In Lord of the Flies, William Golding suggests that without structure, humans regress from civilization to barbarism and then into savagery, eventually abandoning Christian values for paganism and revealing an inherently evil nature. This was a reread for me. #Booksky #52booksgalore

Oeroeg is a well-written story set in pre-independence Indonesia, about a Dutch and an Indonesian boy who grow up together but drift apart due to culture, hierarchy, discrimination, and nationalism, reflecting cultural relations from a Dutch perspective. #booksky #52booksgalore #books4life

Dostoevsky dark tale explores Raskolnikov testing the belief that only the “extraordinary” may break the law for a greater good. His growing guilt slowly consumes him, turning torment into confession and punishment, and hinting at redemption. #booksky #52booksgalore #books4life