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Books like Lord of the Flies

If you liked Lord of the Flies by William Golding, start here: 12 similar summaries, with why each one matches.

  1. 1984

    George Orwell · 1949

    Because shares tags: dystopia, classics, literary fiction.

    A long retelling of George Orwell's 1984: Winston Smith's quiet rebellion in Oceania, the Party's grip on truth and memory, and why the…

  2. Things Fall Apart

    Chinua Achebe · 1958

    Because shares tags: classics, literary fiction.

    Proud Igbo wrestler Okonkwo rises in 1890s Umuofia, then loses standing through hard exile, a son's conversion, and British missionaries…

  3. Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Zora Neale Hurston · 1937

    Because shares tags: classics, literary fiction.

    Janie Crawford tells Pheoby about Eatonville life with Logan Killicks, Joe Starks called Jody, and Tea Cake.

  4. The Master and Margarita

    Mikhail Bulgakov · 1967

    Because shares tags: classics, literary fiction.

    Devil Woland visits 1930s Moscow while Master writes Pilate and Margarita bargains.

  5. The Karamazov Brothers

    Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1880

    Because shares tags: classics, literary fiction.

    Dmitri, Ivan, and Alyosha Karamazov face their father, murder, faith, and doubt in Dostoevsky's final novel.

  6. Mansfield Park

    Jane Austen · 1814

    Because shares tags: classics, literary fiction.

    Fanny Price loves Edmund amid Crawfords theatricals at Mansfield.

  7. Madame Bovary

    Gustave Flaubert · 1857

    Because shares tags: classics, literary fiction.

    Emma Rouault marries Charles Bovary for romance, then seeks lovers and luxury until debts ruin them both.

  8. Island of the Blue Dolphins

    Scott O'Dell · 1960

    Because shares tags: classics, survival.

    Left alone on San Nicolas Island for eighteen years, Karana builds shelter, faces wild dogs, and finds company with Rontu.

  9. The Sun Also Rises

    Ernest Hemingway · 1926

    Because shares tags: classics, literary fiction.

    Jake Barnes drifts through Paris bars and Pamplona bullfights with Brett Ashley and a wounded generation.

  10. The Death Cure

    James Dashner · 2011 · The Maze Runner #3

    Because shares tags: dystopia, survival.

    Thomas refuses WICKED's final test, remembers too much, and runs with the Gladers toward a last cure and a ship north.

  11. The Call of the Wild

    Jack London · 1903

    Because shares tags: classics, survival.

    Stolen pet Buck learns club and fang on the Klondike trail from Perrault to Thornton and the wolves.

  12. The 5th Wave

    Rick Yancey · 2013 · The 5th Wave #1

    Because shares tags: dystopia, survival.

    Cassie Sullivan crosses ruined Ohio to save Sammy after four alien waves, trusting Evan Walker while doubting him.

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