Lord of the Flies Reviews

**May contain spoilers**

I found Lord of the Flies rather a good read. It was generally easy to get through quickly, was entertaining, and not too predictable.

I get the feeling that this would be a perfect book to introduce some teenage boys to reading. With the story of boys stranded without adults on an island, it carries a message and a lesson about life. Starting as a paradise, a lack of order soon causes civilised life to break down into relative chaos. The boys soon split into two groups and the balance is skewed as violence triumphs over law. As for the ending, I wasn't sure that it would work, but I think it was probably the best as it provided a return to reality away from the "game" of the boys.

I would say that as a drawback, the descriptive passages about scenery and movements of characters were sometimes a little hard to decipher. That might just be me though. ;)

This is definitely well defined as a modern classic. I consider this a must-read because even though it is not a fantastic book, it is good and may leave you thinking.