Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the Flies
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Narrated by:
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Martin Jarvis
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By:
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William Golding
About this listen
Newly remastered with additional sound design to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Lord of the Flies.
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.
First Published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern classics
'The first book with hands - strong ones that reached out of the pages and seized me by the throat. It said to me, 'This is not just entertainment; it's life or death.' ... I've been thinking about it ever since, for fifty years and more.' Stephen King
'One of my favorite books - I read it every couple of years.' Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games
'A post-apocalyptic, dystopian survivor-fantasy ... [A novel] for all time ... A cult classic.' Guardian
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-10-2020
A classic book
Read it in my childhood as a English literature book in school, loved it then and loved it now.
shows us how easy for us humans to become savages even more so for a group of young boys without supervision.
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- Mick
- 26-05-2022
Seamless classic
I loved reading this at school years ago and even now I find the same enjoyment in this book. The narration is very good also.
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-10-2022
Sensational reading
I absolutely loved this story and the narration was perfect. I found it very hard to read due to the terror of the situation however; it took me many a month to complete as I had to keep putting it down to digest what was happening. A must read for anyone who loves to consume books.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-02-2024
GOOD LOVE IT SO EMERSED
I think the story would have been better if the boys started to eat each other.
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- Janette
- 05-05-2019
Old memories
Read this when I was a kid. It was good to read it again.
The narration reminded me of old radio broadcasts.
Still a great listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-10-2022
a stark dark classic
classic novel azan current insight into what would probably happen if you did this.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-01-2024
2nd Best book for School Assignment
My essay was about the loss of innocence among the boys. Through imagery, symbolism and characterisation. Your welcome
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- Carol
- 07-03-2023
Spellbinding reminder of human fragility
A perfectly constructed psychological thriller reminding us of human and animal connection- outstanding and insightful
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- Kate
- 11-02-2022
Classic novel, expertly narrated
such an incredible piece of literature that still resonates as loudly today as it did when I studied it in year 10.
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- Gary-Jon Lysaght
- 31-05-2022
Wonderfully presented
The way this story was read hooked me from the first chapter right through until the end. When I wasn’t listening, I was thinking about it. Really worth checking out, especially if you’ve always wanted to read Lord of the Flies, but haven’t found the time.
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