Faber & Faber (12+) 9780571374250 (Hardback)
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This strong, impactful graphic retelling has a cinematic quality. The story of a group of boys trying to survive on an island as civilisation erodes into savagery is repellent at points but in the best possible way because of the prowess and power of the illustration. There are moments of great vulnerability, like when Piggy’s glasses are shown to be broken, and there’s palpable unease and menace in the depictions of the beast and the pilot. It carries readers on a real journey.
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Aimée de Jongh is a renowned graphic novelist. Her debut, The Return of the Honey Buzzard, won the Prix Saint-Michel and was adapted into a live-action film, while her graphic novel Days of Sand was an international bestseller and nominated for two Eisner awards. She has been published in eleven languages to date.
www.aimeedejongh.com
William Golding’s famous book, Lord of the Flies, shows the dark side of human nature. It proves how quickly rules and civilized behavior can fall apart. A group of young boys gets stuck on an isolated island after a plane crash. At first, they try to build a peaceful society together. However, their perfect paradise quickly turns into a scary world of fear and violence. The story shows that deep down, people still have wild and cruel instincts.
esteban
College Francais Love Books !
I think that the graphic novel "Lord of the Flies" is brilliant and thrilling because Aimée De Jongh clearly uses the same words as the original book from William Golding. I really like the illustrations.
Anonymous
College Francais Love Books !
I read "The Lord Of The Flies - Graphic Novel". I globaly liked this book, because it is full of action and has lots of suspense. Even though some moments took me by surprise and came out quite chocking, the overall plot was very interesting and kept me reading. I also loved the small refference on how the grown-ups aren't actually any better than the children.
Anonymous_User_123456789
College Francais Love Books !
The Lord of the Flies is a book about kids on an island. It's really good because there is tension and suspense. Some kinds burn all the forest and they create clan .
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College Francais Love Books !
This book is about a boy in a jungle with his friend and the friend sees a plane crash on fire. The cover makes me want to read the book because the cover has so much detail. It makes me want to ask soooo many questions. The style goes well with the story because the style on the front cover is very green and detailed and the story is really detailed with lots of good paragraphs. The illustrator’s pictures do really add to the story. I LOVE this book because it has so much detail and I love asking questions and it makes me want to ask questions. My favourite part of the book is when the plane crashes and I love the detail with the sky and the black smoke. I don’t like the illustration when there were so many people on the beach which is apart of the jungle.
Casey
St Thomas Shadowers
I don’t like the way the book crashes the plane but I’ll give it a 4/10.
Peter
St Thomas Shadowers
I LOVE the art style.
Jaxson
St Thomas Shadowers
Lord of the Flies was written by William Golding and the illustrations were created by Aimee de Jongh. This book is about a person stranded on an island by himself and trying to survive. It is a picture book with a little bit of writing. The cover makes me want to read the book as it looks really interesting and green. There is lots of nature and it seems peaceful. It’s really got techniques in the colours and looks really fun. I love this book because sometimes it could teach you survival skills and be really helpful. The best part of this book for me is all of the book really, it's got techniques. It’s adding things I think are really good. The only thing I didn’t like about this book is it’s a little bit big, but it’s really good. Star rating: 5/5
Adam
St Thomas Shadowers
I enjoyed the illustrations and I thought it was nice to see a graphic novel version of a classic. I liked the premise.
Anna
Inkscape Critics
The art was nice.
Maddie
Inkscape Critics
The Lord of the Flies graphic novel by Aimée de Jongh is a colourful adaptation of the original version. Without containing as much tesxt as the original novel, it compensates b with the quality of the illustrations.
Abelmeyang
College Francais Love Books !
The book was good it have the balance of violence and humour.
russell
Sale High Readers
it was very good and eyecatching as its images showed its reality and love the bit when they lit up a fire to get communication to other people. i really liked the concept of the story.
Ben
Sale High Readers
it was very good and eye-catching it was interesting and exciting the book was over all good
Alex
Sale High Readers
I think the illustrations made the book easier to understand and helped me paint a picture in my head, I also really liked the concept of Lord of The Flies.
