Stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash, a group of British schoolboys try to govern themselves — and descend into savagery as fear of a mythical "beast" takes hold.
Books mentioned in Lord of the Flies (3)
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson: “'Treasure Island—' 'Swallows and Amazons—' 'Coral Island—' Ralph waved the conch.”
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome: “'Treasure Island—' 'Swallows and Amazons—' 'Coral Island—' Ralph waved the conch.”
The Coral Island by R. M. Ballantyne: “'Treasure Island—' 'Swallows and Amazons—' 'Coral Island—' Ralph waved the conch.”
Books that mention Lord of the Flies (5)
Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes: “The first was a remarkable discovery about Lord of the Flies. In the famous scene where Piggy's spectacles are used for the rediscovery of fire, William Golding got his optics wrong.”
Babel Tower by A. S. Byatt: “Named in the same burned-books list of Frederica's course texts.”
The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai: ““Books to Read When You’re 12” started with The Giver and The Golden Compass and ended with Lord of the Flies.”
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls: “I loved The Grapes of Wrath, Lord of the Flies, and especially A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.”
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell: “our Pembridge Place house was as bereft of adults as all but the last two pages of Lord of the Flies.”