Product Description

A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast. As the boys' delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #331471 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

About the Author
A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast. As the boys' delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance.

Customer Reviews

Brilliant
What a book. Beautifully written, this book is one of the best books i have read for a long time. I loved the story line and the characters were imperfect master-pieces. the violent climax changes pace at the very end but beautifully illustrates the darkness in the heart of human kind. Golding has acheived a thrilling, terryfinig and haunting realism of a fragile despereate civilization.

the let down of the millenium
answer me this- can you read a book where the author describes a twig for 5 pages ???if no dont bother .if the answer is yes then enjoy.
to me utterly awful leaving a truley bitter taste in my mouth

A beautiful book from a genious author
In Lord of the Flies, Golding intelligently investiagtes the conflict between ones civil nature and savage nature through the story of lost boys on a desert island.

The beautiful poetic language of Golding and his use of symbolism renders this novel the ultimate book for literature lovers.

In Lord of the Flies, the read watches the change in the behaviour and nature of the boys as the live on the island, and how they act without any "grown-ups" to tell them what to do.

Like in The Spire, Golding also investigates how man depends and utilises the image of a God-like figure in the form of a "beasty" that suposidly lives upon the island.

A truly fantastic novel which is a must for any reader. I can't recommend it enough. Read it!