“Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us.”
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Lord of the Flies: New Educational Edition | 
“Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us.”
pickWhat happens when a group of young boys find themselves alone and stranded on a deserted island? How do they organise themselves without any adults? Can the innocence of childhood turn into pure violence?
A highly recommended read for any age and a dream of mine to do a theatre adaptation at school. What do you say @Sharv_Sona @Lovelylottereader and @AnnaSummer7 ?
pickI must say this book kept shocking me, as it went on. Whether it contains the true nature of humankind or not, it makes a great story. It is interesting how different the characters respond to fear and uncertainty, which is something very real. Knowing that Golding had difficulties with his role in the war that just ended, lets us understand the plot better.
Nevertheless, even without all that, it's still a nice story. Would recommend!
#FallTreasures Where to build the #Bonfire, and how to keep it going, are just a few of the things that Jack, Ralph, Piggy, and the other boys argue about.
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
pickThe pig slaughter and the rawness of human emotions in this classic book haunted me. The existence of violence and assertion of power in some of the characters young heads bothered me. I had to pause reading several times, very vivid writing.
Today‘s #LittensDressedinBlood prompt:
“Come little children”
This book I had to read in school came to mind. Horrible horrible children.
I loathe this book
It remains required reading 😂😫🙄🤫😜
It‘s that time of year 😩😩
If you like this book so sorry 😅
I'm really into Schitt's Creek right now 😂
pickI like the book a lot. Very interesting to read. The book made me think a lot after I read the book and still now. I would recommend reading this book to people who asks me.
bailedWhy would they make kids read this in school? I‘ve been trying to read this book since early March. 100 pages in and I can‘t be asked to invest any more time to find out what these little pissants end up doing to Piggy. Bitch, bye. I‘m bailing.
so-soScores from my building‘s book exchange from a while back.
pick#2021Book14
This is my third time reading and teaching this book, and I enjoy it a little more every time.
so-so⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Never read it in high school, so it‘s been on my list forever. Glad I finally read it, but just not my cup of tea. #read2021
so-soI can see why it‘s a classic. Great at teaching about human nature and the need for social structure.
I‘m finally reading this. I can‘t believe I‘ve never read it. Trying to really tackle my TBR this year
so-soI did Lord of the Flies for my 4th listed for book spin. Decent book. Read it to say I did but I also read it for my 52 books in 52 weeks. This would be the fourth book I read this year. This was prompt number 4 an author that is deceased #doublespin
so-soI found it quite difficult to work out which of the characters was talking sometimes, so it was a little frustrating to read. However, the character of Piggy made up for any disappointments...what a cutie!
Sad at the end when it hits home that the islanders are just lost, scared and homesick kids. But some do commit murder!
Not the best book I've read but a nice short descriptive read.
pickA group of boys crash land on an island.
Listening at 2.0 speed to finish a couple more books before the year is out 😂
so-soI am constantly in awe (not positive) at what we assign children to read in school. The book is slow to start, the kids are weird. Why they are so fascinated by making rules and cleaning them selves up... What a different time this was. Then throw in the violence. What an interesting ride.
I do find it annoying, the author writes he couldn't write the story with girls because....
Another bargain my son found in a charity shop, he‘s getting good at this 😃
Can you believe I‘ve never read this book? I think it‘ll be the next in line
#fridayfunwith451
I‘ve always been an avid reader, but I always hated the books we were made to read in school. I was ahead in my reading level, so I always felt like the books were too easy, too boring, or sometimes I‘d already read them. Lord of the Flies hooked me from the beginning. The teacher lead open, in-depth discussions and the other students actually participated for once. I love this book so, SO much, it‘s one of the few I will reread.
I was helping my kid with his homework. He was studying Lord of the Flies and the Canadian government. I said, “I really liked that book. I didn‘t know you were reading it.” To which he replied, “Oh, we aren‘t reading it. We watched the movie.” The. Movie. I‘m now building him some stacks from my shelves, for reading at home. Because... the movie... really?