Lewis
Sale High Readers
i really enjoyed this book because of the amazing aesthetic and because of the amazing illustration and the mysterious and adventure theme
Harry
Sale High Readers
The illustrated edition of Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a powerful and unforgettable reading experience. While the original novel is already a classic, the illustrations add a new layer of depth and emotion to the story. The artwork helps readers visualiSe key moments and understand the characters' emotional journeys. The contrast between the peaceful setting and the dark events of the story is especially striking
Arshdeep
Sale High Readers
It was a very entertaining book that had lovely illustrations I love the bit where they meet the sailor and finally realise they're going home but it is sad that 2 people aren't going home. All in all, a really nice book.
Henry
FCC Book Group
The book itself was amazing and the pictures increased the pace of the story.Overall I loved the story of the book but personally I think this book SHOULD NEVER BE GIVEN TO CHILDREN.
Sharanya
Sale High Readers
I adored this book! I loved reading the novel itself but sometimes i had trouble imagining what happens and imagine something wrong altogether, this graphic novel makes it easier to read and enjoy. I loved the designs of the boys and the details Aimee added to everything. Every page i flipped made me hooked even more. Overall i would say that this book was absolutely fantastic and good read. I loved how the tense moments were portrayed and how the deaths of Simon and Piggy were drawn. I loved this graphic novel so much!
Salma
Bellerive Bookies and Cookies
I am a one of the people that find reading hard so your artwork helps me understand it.
Gabby
Tore Shadows
I loved Lord of the flies the best- book for pleasure or meaning and I think the meaning is that kids without adults = death and chaos, no rules, regulations and boundaries.
Ariel
Belsize Stories
Thrilling and gruesome, really like the book
Binyomin
Belsize Stories
Some of the most mind-blowing & jaw-dropping illustrations I have ever seen! This book is an absolute spectacle to the eyes but still manages to stay true to the original story of The Lord of The Flies. I would recommend this to anybody who wants a clear, short and honestly astonishing recap of The Lord of The Flies.
leinahtan
College Francais Love Books !
I enjoyed the Lord of the flies as a graphic novel more than the actual novel. I found it much more entertaining and I loved the style of illustration; it was a very quick but enjoyable read.
Nell
Willow Book Whispers
Lord of the flies was incredible to read and a true masterpiece of illustrations mixed with a classic story I also love the moral of the story that we are all animals deep down. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 stars
Keval
Willow Book Whispers
Hayley
BFS Umbra
I really like the book, it was very nice, the art style was good, and I enjoy how it shows that even the best people can lose their mind and do bad things when there's nobody there to enforce rules and morality. The book really held me attention the whole time.
Zofia
Willow Book Whispers
The illustration was great and the story (although from a different book) was impeccable and I loved it. I think the moral and aspect of human society was quite interesting and got me thinking about things like this. There were so many other things I could say but because of you probably loosing focus I just want to say that the book really captured the lushness of the forest and I would give it it a 4.8/5
Freddie
Willow Book Whispers
I love their art work it's just so beautiful and has great illustrations.
Drew
Tore Shadows
This powerful story has even more impact as a graphic novel. The story is mostly about a group of boys trying to survive on a desert island with no adults and the groups are falling apart into savagery. Every page was powerfully and well illustrated especially the main characters like Jack , Piggy, Simon and Will. I felt miserable when Piggy died from a rock, although it was beautifully illustrated. I loved this book and I recommend this awesome book to children of 10 years old who are good thinkers and even adults. I rate this 10 out of 10.
Tomonori
Sandroyd Bookivores
I loved this book it was nice that it was like the BBC Iplayer series and it was overall a good but sad book 😊
Cooper
Knox Readers
a wonderful emotional adaptation of a classic tale with a wonderful pace color scheme and the illustrations are fabulous and are accurate to the original novel. Truly wonderful!
freya
Sale High Readers
Having read the original Lord of the Flies by William Golding, I thought that this was a lot easier to follow with the illustrations, and that the overall story is a lot more impactful. I think that they chose the right parts of the books to showcase his writing as well. As a GCSE text, I think that this should be brought into secondary schools where children might not understand the text, as the illustrations help it to come to life a bit more. I liked the style of the illustrations and using colours to set the tone or the mood of the situation happening. A very good book.
