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A review by ratgrrrl
Chocky by John Wyndham
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This is a rather charming, cozy, but ultimately rather toothless tale of a unknown entity communicating with a precocious British child. The best way I can describe it is a Worther's Original from another reality proferred by a grandparent from the 60s whose doing his best and telling a wonderful tale they never quite managed to land and ends up being a bit of a garbled rush of bulletpoints and info dumps as they drift off to a sleep they might never wake from.
I liked it. I thought I was going to love it, but I think I was bamboozled by the absolutely gorgeous narration of Daniel Weyman. There's some great ideas here and potential to do something spectacular, but as it is, despite preceding it by a coupe of decades, it's essentially a less dramatic and funny low budget ET where you never have to see the entity.
I will never not be highly amused and low key creeped put by fathers calling their son's 'old man'.
Ultimately, this was the perfect thing to listen to while doing stimming busy work while unable to sleep. Worth a listen, just don't expect too much and you'll have a pleasant time.
I liked it. I thought I was going to love it, but I think I was bamboozled by the absolutely gorgeous narration of Daniel Weyman. There's some great ideas here and potential to do something spectacular, but as it is, despite preceding it by a coupe of decades, it's essentially a less dramatic and funny low budget ET where you never have to see the entity.
I will never not be highly amused and low key creeped put by fathers calling their son's 'old man'.
Ultimately, this was the perfect thing to listen to while doing stimming busy work while unable to sleep. Worth a listen, just don't expect too much and you'll have a pleasant time.