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Title: The ChrysalidsAuthor: John Wyndham
Published: 1955
Language: English
Pages: 200
Rating: 4/5
Summary:
Set in a post-nuclear apocalyptic world, we meet a society determined to keep themselves as the pure image of God and weed out anything considered abnormal; anyone considered a mutant are banished to the fringes and badlands. Some differences are harder to see than others though, and the son of one of the most powerful men in the area is finding it harder and harder to hide his secret.
Review:
This was great, just as I had expected.
This is my third book by this author, my favorite being The Day of the Triffids, and this coming in at a close second. I absolutely loved seeing the community in this book, their religion and the way they do things, and getting to know the people there. I really liked reading from the perspective of the main character and getting to see what happens to him as he's growing up and everything that goes on with the people around him. He's also got a very... special kind of perspective, which makes the story all the better.
I think Wyndham is really good at creating post-apocalyptic and dystopian worlds and I love reading about them; it's subtle but powerful. There's a lot in this book that makes you think and reflect, and this could've easily been published today, it's held up really well.
I think this is a well written science fiction novel that's well worth the read for anyone who enjoys the genre. As happens every time I read one of Wyndham's books, I now want to dive into all of the rest of his works!
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