letts Educational, 2004

Free Fall

4 reviews
William Golding

Harvest/HBJ Book, 2003

beautiful
This is one of the most beautifully-written books I've read. There are only maybe two or three moments where every word is not perfect. It's like reading poetry, only it lasts for the entire length of a novel. Furthermore, everything that Mountjoy describes, tangents though they may seem, fits perfectly into our understanding of his character. And, to top it all off, the last sentence is one ...

To the Ends of the Earth: A Sea Trilogy

4 reviews
William Golding

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006

A great seafaring saga
This is a fabulous, detailed and completely engrossing tale of the sea - the ships, her men and the challenges they faced as they battled weather, currents, illness and all that time and chance threw at them. This is written in a fairly old fashioned style, which requires some attention to the writing (this is not a quick and easy summer read), but for those who loved Hormblower and the other ...

Lord of the Flies (Barron's Book Notes)

13 reviews
William Golding, Tessa Krailing

Barron's Educational Series, 1984

incredible
This novel was masterfully written. It only took a day for me to read it. If you love the battle between good and evil, this is the novel for you!

Rites of Passage (Sea Trilogy)

4 reviews
William Golding

Faber Faber Inc, 2000

Brilliant evocation of sea journey to Australia 1800s
I can't recall another first person narrative that is so effective in giving (apparent) authentic voice to a character as that given by Mr Golding to the young aristocrat Mr Edmund Talbot and how revealing that is of the times, the class system, dress, morality, habits, and so on, on a long sea voyage. Details of the ship itself, the characters that people it, and the events that occasion it on ...

The Spire

7 reviews
William Golding

Harvest Books, 2002

One of the finest novels in the English canon.
William Golding's reach in this novel is prodigious. Not only does he demonstrate that the one historical constant is human nature, he also manages to flesh out the scope of behaviour admitted in one particlar human being. The novel takes the reader back in time and to an historically, as well as geographically, foreign place. It deals with how human beings cope with pain, loss, ambition, ...

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