Mind boggling, terrifying, and action-driven, William Golding's Lord of the Flies reveals the innate hunger in the human soul-- that pushy, angry, push for power, for control. In this novel, a group of boys become stranded on a lone island, completely isolated from the outside world. Illuminating the natural aversion to grown-up control, the preference of fun over safety, these boys wreck havoc on their own personal island. Without the adults to hold their morals and values in place, the humanity in the boys slowly, slyly slip away. 
 If anyone has read the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, they can realize the similar theme in the escalation towards animalistic brutality, the use of writing style to hide the horror of what's being done to convey the real depths of the loss of humanity by the end of the novel. 
 If you are considering reading it, I'd suggest reading it thoroughly, pondering the symbolism and significance hidden within. It contains so many hidden secrets, I am indebted to my English teacher for illuminating this novel for me. 
 It's been a magical experience reading this novel, and I sincerely recommend it to anyone who likes a little action, a little horror, and more than a little thinking.