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adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A short fast book that makes you think about your worthiness as a human. Even though it was written in the 50s, you'll get a uneasy feeling that it was written just yesterday about modern times. The scarrines of civilization falling apart is really similar to modern ecology concerns.
Ignoring the tree page rant of one of the characters about women being good-for-nothing, it was a great dystopian quick read. Even though the characters were mostly flat.
Ignoring the tree page rant of one of the characters about women being good-for-nothing, it was a great dystopian quick read. Even though the characters were mostly flat.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gore, Alcohol
Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Pregnancy
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Sexism, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Death
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Sexism, Alcohol
Moderate: Suicide
adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Death
Minor: Death of parent
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A very easy read, I found myself trying to slow down towards the end to make the experience last longer. A classic for a reason!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Suicide
Moderate: Child death, Violence
Minor: Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
And we danced, on the brink of an unknown future, to an echo from a vanished past.
Unlike The Chrysalids, John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids leaves much to be desired. While certainly a sci-fi horror classic, The Day of the Triffids starts with a bang, which quickly fizzles out into a lacklustre middle and end. The triffids themselves are rarely encountered, the book focusing on the more mundane interactions between Humans and their psyche. While this could make for an interesting exploration and premise, where Wyndham explores the psychological and social breakdown of Humanity and greater society, all it ends up as is a dull and overdone pessimistic piece about Humanity returning to hunter-gatherer society with extra traditional gender roles. The most interesting reading during the book is the few paragraphs we get about triffid behaviour, and the very brief two encounters with the creatures; these few-and-far-between encounters don't build tension or suspense, instead, they work to emphasise how weak the rest of the characters and writing is.
Ultimately, The Day of the Triffids is a disappointing read that does not live up to its hype.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexism
Minor: Miscarriage