tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471801.post7270677482146003240..comments2023-10-21T07:44:20.549-04:00Comments on The Existence Machine: In Brief: William Golding's The SpireRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014014605639738887noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471801.post-27447463217633512462008-11-02T10:54:00.000-05:002008-11-02T10:54:00.000-05:00Hi Dan. Yes, it's true, I've never read Lord of th...Hi Dan. Yes, it's true, I've never read <I>Lord of the Flies</I>; it wasn't required for high school, and I'd tended to lump it in with other high school books, like <I>Catcher in the Rye</I>. It was a passing remark by Josipovici that put Golding on my radar, but I've not read the book you mention, though I'd heard of it. Thanks for the heads up on the Golding essay.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014014605639738887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471801.post-63041296656538588722008-11-02T08:48:00.000-05:002008-11-02T08:48:00.000-05:00"With Pincher Martin last year, this is the second..."With <EM>Pincher Martin</EM> last year, this is the second William Golding novel I've read": no <EM>Lord of the Flies</EM>? that's just about the only Golding that most Americans (myself included) have read. There's a nice essay by Josipovici in <EM>The World and the Book</EM> (I assume you know this?) which made me want to track down his other books, but I haven't managed to yet . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com