[books 2011]The Midwich Cuckoos
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inulro53. The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
This month's Bibliogoths book. I thought I'd read it before - I had to read Day of the Triffids at school when I was about 11 and thought that I'd gone out and read more of his stuff on my own, but I'm pretty sure that this is the first time I've read it.
I really enjoyed it. The concept is bloody terrifying, but it would be hard to make it into an action-packed thriller, so instead Wyndham chose to dwell on the philosophical and moral implications of having aliens in our midst.
It's very much a product of the 1950s, which some members of the group found more grating than I did.
This month's Bibliogoths book. I thought I'd read it before - I had to read Day of the Triffids at school when I was about 11 and thought that I'd gone out and read more of his stuff on my own, but I'm pretty sure that this is the first time I've read it.
I really enjoyed it. The concept is bloody terrifying, but it would be hard to make it into an action-packed thriller, so instead Wyndham chose to dwell on the philosophical and moral implications of having aliens in our midst.
It's very much a product of the 1950s, which some members of the group found more grating than I did.
