Well. Huh. I never read this in school so I was able to read this without having to think about what every detail symbolizes or dissect every piece of dialogue. However, part of me wonders if I would have liked it more if I had been made to read this in school. Maybe I missed something because while I liked this, I didn't think it was as amazing as some others have made it seem. I quite enjoyed the premise of the story and the psychological aspect to how the boys work to make a society on this island is very interesting. But something about this just didn't do it for me. I'm not sure if it was the writing style or the creepy kids but I didn't love this. I'm glad I read it so I can understand all the references to it now but I wouldn't want to ever read this again.