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by William Golding (Author)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber; New edition edition (7 April 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571225470
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571225477
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 121,919 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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From the author of Lord of the Flies, The Inheritors is a startling recreation of the lost world of the Neanderthals, and a frightening vision of the beginnings of a new age.

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From the author of Lord of the Flies, The Inheritors is a startling recreation of the lost world of the Neanderthals, and a frightening vision of the beginnings of a new age.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, if at times bewildering, 17 Aug 2008
By S. Bailey "will work for books" (London) - See all my reviews
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When Spring comes back, the people return to their cave. Incredibly, things have changed. A log that bridged a marsh has disappeared. Food, that was once plentiful, has become scarce. And then one by one, the people themselves begin to disappear.

The people are Neanderthal, about to have their first contact with Homo Sapiens who will destroy them. The story is told through Lok, who by his own admission, "has few pictures in his head"; Golding imagines the Neanderthals as both verbally very limited and extremely conservative in their mental abilities. Though it is testament to his skill as a writer that this does not render them unsympathetic to a modern reader, it does mean that it can be hard work to figure out exactly what is going on, particularly when we observe the 'new people' through the eyes of the Neanderthals, and see just how incomprehensible drinking from a wineskin, hunting ceremonies or just arguing can become.

This is probably a book that one will either love or hate. As I read it just after the insipid novels of Jean Auel, I loved it. The thrill of discovering a totally new world (mine of the Neanderthals, as well as theirs of the new people) at the same time as knowing that these beautiful people were doomed, was quite incredibly moving.

Not for those requiring a fast plot and lots of sex, but for anyone who has ever paused to think whilst reading a book, deeply recommended.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent Golding novel, 16 Aug 2006
By Philip Murray (Consett, County Durham United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This is my third Golding novel as I make my way through his complete works. The Inheritors was Golding's first novel and apparently his personal favourite. In a narrative form similar to The Spire (which is not only my favourite Golding book but my favourite book ever), The Inheritors tells the story of the arrival of human beings as we know them today over the shoulder of the semi-evolved Lok, an excellently constructed and loveable character.

Golding's overly-metaphoric, ambiguous writing lends itself perfectly to telling the story from the, dare I say 'intellectually inferior' Lok's point of view resulting in charmingly blunt description. If you're a fan of Golding's style of writing (which is as strong here as any novel I've read by the man) I do recommend it. A startlingly appropriate story which is so relevant today and a thoroughly interesting read.

Not as good as The Spire, but in my opinion much better than the overrated Lord of the Flies. Fantastic!
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7 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK, 7 April 2007
By Mr. Benjamin M. Wright "vince" (mars) - See all my reviews
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I was looking for this book yesterday in a major bookstore that will remain nameless (ryhmes with daughterstones lol)but couldn't find it, disgusting!! Anyway I read this book in school and wanted to read it again (although fiction books are not my thing really)The narrative is somewhat confusing at first as it is from the POV of a species of hominid that sees the world very differently from modern humans. however it is a very very entertaining read that will leave a lasting impression with you.

Just to correct a previous reviewers comments...Lok is not "less-evolved" nothing is "less evolved" only differently evolved. Evoltion has no direction and no culmination point. Primative man was not "on the way to becoming human" they were merely a differnt species of hominid of which a very small number (one at first) slighty changed into what we now call Homo Sapiens. Do not get confused, evolution is not a linear thing and it does not "work towards" humans, every other species in the world is just as evolved as us and we are all just a twig on an ever growing evolutionary tree. Just wanted to set anyone straight. But anyway great book...loved it.
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