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Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

Book · Literary & classic fiction · 23 mentions · 4 subreddits · discussed in r/booksuggestions, r/books, r/horrorlit, r/suggestmeabook

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Pros

  • Lord of the flies by William Golding. I think you can refer that to the world we are living in right now, it may be different from those books but this has themes of humans natural darkness, authority and how democratic civilization can...
  • Overall, a fantastic novel. Complex and jammed back of all the delicious parts that make good literature. ... The characterization is amazing The description and prose is fantastic The dialogue is natural and convincing The plot is engag...
  • Classics: Dostoevsky, Steinbeck, Hemingway, *Lord of the Flies* & *The Count of Monte Cristo*
  • Some of the most influential books have been leas than 300 pages. The Road, Great Gatsby, Frankenstein, Lord of the Flies, Of Mice and Men.
  • Lord of the Flies – The author took one look at the classic, optimistic adventure stories and said, "Absolutely not." Being a WWII officer, he argued that the default state of humanity isn't innocence—it's savagery.

Cons

  • Lord of the Flies by William Golding
  • I used to be a big fan, but when I discussed it with one of my old high school teachers one day he convinced me that it's actually quite a bit more mid than we thought when we first encountered it. A lot of the symbolism is quite heavyha...
  • Hardly any dialogue tags so the dialogue was janky at times. Overall writing was a little unclear at times with what was going on even when reading slowly.
  • Lord of the flies, crucible, to kill a mockingbird, and the most dangerous game
  • I grew up with “Lord of the Flies,” and seeing that theme throughout “Hearts in Atlantis” was awesome.

Sentiment

15 positive (65%) · 7 mixed (30%) · 1 negative (4%)

Trust + time weighted score: +59% · raw score 61%

What redditors said (10 of 23)

Lord of the flies by William Golding. I think you can refer that to the world we are living in right now, it may be different from those books but this has themes of humans natural darkness, authority and how democratic civilization can be turned to war because of fear. I read that book for school and accidentally loved it.
positive · u/B****5 · r/booksuggestions · comment · Nov 25, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
mixed · u/I****g · r/booksuggestions · comment · Nov 20, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I used to be a big fan, but when I discussed it with one of my old high school teachers one day he convinced me that it's actually quite a bit more mid than we thought when we first encountered it. A lot of the symbolism is quite heavyhanded and obvious, just really on-the-nose.
mixed · u/m****y · r/books · comment · Nov 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Overall, a fantastic novel. Complex and jammed back of all the delicious parts that make good literature. ... The characterization is amazing The description and prose is fantastic The dialogue is natural and convincing The plot is engaging The themes and symbolism is provoking
positive · u/F****3 · r/books · Nov 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Hardly any dialogue tags so the dialogue was janky at times. Overall writing was a little unclear at times with what was going on even when reading slowly.
mixed · u/F****3 · r/books · Nov 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Classics: Dostoevsky, Steinbeck, Hemingway, *Lord of the Flies* & *The Count of Monte Cristo*
positive · u/D****7 · r/suggestmeabook · Nov 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Some of the most influential books have been leas than 300 pages. The Road, Great Gatsby, Frankenstein, Lord of the Flies, Of Mice and Men.
positive · u/M****n · r/books · comment · Nov 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Lord of the flies, crucible, to kill a mockingbird, and the most dangerous game
mixed · u/D****0 · r/booksuggestions · comment · Aug 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Lord of the Flies – The author took one look at the classic, optimistic adventure stories and said, "Absolutely not." Being a WWII officer, he argued that the default state of humanity isn't innocence—it's savagery.
positive · u/L****r · r/booksuggestions · Aug 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Lord of the flies
positive · u/R****4 · r/booksuggestions · comment · Aug 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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