Melanie reviewed Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century; Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel by Nobel Prize–winning British author William Golding. …
Review of 'Lord of the Flies' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
The book was well written, but its topic failed to strike me as moving. We all understand the basic absurdity of power, why bother reading about it? I suppose this book is valuable as a teacher about the barbarism of society; as someone who understood that from a very young age, it just didn't resonate with me.