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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Lord of the Flies (Abridged Audio Edition)by: William Golding  List Price: $16.95 Amazon.com's Price: $12.71 You Save: $4.24 (25%)Prices subject to change. Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.
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Binding: Audio CassetteDewey Decimal Number: 823.914 EAN: 9780140864168 Edition: Abridged Format: Abridged, Audiobook ISBN: 0140864164 Label: Penguin Audio Manufacturer: Penguin Audio Number Of Items: 2 Number Of Pages: 2 Publication Date: August 01, 1997 Publisher: Penguin Audio Studio: Penguin Audio Accessories: Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: William Golding's classic tale about a group of English schoolboys who are plane-wrecked on a deserted island is just as chilling and relevant today as when it was first published in 1954. At first, the stranded boys cooperate, attempting to gather food, make shelters, and maintain signal fires. Overseeing their efforts are Ralph, "the boy with fair hair," and Piggy, Ralph's chubby, wisdom-dispensing sidekick whose thick spectacles come in handy for lighting fires. Although Ralph tries to impose order and delegate responsibility, there are many in their number who would rather swim, play, or hunt the island's wild pig population. Soon Ralph's rules are being ignored or challenged outright. His fiercest antagonist is Jack, the redheaded leader of the pig hunters, who manages to lure away many of the boys to join his band of painted savages. The situation deteriorates as the trappings of civilization continue to fall away, until Ralph discovers that instead of being hunters, he and Piggy have become the hunted: "He forgot his words, his hunger and thirst, and became fear; hopeless fear on flying feet." Golding's gripping novel explores the boundary between human reason and animal instinct, all on the brutal playing field of adolescent competition. --Jennifer Hubert Product Description: This is the compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island. At first it seems as though it is all going to be great fun; but the fun before long becomes furious and life on the island turns into a nightmare of panic and death. As ordinary standards of behaviour collapse, the whole world the boys know collapses with them - the world of cricket, homework and adventure stories - and another world is revealed beneath, primitive and terrible. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Lost Innocence I enjoyed reading Lord of the Flies by William Golding. It was a very well written novel. Although I believe the beginning started really slow and did not grab my attention right a way, but as I kept going the book became more and more interesting. Golding sure knows how to make a huge plot flow and was able to create a huge conflict for the story. The conflict in the end teaches some very valuable life lessons for the reader and the characters. Golding expressed each character extremely ... Read More Rating:  - Lord of the Flies Book Review By Conlan MuellerLord of the Flies By William Golding: Book Review By: Conlan Mueller The author of Lord of the Flies, William Golding, has many ways of showing the meaning of the book. The terrible human quality that man has, turning savage, doing anything for his own survival, in times of great crisis. Golding shows this point in many ways. He uses a variety of metaphors throughout the story. Golding also bluntly shows this in the book. Golding was born in Cornwall, England in 1911. Lord of the ... Read More Rating:  - School reviewLord of the Flies is a very different book. Though the words are clear and easy to read it isn't exactly the easiest book to understand. The story line has so many different symbols, that u have to read each and every line to understand. There were times while i read this book that i had to go back and re-read what i had previously read. Even though this book is hard to understand i still say it was a good book. I loved the vivid images that Golding described. I was able to create pictures ... Read More Rating: - A brutal, horrifying masterpieceI had to read this book while I was in high school and thought it was just OK. I just reread it on my own and now that I'm an adult, it touched me more deeply. The bullying and cruelty these boys exhibit, the casual schadenfreude that escalates into violence, had a greater impact on me this time around. I'm glad I reread it, appreciated the message, but did not enjoy it. Some facts of life aree too awful and I prefer not think of them. Rating: - An Old Book RevisitedI couldn't remember if I had read this book at an earlier age so I downloaded it and read it again. I enjoyed this book. What can I say that hasn't already been said. If you haven't read this book, I encourage you to do so. This isn't a book you want to miss. 
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