Lord of the Flies - Finished....finally

Well, contrary to most reviews of this novel, I did not particularly enjoy it. Right from the beginning I felt no connection to the characters or the plot. Maybe it was because there was no love story, maybe because it felt unrealistic, or maybe because it was shoved down my throat as an uninterested middle school student. Every page that I read I was very aware that I was reading words as opposed the many novels in the project that swept me away. Of course I felt the obvious emotions (disgusted by Simon's murder, sad when Piggy died, and relieved when they were rescued) but I never felt like I was enthralled in the least. Parts of it reminded me of A High Wind Over Jamaica but I actually liked that book. I'm just glad that its over for good now, or at least until I have to help my future children with their homework down the road. I hope for their sake that the school system will have picked a better novel to study by then that may actually spark a love for reading.