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chlxelauren's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
ellie_rogers's review against another edition
adventurous
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
2.0
Apocalyptic, dystopian style, interesting presentation of humans at the whims of an insignificant species like birds. Highlights the inadequacy of the state in emergencies.
Don't feel very attached to characters.
Don't feel very attached to characters.
bookish_smorgasbord's review against another edition
5.0
A stellar full-cast production with immersive audio effects and music. While Daphne du Maurier's short story of a family and town (and country and possibly the entire world) beset by countless birds provided the inspiration for Hitchcock's film adaptation, they are not identical stories. It's kind of more fun in that both stories focus on different survivors within the same world. Read or listen (it's a quick hour) to du Maurier's tale of a family struggling in post-war England before or after Hitchcock's version starring Tippi Hedren as a woman on a lark gone awry. You'll be glad you did!
poppy_gordon's review against another edition
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
3.0
dumbdur's review against another edition
3.0
y’all, the bbc “audiobook” of this is so chaotic, i cannot deal
reianb's review against another edition
5.0
Listened to the BBC dramatization for this and I didn't know I could be scared of birds like that. Will definitely read the ebook/physical soon.
maryehavens's review against another edition
3.0
The version I listened to was a BBC audio dramatization of the Du Maurier short story. It's less than an hour.
First: HUGE Hitchcock fan. It's very interesting to me how this story turned into the movie (I just looked up a bit about the screenplay and it makes sense).
While this story has many parallels to the movie, it's really it's own thing and almost difficult to make comparisons. There's the bird attacks but the setting of the story is hyper local to just a few farms. The characters reason that the birds are attacking all of Great Britain and are left to fend for themselves. There is much more of a focus on the darker side of humanity versus a focus on the birds themselves. The characters reference their survival tactics used during WWII and, apparently, the birds are an animal representation of the Blitz on London during that time.
Listening to the dramatization, I was a bit shocked at how dissimilar the two stories are. I prefer the movie, only because I am more familiar with it, and my apocalyptic meter is pretty full with slogging through The Stand (almost done!). The movie had a bit more hope or, at minimum, ambiguity that the birds were everywhere.
Still like the story - it was fairly horrific for such a short one!
First: HUGE Hitchcock fan. It's very interesting to me how this story turned into the movie (I just looked up a bit about the screenplay and it makes sense).
While this story has many parallels to the movie, it's really it's own thing and almost difficult to make comparisons. There's the bird attacks but the setting of the story is hyper local to just a few farms. The characters reason that the birds are attacking all of Great Britain and are left to fend for themselves. There is much more of a focus on the darker side of humanity versus a focus on the birds themselves. The characters reference their survival tactics used during WWII and, apparently, the birds are an animal representation of the Blitz on London during that time.
Listening to the dramatization, I was a bit shocked at how dissimilar the two stories are. I prefer the movie, only because I am more familiar with it, and my apocalyptic meter is pretty full with slogging through The Stand (almost done!). The movie had a bit more hope or, at minimum, ambiguity that the birds were everywhere.
Still like the story - it was fairly horrific for such a short one!
meghendy's review against another edition
4.0
Such a good spooky short story!!!!!!! Audiobook was 1000000/10
theravenqueen's review against another edition
4.0
It's quite different than the movie and a lot creepier if you ask me.