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The Day of the Triffids
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Stop me if you've heard this one before. It's a shame we don't have some ham. (You're supposed to say "Why?")
Well, because then if we had some eggs, we'd have ham and eggs! Gotcha.
The Day of the Triffids is rather similar. It's lucky that scientists haven't used bioengineering to create a deadly but slow-moving carnivorous plant. Because then if a mysterious comet caused everyone to go blind overnight, we'd all be sitting ducks!
It's not quite as bad as I'm making out. Admittedly, on a scale of scariness where your average Stephen King gets an 8, I'm afraid that this won't rate more than a 3. But if you're into being very moderately scared in a 1950s British way, I can definitely recommend it.
Well, because then if we had some eggs, we'd have ham and eggs! Gotcha.
The Day of the Triffids is rather similar. It's lucky that scientists haven't used bioengineering to create a deadly but slow-moving carnivorous plant. Because then if a mysterious comet caused everyone to go blind overnight, we'd all be sitting ducks!
It's not quite as bad as I'm making out. Admittedly, on a scale of scariness where your average Stephen King gets an 8, I'm afraid that this won't rate more than a 3. But if you're into being very moderately scared in a 1950s British way, I can definitely recommend it.
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January 1, 1972
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Finished Reading
January 9, 2010
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January 9, 2010
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I enjoyed being moderately scared in a 1950s British way when i was at school. But then that was 1960s Britain.
***MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT***There is no comet!
I want to thank you for yours reviews. I've found some in the past, and though them great. But tonight they are being specially useful. I think i will subscribe to the Easton Press list "Masterpieces of Science Fiction, and not knowing most of the books there, i'm using your reviews, plus some miscellaneous info, to decide which ones to put out of the list. Therefore i get kind of lost whenever i find a book without one of your reviews (for instance, Green Mars)I think i'll let this one out, there are some many things i have to read yet...
Thank you Rodrigo! I'm afraid I more or less stopped reading science fiction in the early 80s, and haven't really caught up with the more recent stuff. Though I make an exception for Iain M. Banks.
'MODERATELY scared?' I was terrified.
PS: And that was just reading the review.
Ms. Gettingenough, I strongly advise you to avoid the works of Stephen King.
Manny wrote: "Ms. Gettingenough, I strongly advise you to avoid the works of Stephen King."Thank you Dr. Rayner. I do appreciate it when people address me formally. I will indeed take your advice.
Manny wrote: "Ms. Gettingenough, I strongly advise you to avoid the works of Stephen King."Why do you think Stephen King's books should be avoided?
What does it mean when an American gen-x'er wants to be "moderately scared in a 1950s British way" -is that the new "civilized" way to scare yourself that I am seeking?! Somekind of scared from before the freaky frightening of Clockwork Orange worked its way into the American reader's subconscious when we imagine being scared in England or in an British way?
What does it mean when an American gen-x'er wants to be "moderately scared in a 1950s British way" -is that the new "civilized" way to scare yourself that I am seeking?!Oh, absolutely. Rather.
That review was a laugh again :D Thanks, my man Manny! :)
Hahahaha "moderately scared...in a British way"....Nailed it!!
I think I liked this book more than you did, but I also like your review.
There is a BBC series based on this novel of Wyndham's, which is worth watching if you do not mind its low-budget appearance.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081850/