William Golding's most recommended books

We've asked 12,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by William Golding.

Chosen by 18 people

Books like Lord of the Flies

Chosen by 3 people

Books like Rites of Passage

Chosen by 1 person

Books like An Egyptian Journal

Chosen by 1 person

Books like The Spire

Chosen by 1 person

Books like The Inheritors

Chosen by 1 person

Books like Free Fall

Book lists with William Golding's books

25 authors created a book list with a book by William Golding as one of their picks.

• Coming-of-age books that take me back to my own adolescence
• Guilt and suspense
• Scary books that make me wonder "what would I do?"
• Leaky eyes
• Satires that changed our view of the world
• Proof humans are scarier than ghosts

Book lists connected to William Golding's books

199 authors created a book list connected to William Golding's books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• Stories that read like police procedurals
• World War 2 from several different perspectives
• Great stories in WW2
• World War II POWs
• Human evolution and the human story
• Adventure romances in historical fiction

Genres connected to William Golding's books

Topics connected to William Golding's books