The Lord of The Flies Review by Nick

Hello reader, I am Nick and this is my review of The Lord of The Flies by William Golding.

The Lord of The Flies was first published in 1954 and is a realistic fiction novel about a group of boys who wake up from a plane crash alone on a deserted island. They attempt to create order and a simple government so that they can stay alive and find people for help, but very few of the boys actually want to work. Most just end up laying around and playing in the lush forested island instead of working. The main plot of the book is the popularity fight for control of the leading position. The way that members of the group try and get on top somewhat resembles an extremely simplified version of modern politics with leadership being controlled by popularity.
I had doubts about the book when I first heard about it due to its popular theme. On the other hand, I was also interested to see what made it different from the other books about people stranded on islands. After reading it I can now say that I was not disappointed and actually really enjoyed the 'stranded on an island' theme in the way it was presented. It seemed realistic and accurately described what I would imagine happening if a group of middle school to high school boys were stranded on an island. I enjoyed how complicated the fight for control over the group was and that there were many factors involved, as this could have easily been done in a simpler way, and I liked how Golding imagined the ways in which the personalities of everyone on the island would mesh or conflict in certain cases. 

 Overall, I enjoyed reading The Lord of The Flies and I found the way that the characters interacted without adult supervision very interesting. The plot was more complex than I expected based on my original assumptions and I never found myself becoming uninterested in the book. I would recommend The Lord of The Flies to all young adult readers because it does not fit into a specific genre like Fantasy or Science Fiction, young adults could easily relate to the similarly-aged characters and they wouldn’t become confused or find the book too basic. 

Comments

  1. Jenna PurnellOctober 9, 2019 at 8:40 PM

    This was a good review! I have heard about this book before, but I didn't really know what it was about. You gave a good brief summary and I liked the comparison to modern government and politics. I might check it out, sounds interesting.

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  2. Dan Y.October 10, 2019 at 7:51 PM

    This is a great review in my opinion, mainly due to the fact that when I first started reading this book, I too had doubts about it. I also initially thought that Lord of the Flies might disappoint and end up being boring, due to it being so widely regarded as an old classic. However, I liked it and you seem to have enjoyed it to. I liked how you talked about the meshing of all of the character's personalities as that is main aspect of the story. Also, I've never really thought about it too much, but you may be right that it kind of feels like it doesn't fit in with other kinds of books and that it's almost in its own genre.

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  3. Jashan TOctober 11, 2019 at 2:19 PM

    I have never read Lord of The Flies, but it sounds interesting from your review. I myself want to read about a haphazard government "controlled" by young boys. I also liked how you compared the makeshift hierarchy in the book with politics today. I think it would be an exciting process to read the different strategies the kids use to rise to the top, as well as the realism in that a proper government could never be controlled by scared, isolated young boys.

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  4. Cameron McGillOctober 13, 2019 at 9:56 AM

    I have yet to read Lord of The Flies but after reading your review I am considering reading it in the near future. I like how you explain to the reader of your review that they shouldn't give up on the book too quickly as the book starts by giving the reader doubts but ends up being a good book. I'd say the best part of your review is when you describe the plot. This is because you give them enough information to determine whether or not the plot interests them without spoiling the entire book. Overall, great review.

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  5. Ethan RobertsOctober 13, 2019 at 5:33 PM

    I remember reading Lord of the Flies last year, and this is definitely a good representation of it. I totally agree with you in saying that the plot was more complex that it may seem, and that readers should definitely give it a chance. You mentioning that this seems like a realistic idea of what would happen if high school boys were stranded alone on an island makes me think about who at our school are most like characters in the book. Very good review.

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