This book is unlike any I have ever read. The closest approximation that can be made
would be to compare it to the idea if the Lord of the Flies having taken place
in a completely secluded and artificial setting with boys who had severe cases
of amnesia. It is a grand psychological
thriller that starts with the same pace and feeling as when it ends. It smacks of mystery and a sense of not
coming-of-age, but more than that.
The boys have to rediscover who they are and they have to do
it the fast and difficult way. Nothing is
handed to them. They take nothing for
granted and yet, the seclusion has upped their paranoia and dropped their sense
of morality. Thomas is seen as being
belligerent, but he is the one that has still clung to his idea of what is
important. He is the one they pick on
for wanting to be the ‘hero’ when he really just wants to do the ‘right thing’. So, the real question here is what draws the
line from a hero and decent human being?
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