Reviews

The Seeds of Time by John Wyndham

richard1510's review

reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

Dated, interesting in places

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Content Warnings

Reflects some of the attitudes of the times when it was written.

sloph's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

oh boy, there were some slightly distrubing stories in this. Some of the stories were more interesting than others, which tends to happen. Some of them were really interesting, all of them explored interesting ideas, and once again I am thinking I should read more sci-fi.

emilygray4's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

joshuamt's review against another edition

4.0

Old school sci-fi short stories. Each story had a satisfying little twist that was either delightfully dark, admirably clever, or in the best cases, poignant. Two of the stories towards the fell flat, but they were so short that it hardly detracted from the collection.

dantastic's review against another edition

4.0

I'm tempted to say that John Wyndham's short stories are better than his novels. The ten in this collection range from average to awesome. You've got robots, time travel, space travel, and Martians, all written in Wyndham's accessible British style. A couple of them could easily have been made into Twilight Zone episodes. Seeds of Time won't make you forget Day of the Triffids or Midwich Cuckoos but it's definitely worth a read.

inquisitivevic's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cannibalism, Racism, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

natty23z's review against another edition

3.0

A great collection of SciFi time related stories, some more forgettable than others but overall a good classic collection.

John Wyndham's writing is a breeze to read and works wonderfully for these short stories

francat92's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

amiepups's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

edenjoyce_23's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.25

a thought provoking book of sci fi from the 1950s - crazy to think how many similarities there are in modern nearly 70 years later. I think Survival was the most impactful on me