Reviews

The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham

veru_verge's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

alicegawthrop's review against another edition

mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

heidi_may91's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

davidshanewoods's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

zecdavies's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

shaunwaldie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

patronis_bookworm's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

edotas's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Would be interesting to compare this to the actual book (this was a two part radio program). Very interesting to see how the role of the Children changes from part 1 (the women are distressed, the men can’t much be bothered) to part 2 (for the most part the women still love their children while the men want them to die). Really enjoyed how much the dialogue would split off in gendered pairs for a comparison of how everyone discussed what was happening. 

kat7890erina's review against another edition

3.0

The premise and plot were intriguing, but sometimes the style brought on yawns and nods.

teipu's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

3.5