5.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews. – Customer review on 25/10/2009

have you ever been worried and slightly paranoid about the inside manouvourings of a group of adolescent boys. stranded in an isolated place it does not take long for the inherent savagery of the species to assert itself. murder and anarchy and survival of the fittest follows in a most brutal and predictable fashion. a bleak look at the machinations of human society freed from external constraints.

5.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews. – Customer review on 26/05/2007

Such a classic! So many modern takes (The Simpsons, Bro'Town etc). Unlike it's predecessor: 'The Coral Island', it is a very true interpretation of what would happen if a group of boys were stranded on an island. Forgetting the fact that it is 50 years old so the boys are not missing their TVs and computers - it certainly hits home about human nature.

5.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews. – Customer review on 14/04/2007

A group of boys are marooned on an island after their plane crashes. With no adult survivors, they create their own "micro-society". Ralph is elected "chief", and he organises shelter and fire. Jack, the head of the choir takes his boys hunting for food (wild pigs). A bitter rivalry develops between Jack and Ralph as both want to be in charge. The "hunters" become savage and primal, under Jack's rule, while Ralph tries to keep his group civilised. The growing hostility between them leads to a bloody and frighting climax.

5.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews. – Customer review on 14/06/2006

This book is a story about what happens when societal boundaries are taken away. The premise is a group of boys, stranded on an island, have to form their own society and their own rules. What rules do they make? How do they cope when the rules begin to be broken? Th view of human nature presented here is fairly bleak, but the book is well worth the read; I found Golding's storytelling excellent.

2.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews. – Customer review on 24/03/2006

I loved the story line of this book - a group of boys stranded on a random island, fighting for survival. Although, if they condensed the main storyline into a few chapters, it really would be a good read. I found this book quite difficult to read and boring as well. I can see how some would love it, but it's just not for me.