pickғɪʀsᴛ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴏғ #CrushtheRush ʀᴇᴀᴅᴀᴛʜᴏɴ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʀᴇʀᴇᴀᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ. ᴏʀ ᴡᴀs ɪᴛ ʜɪɢʜ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ? ᴀɴʏʜᴏᴡ ɪᴛ's ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴏғ ᴋɪᴅs, ᴀʟʟ ʙᴏʏs, ᴡʜᴏsᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇ ᴄʀᴀsʜᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ sᴛᴜᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴀɴ ɪsʟᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛs. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍᴜsᴛ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sᴇᴇᴍs ɴᴏ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ʀᴇsᴄᴜᴇ. ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴀ sᴏʀᴛ ᴏғ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴀʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪᴛᴛᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ. ʀᴇᴍɪɴɪsᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴜɴɢᴇʀ ɢᴀᴍᴇs ʙᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ. 🌟🌟🌟🌟 1/2
The finished soup: “Lord of the Fries” Seasoned Pan-Fried Gnocchi in Creamy Garlic Broth. I couldn‘t find my copy of Lord of the Flies, the book the brewpub garlic fries seasoning blend is named after, but the soup more than makes up for that—it was so good I practically licked the bowl. 😋This is the 2nd recipie that I developed for #BlendsBash2020 a blogging event for.@BookClubCookbook & their pun-named book, song & TV blends.
Recipe link👇🏻
ᴛᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛʙʀ ᴘɪʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ɴᴏᴠᴇᴍʙᴇʀ's ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴄᴇᴍʙᴇʀ's #CrushTheRush ʀᴇᴀᴅᴀᴛʜᴏɴ @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ғᴏʀ ʜᴏsᴛɪɴɢ. ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 👍 ɪᴅᴇᴀ!
My 15 year old daughter said she wished this was on her school reading list for this year. So, Merry Christmas!
pickA disturbing story about a group of boys stranded on an island. After reading the first half of The Lucifer Effect (tagged in comments) the most startling thing about these feral boys is how close Golding‘s novel gets to reality. #bannedbooksweek
pickA plane crash on an uninhabited island, a group of children, fun, frolics, sunshine, then a power struggle and an ominous change to savage behaviour. For a small book (less than 200 pages) this tale packs in an awful lot. The writing style is a bit strange for me but the story is intriguing and kept my interest for the couple of hours it took to read it ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Too cute not to share. My kids decided to 'read' books in bed this morning.
Whoops, forgot to post this yesterday. All great books. 👍🏽
#3books Banned books I‘ve read
pickI read this book in high school and I loved it just as much second time around.
August #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks
panI bought this years ago to read along with my high schooler. Wow, Golding really had low expectations of kids.... I would hope that this really wouldn‘t happen. So sad. The only reason I would recommend this to anyone is so they know what their kids are reading in school, its quite brutal. I hope some really good discussions came from it in class. I choose to believe humanity is NOT this disgusting.
I would pay TOP. FRICKING. DOLLAR. to read this particular all-girls remake of Lord of the Flies. 😂 If you've never read this article, here you go, you're welcome:
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/excerpts-from-the-all-girl-remake-o...
#SurvivalSituation #TropesInAugust
@Klou
pickI liked this more than I thought I would.
Except the ending. I hated it. I'll put those thoughts in a spoiler comment.
Pretty much every character was unlikable, but I think that's the point. And everyone has heard how disturbing it is. But the writing. Wow. I'm not sure when I've read more descriptive writing. I see why this is a school standard. (It was required summer reading for my 15yo, & I decided to read it with her.)
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Next up! My rising sophomore is reading this for summer work, & I have never read it! Add to that the fact that we're watching a recorded performance of a local theatre troupe (with several of her friends in the cast) tomorrow evening - so I need to get going! ☺
I truly know very little about this book. I love diving into a classic I've never read. #currentread #currentlyreading
Watermelon/corn on the cob
Tagged (I don‘t think it ever says it‘s specifically set in summer, but it‘s on a tropical island and it‘s the first book that came to mind when thinking of hot, miserable weather 😅)
Unfortunately I have yet to see the ocean, let alone wild dolphins and whales. 😢😭
Thanks @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick for the tag! 😊
#ThoughtfulThursday @MoonWitch94
I tag @sharread and @JessClark78 and anyone else that wants to! ❤️
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book was a lot and hard to read, mainly bc of content. It was yet again another book everyone should read at least once. And the officer at the end just plain pisses me off. #recommend
#ManicMonday #LetterL @JoScho
📖 Tagged!
👦 Erik Larson
📺 Lost
🎸 Linkin Park
🎤 Life Must Go On by Alter Bridge
My plan for the rest of the evening! It‘s been a while since I was able to sit down to read with no interruptions, tonight is the night:) I just came home from a bike ride, and are now planted on the balcony enjoying the warm summer weather that we have 🤩
#CurrentlyReading
#Reading1001
#1001books
#AtY2020
pick“𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲? 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀? 𝗢𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀? 𝗢𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀?” 🔥
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I was sad at the death of a character in this, I'm not giving anything away though; go and read this surprisingly violent and symbolic masterpiece of a book! 5/5 💫
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Can't wait to read this again! ❤
I also wish there was more space, 451 letters isn't enough. 🙈
