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This is the story of a group of boys who are marooned on a tropical island when the plane they are on crashes. Somehow I made it through high school and an English degree without once having to read this book. That's probably because this book frequently turns up on the banned books list.
Ironically I have owned a copy of this since high school but only now found myself interested in reading it over twenty years later. I was a little disappointed that the plane crash has already happened when the book opens, and there is no description of the accident at all. The boys range in age from six to about age 12 and quickly elect a leader and a group to hunt. They also develop a strategy to make and maintain a fire on a nearby mountaintop so that rescuers might see them. Of course by now you've probably already heard that things quickly go south and bad things start happening to the characters. I really can't say more without spoiling it.
This book was written in 1954 and though some bits and pieces are dated, the story really stands the test of time and really should be on everyone's must read list, if you haven't already. Parts were funny, some parts were serious, still other parts were really scary. One very pivotal scene was written so well that I could vividly imagine the scene playing out before me. I really liked this book and would recommend it to anyone.
Ironically I have owned a copy of this since high school but only now found myself interested in reading it over twenty years later. I was a little disappointed that the plane crash has already happened when the book opens, and there is no description of the accident at all. The boys range in age from six to about age 12 and quickly elect a leader and a group to hunt. They also develop a strategy to make and maintain a fire on a nearby mountaintop so that rescuers might see them. Of course by now you've probably already heard that things quickly go south and bad things start happening to the characters. I really can't say more without spoiling it.
This book was written in 1954 and though some bits and pieces are dated, the story really stands the test of time and really should be on everyone's must read list, if you haven't already. Parts were funny, some parts were serious, still other parts were really scary. One very pivotal scene was written so well that I could vividly imagine the scene playing out before me. I really liked this book and would recommend it to anyone.
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