Comments on: Why I Hate Lord of the Flies

By: Gale

Gale — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:51:00 +0000

I remember this book from school…wasn’t my most hated book, and wasn’t one I loved either, but yes, it’s a good book for discussion.

A similar one…one I didn’t hit until AP English my senior year (and really one that most kids wouldn’t be ready for earlier than that) is Crime and Punishment. HARD, HARD book to read on many levels. But even though I HATED reading it at times when I was done I was glad I had. Not a book that tempts me to pick it up again, but I’ve thought about it and the topics it addresses many times over the years.

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 01:32:17 +0000

In reply to Chris. That bothered me too, that we could go from civilized people to savage monsters so quickly. Definitely not my favorite book. :-)

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 13:28:16 +0000

I hated it too. Still do 15 years later 🙂
I’m with you on point 1. I just didn’t find it believable. I can know kids can be hateful, but I don’t believe they would almost quickly revert to savage murderers….simply because there wasn’t someone telling them what to do.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 02:35:39 +0000

Ha! Great post. I remember reading LOTF, though I don’t remember hating it. It definitely is a memorable book, though, and my husband and I still talk about it from time to time =) Thanks for sharing your thoughts!