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A review by missbookiverse
Chocky by John Wyndham
4.0
[3.5 stars]
A neat, quick supernatural tale about a boy and his imaginary friend that raises some important questions. I especially liked how it challenged human constructs such as gender (I'm probably reading even more into this from today's standpoint) and the way we as humans treat the environment and our resources (still a recent issue). Also, the dynamic between the parents was interesting because they actually consulted each other about the way their son behaved and how they should best deal with it. In the end, the wife was often portrayed as naive and too emotional (from the husband's POV) though.
A neat, quick supernatural tale about a boy and his imaginary friend that raises some important questions. I especially liked how it challenged human constructs such as gender (I'm probably reading even more into this from today's standpoint) and the way we as humans treat the environment and our resources (still a recent issue). Also, the dynamic between the parents was interesting because they actually consulted each other about the way their son behaved and how they should best deal with it. In the end, the wife was often portrayed as naive and too emotional (from the husband's POV) though.