{"product_id":"9780571371723","title":"Lord of the Flies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe dystopian classic, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eintroduced\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e by Stephen King. W\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehen a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e group of schoolboys are stranded on a desert island, what could go wrong?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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.' \u003cb\u003eStephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of my favorite books - I read it every couple of years.' \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Collins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCED BY STEPHEN KING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'There aren't any grown-ups anywhere.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA plane crashes on a desert island. The only survivors are a group of schoolboys. By day, they explore the dazzling beaches, gorging fruit, seeking shelter, and ripping off their uniforms to swim in the lagoon. At night, in the darkness of the jungle, they are haunted by nightmares of a primitive beast. Orphaned by society, they must forge their own; but it isn't long before their innocent games devolve into something far more dangerous . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thrills me with all the power a fiction can have ... Exemplary.' \u003cb\u003eIan McEwan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An existential fable backlit with death's incandescent glare.'\u003cb\u003e Ben Okri\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Violently real ... An apocalyptic novelist [who writes with] humanist rage and defiance.' \u003cb\u003eMarlon James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully written, tragic and provocative.' \u003cb\u003eE. M. Forster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fragment of nightmare.'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A post-apocalyptic, dystopian survivor-fantasy ... [A novel] for all time ... A cult classic.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Stands out mightily in my memory ... Such a strong statement about the human heart.' \u003cb\u003ePatricia Cornwell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Terrifying and haunting.' \u003cb\u003eKingsley Amis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eWhat readers are saying:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eEvery real human being should read this ... This is what we are.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt’s brilliant, it’s captivating, it’s thought provoking and brutal and for some, its truly terrifying.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003et can be read and re-read many times, and every time something new will appear\u003c\/b\u003e.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThere is a reason why this is studied at school ... Excellent read.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is one of the few books I've read that I keep on my Kindle to read again.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I revisit this every few years and it's always fresh and impressive ... One of the best books I've ever read.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Golding","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":50081878507877,"sku":"9780571371723","price":22.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/2651\/2997\/files\/BNCImageAPI_7dcb5d42-c3a6-4045-bde0-b8df1808c040.jpg?v=1764859663","url":"https:\/\/www.commonplaceingersoll.ca\/products\/9780571371723","provider":"Commonplace Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}