Bella
TGGS Carnegie Readers
I quite liked this book because of the storyline and the quality of the images. They don't really do anything with the endpapers as they are just pure green but at the start there is an introduction to the story which i quite liked
grace
TGGS Carnegie Readers
This illustration book is amazing the detail and thought put into it makes it seem like the actual book but with a more visual aspect.
Stevie
SDG Reads
I thought that it was very thrilling, and also very intense - you don't know what is going to happen next. It is incredibly suspensful. It had lots of twists and turns - you never know what is going to happen next! I think this would be great for teenagers because I think younger kids wouldn't enjoy the murder side of this story. It would also be good for stuggling readers as it was easier to read as there was less text on the page - so would be easier to access if you are using this book in school for learning.
Finley
Brockhill Book Club
I believe the book was extremely good. I loved all the illustrations! There was a lot of shocking twists, I didn't expect it to be as good as it was. I believe that this book would be very good for 11+ readers. I loved the plot twist when how they turned against each other, it was thrilling.
Charlotte
Brockhill Book Club
Sonny
Atlantic Awesome Readers
Isaac
Atlantic Awesome Readers
Anayah
Read for the stars
Mumina
Read for the stars
Aliza
Read for the stars
Bisma
Read for the stars
Safiyya
Read for the stars
We had a go at adapting well known stories into graphic novel format. We thought about the number of panels we wanted to use, the placement of the panels, which events from the story to depict and what the characters will be saying.
Read for the stars
Read for the stars
This book is about children who get stranded on an island and they have to find a way to survive and get off. I love the part where they work as a team. I dislike the part where a fight happens. I would recommend this book to people 20 years old and above because of the death of two characters.
Aliza
Read for the stars
An amazing book about trying to get home whilst filled with rage and people fighting.
Joe
Rad readers
The lord of the flies is an inspiring and very emotional book
Kira
College Francais Love Books !
the lord of the flies is an inspiring novel which has lots of moments which the reader feels the emotions of the character
dec
College Francais Love Books !
This book was really fun to read! I had to read the original one first - it didn't make much sense. This book helped me understand what Lord of the Flies was about, even if it were a bit gory... I still love it!
Amelia
Weald of Kent Grammar (Sevenoaks)
it was good because it used to be boring but then it became a graphic novel
Mouhamed
Hackney Primary Reading Champions
Enjoyed this book tremendously. I feel like it strips down human nature to the bare minimum and outputs it with no restraints. I would highly recommend it but if you are squeamish / easily get scared STAY AWAY.
Akiva Mailer
Belsize Stories
Eva
Busy Bee Readers
This is a moving story, it reflects how young people need guidance but can be independent. How rules and laws matter so much. The children are brave and daring to face such a situation. The pictures are done so well, it makes you feel every child’s emotion. Brilliant book for readers that love relatable, action packed storys
Georgina
Sandroyd Bookivores
I really enjoyed reading Lord Of The Flies Graphic Novel as someone who struggles to stay focused on one book. But I felt it was entertaining because its not just words, its bright pictures too and you get more of an idea of how it would of been if you were there and how scared the children were.I love how on the blurb it states "orphaned by society" because it makes the reader sympathetic as orphaned tends to be associated with alone and abandoned.I loved how it has the before the island and after at the back which shows they have been there for a long time as you can tell from hair growth and more.
Hazel
SHS Book Club
Jaxson
St Thomas Shadowers
Adam
St Thomas Shadowers
Casey
St Thomas Shadowers
Oakley
St Thomas Shadowers
Delicia
St Thomas Shadowers
Peter
St Thomas Shadowers
Miah
St Thomas Shadowers
Lord of the Flies is one of the greatest books ever!! I'm super-duper privileged for getting to read the graphic adaptation and the og novel! The story has a good message and you can easily tell what the characters represent. Jack Merridew is the best character - he's a lovely chap, unlike Ralph.
Matilda
Danum Doodlers Does Books
I loved Lord of the Flies and would strongly recommend it to anyone. I don't usually read graphic novels because I feel like you can't tell what the characters are feeling, whereas a prose book would say "shock flashed on her face". However this book was really good. 5 STARS!
Nitalia
Weald Tonbridge
The art is nice, but I do not like the story.
