Book # 15 Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Going into Lord of the Flies I remembered that I had to read it in high school and that I really enjoyed it. Then I got to thinking about the different book covers I had seen for it.... and then it hit me... I had actually read this book a second time sometime after college. I had totally forgotten that I still owned a copy of this book from before we started this project. The only thing that reminded me was the memory of the cover of a really old paperback copy I found at a used book store. That got me thinking about how boring most of the book covers are that I see at book stores now. Anyway about Lord of the Flies...

A bunch of English children get stuck on an island and they slowly turn into savages.  The end.

Reading it again it reminded me a bit of Cormac McCarthy's The Road. I'll have to keep this in mind when I eventually reread that book for this project. The whole books seems filled with possible essay topics... that's probably why everyone has to read it in high school. Still I enjoyed it for what it is and if somehow you haven't read it already I'd recommend it. I'll give it an A.

This is the cover I remember from high school... memorable and hints at the overall story.

The cover of the version I read... ok I guess.

The cover of the old used copy I had... it hints at the themes and emotions without any trace of the plot of the book... probably my favorite cover for this book.