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JJROCKER · 2012-02-19 21:03:17

I'm currently reading the book. I'm almost done with it.

Have you ever read it before? If so, what did you think of it?

bananaman114 · 2012-02-19 21:16:51

My dad likes it

funelephant · 2012-02-19 21:17:56

I've heard of it! I think that was one of my options for my reading group in 4th grade, but I chose the other book smile

Garr8 · 2012-02-19 21:24:31

i heard of it but never read it what is it about?

Greenatic · 2012-02-19 21:26:54

We had to read it for school. It was good, except for the worksheets they gave us about it. sad For the project we had to do, I wrote a soundtrack for 5 of the chapters. smile

Garr8 wrote:
i heard of it but never read it what is it about?

It's about a bunch of British schoolboys who get dumped on an island in a plane crash, with no adults, no rules, and no contact with the rest of humanity, and what happens to them.

JJROCKER · 2012-02-19 21:38:45

funelephant wrote:
I've heard of it! I think that was one of my options for my reading group in 4th grade, but I chose the other book

I'm being forced to read it in 8th grade 0_0

soupoftomato · 2012-02-19 21:39:53

Funny to think JJROCKER is older than me.

Anyway, my brother had to read that the summer after 8th grade.
He didn't like it.

echs · 2012-02-19 21:41:12

I read that in 5th-6th grade I think
Didn't really like it

JJROCKER · 2012-02-19 21:43:36

soupoftomato wrote:
Funny to think JJROCKER is older than me.

Anyway, my brother had to read that the summer after 8th grade.
He didn't like it.

Yeah, it's not that great.

My teacher keeps saying to the class that he purposely makes it confusing to make you feel what the characters are feeling.

I just think the person who wrote it was a bad writer tongue

funelephant · 2012-02-19 21:48:36

JJROCKER wrote:
funelephant wrote:
I've heard of it! I think that was one of my options for my reading group in 4th grade, but I chose the other book
I'm being forced to read it in 8th grade 0_0

I know apparently I read at a very high level...
It might have been something else though

JJROCKER · 2012-02-19 21:51:29

funelephant wrote:
JJROCKER wrote:
funelephant wrote:
I've heard of it! I think that was one of my options for my reading group in 4th grade, but I chose the other book
I'm being forced to read it in 8th grade 0_0
I know apparently I read at a very high level...
It might have been something else though

Maybe you're thinking of Lord of the Rings tongue

soupoftomato · 2012-02-19 21:52:13

JJROCKER wrote:
funelephant wrote:
JJROCKER wrote:

I'm being forced to read it in 8th grade 0_0
I know apparently I read at a very high level...
It might have been something else though
Maybe you're thinking of Lord of the Rings

Lord of the Rings is longer and written in that weird way.
I would expect LotF over LotR

ProgramCAT · 2012-02-19 21:53:17

Lord of the Rings/Flies... hmm
Sounds similar.
Anyway, I read them both today.

Greenatic · 2012-02-19 21:54:35

JJROCKER wrote:
soupoftomato wrote:
Funny to think JJROCKER is older than me.

Anyway, my brother had to read that the summer after 8th grade.
He didn't like it.
Yeah, it's not that great.

My teacher keeps saying to the class that he purposely makes it confusing to make you feel what the characters are feeling.

I just think the person who wrote it was a bad writer

No, from what I hear he's a very good author. I actually appreciate the way he did that--it really makes me think (not much in school does tongue ).

funelephant · 2012-02-19 22:10:45

JJROCKER wrote:
funelephant wrote:
JJROCKER wrote:
I'm being forced to read it in 8th grade 0_0
I know apparently I read at a very high level...
It might have been something else though
Maybe you're thinking of Lord of the Rings

I don't think it was lord of the flies because it had this Native American dude on it.

EDIT I meant flies OOPS

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Audi0Slave · 2012-02-19 22:27:55

William Golding is a great author.
Also I'm surprised you're reading it in the 8th grade, it's pretty much a book you read in high school.

veggieman001 · 2012-02-19 22:38:17

Audi0Slave wrote:
William Golding is a great author.
Also I'm surprised you're reading it in the 8th grade, it's pretty much a book you read in high school.

I had to read it in 7th grade, actually.

Wickimen · 2012-02-19 22:41:46

I read it
It was... really disturbing, but good

Wickimen · 2012-02-19 22:47:29

JJROCKER wrote:
soupoftomato wrote:
Funny to think JJROCKER is older than me.

Anyway, my brother had to read that the summer after 8th grade.
He didn't like it.
Yeah, it's not that great.

My teacher keeps saying to the class that he purposely makes it confusing to make you feel what the characters are feeling.

I just think the person who wrote it was a bad writer

I don't think that he "purposely makes it confusing"
Personally, I really liked the writer's style, he's got some really strong mental imagery and the emotions were pretty incredible
There was this one passage about how "he became fear"... I don't remember it verbatim but it was just really good, for lack of a better description
*Spoilers*
I foresaw that Piggy was going to die though, when they started killing the pigs, 'Kill the pig, cut her throat, bash her in' O-o
Sad. Piggy was the best character
(I said that to my brother and he says Piggy was the worst character, probably just to annoy me)

luiysia · 2012-02-19 23:07:43

funelephant wrote:
I've heard of it! I think that was one of my options for my reading group in 4th grade, but I chose the other book

That book is so NOT a fourth grade book. It's kind of old-fashioned, but it's a really interesting book. Some parts are kind of creepy, though.

Wickimen · 2012-02-19 23:10:06

Yeah it's not a fourth-grade book at all O_o
I wasn't supposed to be allowed to read it (technically) but I did anyway

what-the · 2012-02-19 23:40:02

Watched the movie of it. It was alright.

bananaman114 · 2012-02-20 02:02:39

My mum won't let me read it
:I

Earthboundjeff · 2012-02-20 09:05:40

I was given an option to read it for my 9th grade book report. I chose The Hobbit instead.

slinger · 2012-02-20 09:14:05

Is it any good?

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