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why_not 's review for:
The Day of the Triffids
by John Wyndham
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
To begin with this book has some dated views on sex and disability.
I do like the premise and although it feels played out today, this book is the inspiration for many of the wake up after the apocalypse stories.
Our main character Bill Masen doesn't seem to me to be a particularly interesting narrator. He certainly has his flaws but they don't ever feel questioned. He is written as if he is the defacto smartest person in the room (save for maybe Coker). The book explores interesting themes of ruthlessness at the end of the world and who you can really save, but they left me wanting.
Josella, the love interest, similarly feels flat. She is a mix between the strong woman who is ruthless and doesn't mind the sight of blood with a subservient woman who only wants to birth children.
The real strengthof this novel lies in the sci-fi triffids. They are explored enough to feel very alien but left quite mysterious at the same time. The conception of such a creature was enough to keep to keep me intrigued through a story I feel has been better told elsewhere.
I do like the premise and although it feels played out today, this book is the inspiration for many of the wake up after the apocalypse stories.
Our main character Bill Masen doesn't seem to me to be a particularly interesting narrator. He certainly has his flaws but they don't ever feel questioned. He is written as if he is the defacto smartest person in the room (save for maybe Coker). The book explores interesting themes of ruthlessness at the end of the world and who you can really save, but they left me wanting.
Josella, the love interest, similarly feels flat. She is a mix between the strong woman who is ruthless and doesn't mind the sight of blood with a subservient woman who only wants to birth children.
The real strengthof this novel lies in the sci-fi triffids. They are explored enough to feel very alien but left quite mysterious at the same time. The conception of such a creature was enough to keep to keep me intrigued through a story I feel has been better told elsewhere.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism