Title: The Day of The Triffids
Author: John Wyndham
Published: 1951
Language: English
Pages: 233
Rating: 5/5
Summary:
Bill Masen wakes up in a hospital in London after having eye surgery, finding a completely silent world around him. Taking off his bandages and investigating, he discovers that almost everyone in the world has gone blind.
There are also these plants called Triffids - strange, carnivorous plants that grow to the size of a man, can up its roots and walk around and have a poisonous sting if not trimmed properly. Usually, they're harmless if you keep them on a leash and make sure to remove the poison.
Now that the world has gone blind and is quickly descending into chaos, the walking plants have the upper hand.
Review:
This book was really, really interesting. I loved the eerie but vibrant setting in silent London, and everything that happened there, the slow disintegration of society and humanity, felt very realistic. The blind people trying to find their way around, looking for food, is so horrific and scary when you read it, it sent chills down my spine.
The triffids are perhaps not as big a part of the story as one at first thinks it will be, but they add a creepy and dangerous element to the story.
I really liked the characters in this book as well, I found the protagonist to be a good story teller. The story itself is more fascinating than exciting, and it gives the book a very mature feeling to it. A lot of apocalyptic fiction evolves around young teens and impossible romance, but this has a lot more to it. I really enjoyed that the main character was in his thirties, and not an angsty teenager.
I really liked the way the story progressed and I thought the ending was really good.
I would recommend this to anyone who liked apocalyptic fiction, and I think this would particularly suit an older audience who's looking more mature fiction, because of the way it's written. This is easily one of the best books I've read.
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Author: John Wyndham
Published: 1951
Language: English
Pages: 233
Rating: 5/5
Summary:
Bill Masen wakes up in a hospital in London after having eye surgery, finding a completely silent world around him. Taking off his bandages and investigating, he discovers that almost everyone in the world has gone blind.
There are also these plants called Triffids - strange, carnivorous plants that grow to the size of a man, can up its roots and walk around and have a poisonous sting if not trimmed properly. Usually, they're harmless if you keep them on a leash and make sure to remove the poison.
Now that the world has gone blind and is quickly descending into chaos, the walking plants have the upper hand.
Review:
This book was really, really interesting. I loved the eerie but vibrant setting in silent London, and everything that happened there, the slow disintegration of society and humanity, felt very realistic. The blind people trying to find their way around, looking for food, is so horrific and scary when you read it, it sent chills down my spine.
The triffids are perhaps not as big a part of the story as one at first thinks it will be, but they add a creepy and dangerous element to the story.
I really liked the characters in this book as well, I found the protagonist to be a good story teller. The story itself is more fascinating than exciting, and it gives the book a very mature feeling to it. A lot of apocalyptic fiction evolves around young teens and impossible romance, but this has a lot more to it. I really enjoyed that the main character was in his thirties, and not an angsty teenager.
I really liked the way the story progressed and I thought the ending was really good.
I would recommend this to anyone who liked apocalyptic fiction, and I think this would particularly suit an older audience who's looking more mature fiction, because of the way it's written. This is easily one of the best books I've read.
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