Describing the killing, William Golding wrote, “There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws.” When Simon tries to deliver this dose of reality, which could have reinstated the boys’ civil selves, he’s mistaken for The Beast and struck down by his frenzied classmates. Jack and his rogue sect of malevolent boys believed The Beast gave them license to engage in brutality however, as Simon wished to communicate, it was actually mankind’s innate savagery, symbolized by the warring pilot’s carcass, that triggered their aggression, not some controlling, external force of evil. To the boys, who at first only observed the scene at night, The Beast seemed to lunge at them menacingly, but when the Christlike character Simon stumbles upon the combat kill during the day, what he suspected of his peers all along is revealed to be the truth. His parachute wound up tangled in trees in such a way that, when the wind blew, his rotting body gyrated. Shot down in a dogfight, the pilot ejected from his wounded plane and fell to the island. Overall an easy and enjoyable listen for a lazy Sunday.If you paid attention in high school English class during Lord of the Flies, you’ll recall the spectral “Beast” that the marooned boys feared and most grew to worship turned out to be a dead fighter pilot. I had no problem distinguishing characters, and his rhythm, tone and inflections have bought the characters to life. 🎧 Glen Lloyd suits the characters and he continues to improve with every book he performs. I could feel Gideon's exhaustion at being a newly single dad of a six week old baby and the pure relief Toby's appearance in his life brings. The characters are likeable and their story was charming. 📖 A heart-warming story with an easy pace and low drama.

The storyline doesn't pretend to be anything more than what it's is. Overall the storyline is compelling enough to be a nice distraction. one of the main protagonists, the mother, her actions! more disturbing now after the fact. I wouldn't wish that suffering on anyone, both for real or fictional. if you've ever had undercooked food or bacteria in your food. And I feel due to my own ridiculous nature. Even with a pet name that made me cringe a little. And there are parts of the storyline that could be explained a little better. Only slightly questionable circumstances. How they come together under slightly questionable circumstances. And ways that are expected and slightly unexpected. it's a cute storyline that's a little bit bittersweet.

I only had to look up twice on Australian vernacular.

Until i saw you by dianna roman