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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
adventurous
dark
hopeful
sad
fast-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
This is such a brilliant book. I read it years ago and was worried it would not live up to my memory of it, but it’s even better than I remember.
For a book written in the 50s, Wyndham managed to nearly entirely avoid the obvious sexism of Heinlein’s work and the rampant sexism in Asimov’s work, proving that it wasn’t necessary to exclude and or objectify women to write a good book back then.
The story is dark and unnerving and highly introspective. It moves at a good pace, never slowing down for too long. The triffids themselves are an eerie and frightening addition to the story that’s not actually really about them.
I look forward to reading this again in another 20 years or so.
For a book written in the 50s, Wyndham managed to nearly entirely avoid the obvious sexism of Heinlein’s work and the rampant sexism in Asimov’s work, proving that it wasn’t necessary to exclude and or objectify women to write a good book back then.
The story is dark and unnerving and highly introspective. It moves at a good pace, never slowing down for too long. The triffids themselves are an eerie and frightening addition to the story that’s not actually really about them.
I look forward to reading this again in another 20 years or so.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Violence
Minor: Gun violence, Murder
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
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence
Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol