Book · 1959 · Fiction
Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the flies is one of the most [ __ ] up books in history.
What they say about it
- References the novel“the novel Lord of the Flies”2
The best things said about it
Lord of the Flies. There's a magnificent novel about human nature, but it doesn't tell you what you ought to do. It just says this is human nature.
If Lord of the Flies taught us anything, that's how Piggy died. That's who I related to.
The first book that absolutely threw me was the Lord of the Flies of William Golding.
Douglas Murray Lex Fridman Podcast · Jun 2022 One of the sort of the most famous manifestations of this idea in the 20th century was this novel Lord of the Flies.
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How it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a classic novel examining human nature and the descent into savagery among a group of stranded schoolboys. Robert Evans referenced the novel on Behind the Bastards as a frequent narrative trope representing human cruelty, and later discussed it alongside Nicholas Shrek and Tom Reimann to compare the chaotic atmosphere of Wally George's studio audience to the book's themes. Big Jay Oakerson brought up the book on The Joe Rogan Experience, noting how he related to the character Piggy when discussing escalating conflicts, while Michael Malice critiqued the novel as one of the most disturbing books in history. Jason Calacanis mentioned the story on This Week in Startups to contrast disciplined organizations like the Navy Seals and Boy Scouts with absolute social disorder. Robert McKee discussed the novel on The Rich Roll Podcast, praising it as a magnificent exploration of human nature that presents reality rather than preaching morality. Douglas Murray recalled on the Lex Fridman Podcast that William Golding's work was the first text that completely overwhelmed him during his school years, highlighting the profound and lasting impact the narrative often leaves on its readers across various educational and conversational contexts.
Every mention
Robert Evans You know, another narrative I see referenced all the time, Lord of the Flies. 2
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“You know, another narrative I see referenced all the time, Lord of the Flies.”
Discussed
“You know, the novel Lord of the Flies, it reminded me of that. Yep. There's a lot in there.”
Big Jay Oakerson I mean, if Lord of the Flies taught us anything, that's how Piggy died. That's who I related to. 1
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“I mean, if Lord of the Flies taught us anything, that's how Piggy died. That's who I related to.”
Dennis Prager the idea that we could learn that children are born with a a strong moral sense uh I mean you've read Lord… 1
Discussed
“the idea that we could learn that children are born with a a strong moral sense uh I mean you've read Lord of the Flies I think that's far more accurate”
Douglas Murray well i remember that the first book that absolutely threw me was the lord of the flies of william golding w… 1
Discussed
“well i remember that the first book that absolutely threw me was the lord of the flies of william golding which used to be a signed text”
Jason Calacanis I think is your point Boy Scouts and Lord of the Flies are like either end of the spectrum right you got li… 1
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“I think is your point Boy Scouts and Lord of the Flies are like either end of the spectrum right you got like the Navy Seals Boy Scouts and then Lord of the Flies”
Michael Malice lord of the flies is one of the most [ __ ] up books in history 1
Critiqued
“lord of the flies is one of the most [ __ ] up books in history”
Robert McKee Robert McKee: Lord of the Flies. There's a magnificent novel about human nature, but it doesn't tell you wh… 1
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“Robert McKee: Lord of the Flies. There's a magnificent novel about human nature, but it doesn't tell you what you ought to do. It just says this is human nature.”
Rutger Bregman and now one of the sort of the most famous manifestations of this idea in the 20th century was this novel L… 1
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“and now one of the sort of the most famous manifestations of this idea in the 20th century was this novel Lord of the Flies that you know especially people in the anglo-saxon world in the US and the UK you know so many people have read it or were forced to read it for a school write this story”
Tim Pool well that's also you can have these protests and stuff like that and everything's yay rah-rah here's my sid… 1
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“well that's also you can have these protests and stuff like that and everything's yay rah-rah here's my side this is my cause but the moment that somebody goes lord of the flies it things just fall apart and it's explain that i don't know that maybe there's a lord of the flies is a book where a bunch of”
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“you know the novel Lord of the Flies it reminded me of that”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (19: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“That's basically the chaz. Yeah, that's the chaz. That's kind we don't got to spend any money on it. My chapter in the book is called Lord of the Chaz cuz they just gave him an island just like the kids in Lord.”
Passing
“And that's when it became Lord of the Flies.”
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“So he says, "Meta was easily the most toxic company I've worked for. There's a reason the Chinese call it Squid Game. Other refers to it. Others refer to it as Hunger Games or Lord of the Flies."”
Passing
“Castle Rock Entertainment is named after the town in this book which is named after a location in Lord of the Flies which is Stephen King's favorite book.”
Passing
“this is very human which perhaps is the argument for the Doomer side right like if it is so human isn't it going to defend or descend all into savagery at some point and whatever the Lord of the Flies”
Passing
“probably like some Lord of The Fly or whatever yeah”
Passing
“um I'm that it almost reminds me of Lord of the Flies what you're talking about because it really was”
Passing
“because when an adult walks in the room like in Lord of the Flies do you ever see the movie um oh yeah I did”
Passing
“And of course, a great deal of local marijuana. In much the same way as the cron dominated AFL that's doe's party took excruciatingly violent revenge against Gio and Mano these are other ethnic groups roving bands of armed youth singled out cron and mandingo for similar treatment newsre images of the Liberian civil war”
Passing
“Um so like the final product was was a a truly a mix of Ein Rand and Lord of the Flies which sounds amazing.”
Passing
“This is why he's described as like it's a mix of Iron Rand and Lord of the Flies. It's like all of the things combined to make this weird like '8s specific, you know, place that is almost like a fever dream.”
Passing
“very lord of the flies ass kind of [ __ ]”
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“do you start to become like Lord of the Flies on it's called semester at sea you start to become like in the beginning everybody's kind of chilling”
Passing
“like every book we read in high school or college brave new world Lord of the Flies 1980 or Animal Farm like The Giver which we read in [ __ ] middle school”
Passing
“School forces you to do all sorts of things you hate, like to swim in a really cold pool or to learn French or to write humanities papers about Lord of the Flies.”
Passing
“Almost every day as I watch my kids go to school, I think about how glad I'm not in school anymore. Because school forces you to do all sorts of things you hate, like to swim in a really cold pool or to learn French or, you know, to write humanities papers about Lord of the Flies.”
Passing
“I think about how glad I'm not in school anymore because school forces you to do all sorts of things you hate like to swim in a really cold pool or to learn French or, you know, to write humanities papers about Lord of the Flies. Things that I really wouldn't want to have to do.”
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“Lord of the Flies”
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“I think I you know what I would do is is is just go completely like a Lord of the Flies I'd get a crazy haircut”