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Lord of the Flies (Barron's Book Notes) [Paperback]

William Golding (Author)

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Publication Date: October 1, 1984 | Series: Barron's Book Notes

Plot synopsis of this classic is made meaningful with analysis and quotes by noted literary critics, summaries of the work's main themes and characters, a sketch of the author's life and times, a bibliography, suggested test questions, and ideas for essays and term papers.

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Product Details

Paperback: 120 pages
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (October 1, 1984)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0812034260
ISBN-13: 978-0812034264
Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,187,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A exellent novel, that shows the struggle between good and e, May 7, 1999

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I believe that lord of the flies is one of the best books i have read for a really long time. It described terrible traumas that happened on the ilsland between the boys and really made you think about the roles searching for a explanation. It helped me see that we all have to deal with being good or bad because there will always be the Ralphs, the simons, the Jacks, the piggys and the Rogers out there and we have to strive to be the right one and hang out with the right ones.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This was a great book and a great religious allegory, March 10, 1999

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I would recomend this book to any and everyone who likes William Golding and his unique style of writing books. We were reading this book in school and at first it wasn't to my liking but now it is one of my favorite books.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece portrayal of human life, December 6, 1998

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1.0 out of 5 stars Lord of the Flies
I read this book for my English II class and I was not impressed by it at all. It is a very confusing book with boring plots. Read more

Published on July 3, 2001 by Alicia

4.0 out of 5 stars Lord of the Flies
Imagine tenty boys alone on a deserted Island without a single parent to tell them what to do. In Lord of the Flies, this situation occurs. Read more

Published on January 21, 2001 by Ardavan Mesbahi

4.0 out of 5 stars My Opinion of LOTF
I'm a teenage girl, who is studying LOTF for GCSE's. I have really enjoyed the book, and i find the themes challenging yet interesting. Read more

Published on November 26, 2000 by krazeyangel

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okay.. here's my two cent on william golding's book lord of the flies, we're reading this book in literature class and i have to admit.. Read more

Published on November 25, 2000 by kiss16

5.0 out of 5 stars 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!

Published on May 31, 2000 by Alex Smith

1.0 out of 5 stars its so borring
Ok, I have to read this book for my soph english class. I have tryed to get into it but I just fall asleep reading it. The book seams like it is nonsence. Read more

Published on May 22, 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Read look and learn
At the beginning I did think to myself what have our teachers got us to read for our GCSE exams but once you get into the book and you have to write an assigment on it it really... Read more

Published on March 13, 2000 by Neil Evans

2.0 out of 5 stars This book was way too primative!
This book was way too much like a little kids' story. I think that Golding should have wrote this for a bunch of 12 year-olds. Read more

Published on May 18, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A Literary Classic
Lord of the Flies is perhaps one of the greatest fictional works of the century. From a deliberately understated beginning, Golding gently increases the pace until the book... Read more

Published on November 30, 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars boys stranded on an island go barbaric trying to survive
Lord of the flies is about a group of boys who are stranded on an island. They go through many fights and even a lapse into the ways of brabaric hunters truning on even the most... Read more

Published on May 27, 1998

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A group of boys has been dropped on a tropical island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, their plane having been shot down. Read the first page

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