Lord of the Flies: ‘Absurd and Uninteresting’?

Apparently, William Golding’s castaway classic really made the rounds before finally being published, and one unimpressed reader’s note on the manuscript has just surfaced. After calling the book an “absurd and uninteresting fantasy,” she wrote: “A group of children who land in jungle country near New Guinea. Rubbish & dull. Pointless.”

Dull? I’d love to know what her idea of an eventful island getaway is. (Via The Book Bench)

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