Lord of the Flies (original 1954; edição 2003)

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   Battle Royale por Koushun Takami (JGKC, Panairjdde)

   Panairjdde: Two books that explore the survival instinct of people, even at youg age, as fueled by fear and lust for violence

2. 71
   A High Wind in Jamaica por Richard Hughes (pitjrw)

   pitjrw: Similar outlook on youth but a lot funnier and great description of a hurricane that plays the same role as the nuclear holacaust in Lord.

3. 148
   The Giver por Lois Lowry (FFortuna)
4. 83
   The Cement Garden por Ian McEwan (KayCliff)
5. 50
   High-Rise por J. G. Ballard (bertilak)

   bertilak: Two books about 'civilized' people becoming tribal and violent. However, Ballard is a disinterested diagnostician and Golding is a moralist.

6. 30
   Friday and Robinson: life on Esperanza Island por Michel Tournier (yokai)
7. 30
   Tunnel in the Sky por Robert A. Heinlein (sandstone78)

   sandstone78: A more optimistic view of young people in a society of their own- I read this on my own from the school library a few years before Lord of the Flies was required reading, and it seemed much more reasonable to me.

8. 30
   O Triunfo dos Porcos por George Orwell (sturlington)
9. 52
   The Beach por Alex Garland (booklove2, mcenroeucsb)

   booklove2: The Beach is like Lord of the Flies for adults, starring adults.

10. 20
    The Coral Island por R. M. Ballantyne (Cecrow)
11. 20
    Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids por Kenzaburō Ōe (JuliaMaria)

    JuliaMaria: Kinder auf sich allein gestellt - was sagt es über die Gesellschaft aus?

12. 31
    Under the Dome: A Novel por Stephen King (sturlington)

    sturlington: Under the Dome is an adult version of Lord of the Flies.

13. 20
    The Only Ones por Aaron Starmer (Utilizador anónimo)

    Utilizador anónimo: A world without adults with some differences and similarities.

14. 10
    Variant por Robison Wells (JenniferRobb)
15. 54
    Robinson Crusoe [Norton Critical Edition] por Daniel Defoe (TomWaitsTables)
16. 10
    Queen of Stones por Emma Tennant (KayCliff)
17. 10
    Gone por Michael Grant (Utilizador anónimo)
18. 11
    Here (away from it all) por Polly Hope (SomeGuyInVirginia)
19. 11
    The Maze Runner por James Dashner (wordcauldron)

    wordcauldron: Maze Runner has a feeling of Lord of the Flies, except it's a controlled experiment and, therefore, orchestrated.

20. 66
    The Wasp Factory por Iain Banks (villanova)

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