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Anonymous Wed Sep 12 22:33:15 2012 No.2975627 [DELETED]

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Lord of the Flies - crappy book for 12 year olds that explores no really interesting and intelligent ideas, or ok book that says some interesting things?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 12 22:39:17 2012 No.2975633 File: 85 KB, 800x1000, 2010-11-24-beartato-thanksgiving2010.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] are you kidding? have you read the book? a well deserved nobel prize

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 12 22:42:16 2012 No.2975637 >>2975633 Hmm. You seem to like the book, and you also seem to be fairly immature judging by how you act. So the former seems to be winning?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 12 22:42:16 2012 No.2975638 >>2975633 agreed. I read it in my formative years as a young man, and it's still one of my favorite books of all time.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 12 22:45:16 2012 No.2975642 Its best virtue is to frame something as being profound.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 12 22:45:16 2012 No.2975644 File: 60 KB, 468x374, scooter_4.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2975637 >immature Elaborate so I may adjust my behaviour accordingly dear Sir.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 12 22:48:12 2012 No.2975647 How does it feel to have a book for 12 year olds go over your head, OP?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 12 22:48:12 2012 No.2975648 >>2975627 I really found it kind of shallow. I enjoyed the read but did not think it really did much exploring of its theme.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 12 22:51:12 2012 No.2975653 >>2975647 But the OP makes no claims about anything within the book.

Anonymous Wed Sep 12 22:55:12 2012 No.2975656

>>2975653
>no really interesting and intelligent ideas
>the book deals greatly with the inherent evil of people and the differing natures of people and the struggles to keep people together and unified in a hectic situation.

It's really a brilliant novel, depicting how not everyone can be satisfied in a society.

Also,
When Piggy dies
I CRY. EVERTIME.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 12 23:19:31 2012 No.2975682 >>2975656 Are you daft? OP asked that as a question. It didn't state that. I suppose your reading comprehension is mirrored in your thought that this is somehow a brilliant novel.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 12 23:23:33 2012 No.2975689 >>2975682 I was just saying what made the book interesting, calm your nips. And lol, if you can't realize why LotF is brilliant, you're never gonna make it in the world. >dat characterization >dat symbolism That should be enough for you...

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 12 23:54:11 2012 No.2975742 >>2975689 What... Honestly, just... what.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 12 23:59:11 2012 No.2975746 >>2975742 Oh my god. You're a fucking idiot. You can get some sparknotes for Dr. Seuss if you need them too...

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 13 00:04:12 2012 No.2975753 >>2975682 Are you a retarded, obese, kid-touching faggot who sucks his own father's dick every night, or are you an OK guy? don't worry, i didn't state that. i only asked it as a question.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 13 00:10:17 2012 No.2975764 File: 27 KB, 550x371, 1343853471598.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2975753 10/10 I agree that this piece, even if geared towards a younger audience, has far too much symbolism and depth to receive these insults. It's a fantastic novel.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 13 00:18:16 2012 No.2975776 but i don't want to become even more of a misanthrope lof seems to be that kind of bad book for me

Anonymous Thu Sep 13 00:21:16 2012 No.2975779

>>2975776
The book taught me to stop being a misanthrope and to start being nice to fat people with glasses. It was a message I needed at the time, considering my master plan was to push boulders onto every fat child who walked past my house. If you're worried about your misanthropy, then you need this book.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 13 01:05:42 2012 No.2975814 >>2975779 why didn't you gain some weight and waddle down a block in their shoes.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 13 01:15:18 2012 No.2975820 >>2975814 Psh, I can't get fat. My metabolism is unstoppable.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 13 02:27:51 2012 No.2975923 I love it mostly for the gradual slide it depicts. The boys don't immediately go sectarian and violent, it takes them time to lose all their restraints, and I thought Golding was unusually good at writing in gradual change.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 13 07:19:13 2012 No.2976267 >>2975746 >>2975753 I've lost all hope for /lit/'s reading and writing abilities.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 13 07:25:14 2012 No.2976273 File: 91 KB, 930x818, 1346467035733.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2975656 >>2975689 >>2975746 >>2975753 fuck me /lit/ must be full of people like this now

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 13 08:01:53 2012 No.2976311 >>2975633 It's hardly William Golding's best book. He won the Nobel for other reasons, clearly

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 13 08:23:11 2012 No.2976327 the conch was pussy

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 13 09:38:08 2012 No.2976445 Thrilling, frightening and illuminating. Without a doubt a great, unique work.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 13 09:46:09 2012 No.2976455 >>2976327 You've just blown my mind.

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