Maddie
Inkscape Critics
Lord of the Flies is an intense but intriguing book. The Illustrations really bring it to life, especially when there is death/drama. The illustrations are rather squeamish and gory but very detailed. Sometimes, the imagery got my heart beating with nerves, for it was very graphic. I would recommend it to older readers. Overall, my rating was 8.5 / 10, as I felt it could have flowed a little bit better.
Evie
Sherwood Shortlist Squad
The book is mostly about a group of school boys, whose plane has crashed into a desert island. The main characters are three boys. The older boy is called Jack, then there is Ralf and then Piggy and they have to try to survive. The story takes place on a desert island and my favourite part is when the school boys become two different groups and start a war. A thing that really surprised me was that even though everybody was chasing Ralf to death, he survived. I think that the illustrations are really important and helps you understand the story better. Lord of the Flies’ illustrations are really clear and helped me picture the story better. My favourite illustration was at the end when the boys get rescued and everybody starts crying. I would recommend this boy to kids who like adventure stories. I think it is suitable from 10 to adults.
Miguel
Sandroyd Bookivores
It’s about a group of school boys whose plane crash landed on a desert island and they have to try and survive. The main characters are Jack, Piggy and Ralph. They want to survive until they get rescued. The story takes place on a desert island. My favourite part about LORD OF THE FLIES is when Jack and Ralph become two different tribes and Jack wants to steal the members of Ralph’s tribe. What was surprising was that, altough Simon was part of the choir, Head ChoristerJack and his tribe killed him when they were doing, what Jack liked to called “do our dance”. What I noticed about the pictures was that each picture had a a different colour for each theme and it got darker towards the end. The illustrations make the story sad sometimes and excited at times. I enjoyed the book very much because I love graphic novels and this book kept me in suspense for the whole story. It makes me want to read the original novel.
Oscar
Sandroyd Bookivores
Lord of the Flies was an excellent Graphic Novel. There was some writing and it was easy to follow. There was one page with someone's face covered in blood which was the only bad page. Well, it's not bad, it's kinda scary, so I like it.
Erinne
AGS Carnegies
It is a good story however it is very graphic
netanel
Belsize Stories
incredibly dark but very good and detailed drawings
Rafa
Belsize Stories
very good. Not for younger kids though
Ariel
Belsize Stories
I would rate this book a 4.5 out of 5. The things I love about The Lord of the Flies are the beautiful illustrations. They take the main role as they paint an image whilst reading. I didn’t really like how gory it was but overall it was amazing.
Zahra
Sherwood Shortlist Squad
This was an amazing book and very enjoyable.The pictures were stunning and beautiful.It is realistic and fantastic.There is nothing bad about it and it is just brilliant.It was a tiny bit creepy.
IbrahimZ
Sherwood Shortlist Squad
Its not for squeamish people. There is blood, violence, death and murder. Some parts are extremely graphic, too graphic even. It shows people reverting back to primitive nature of survival. It's a good book but really dark.
Motti
Belsize Stories
I adored this amazing book! it was filled with character and I could really imagine I was on the island. I felt it respected the original book while adding in more emotion with the illustrations.
Thomas
Forest Hill Library
The illustrations are so detailed and colourful and the storyline is amazing!
Fia
Knox Readers
I really enjoyed this graphic novel because even though I haven’t read the original book, I could really understand the characters and emphasise with them just through the illustrations. I really liked the watercolour + fineliner shading drawing style because you could really see the movement in the characters. The story itself was so interesting because it showed how humans could turn into animals when you lose civilisation. My favourite panels were probably the flies chasing Simon on page 235 and the cult-like dance panels that led up to Simon’s murder. The next few panels after were also really good since the monotone colour pallet symbolised Piggy and Ralph’s fear and grief. I hated Jack after I finished the book because of how he turned Ralph into prey and hunted him like an animal, completely contrasting to his ‘choir-boy’ character at the start of the book. He turned into what he hated, a creature without law and order while keeping his original ideals of wanting meat and being chief, though that quickly turned into insanity. Overall I think this book deserved being in the Carnegies shortlist and would recommend to anyone.
Hannah
Norwich High Bookworms
