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Violence
Some
Violence; a kidnapping; wartime fire
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual content; disturbing behavior by one of the sisters
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Golding's most visionary and darkest novel; spiritual intensity
What this book is about
Golding's 1979 novel follows Matty, a disfigured boy who walks out of a WWII fire and grows up to become a kind of prophet. Interwoven with the story of twin sisters who plan a kidnapping. Dark, visionary, difficult. For adults.
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Violence
Sexual content
Psychological darkness
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