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The Day of the Triffids

John Wyndham

Start date: June 1, 2023

Finish date: June 30, 2023

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Apr 20, 2017 Lars Martin rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: klassiker, sci-fi, engelsk-klassiker

To quote Albert Einstein: “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”

That is the background of the book. It was written shortly after the second world war. The world was walking on a knife's edge, with nuclear weapons, chemical weapons and what not. What would happen if we missed a step?

I found the first chapter very evocative, interesting and titillating. I was right there, smack in the middle of a post apocalyptic disaste ...more

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Oct 09, 2019 Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ... rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001-books, adventure, read-in-2019, classics, science-fiction

This is a classic science fiction novel about plants that are taking command of the world and comets or satellites that are causing people to go blind. It was innovative and exciting, and I think that any fan of either horror or science fiction would love it. I am a fan of neither genre but certainly found this one unique and more enjoyable than expected.

I will say that in my opinion the "world has gone blind" storyline was better don in Jose Saramago's book Blindness. However, I have to wonder ...more

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Apr 08, 2014 Laura rated it it was ok

Shelves: 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, dystopia, 1000-guardian, science-fiction, audio-books, british-literature, fiction-20th-century, read-2016, horror

This is not my cup of tea.

From BBC Radio 4 Extra:
1/17: After a mysterious meteor shower, Bill Masen wakes up in hospital an eye operation to find that the world he knew will never be the same again...

2/17: Bill Masen remembers how the Triffids first came to England, and why they became so prevalent.

3/17: It is well known that Triffids can walk, but Bill Masen wonders what other human skills they might possess.

4/17: Bill Masen is horrified by what he discovers in London, but manages to rescue a This is not my cup of tea.

From BBC Radio 4 Extra:
1/17: After a mysterious meteor shower, Bill Masen wakes up in hospital an eye operation to find that the world he knew will never be the same again...

2/17: Bill Masen remembers how the Triffids first came to England, and why they became so prevalent.

3/17: It is well known that Triffids can walk, but Bill Masen wonders what other human skills they might possess.

4/17: Bill Masen is horrified by what he discovers in London, but manages to rescue a girl from danger.

5/17: With the carnivorous plants on the rampage, Josella is devastated when she returns to her home with Bill.

6/17: As they battle to avoid the deadly plants and the blinded population, Bill gets to know Josella better.

7/17: Bill and Josella join the University group and discover how the new community expects to survive.

8/17: The University group with Bill and Josella are ready to begin a new life together, but some have other ideas.

9/17: Bill Masen tries his best to support his blind group, but some problems prove to be insurmountable.

10/17: With most of the population blinded, Bill Masen is determined to find Josella. But where does he start?

11/17: Bill and Coker are reunited with some of the original University group - but Josella isn't with them.

12/17: Bill and Coker check out of Tynsham Manor and set out to track down the rest of the University group.

13/17: More determined than ever to find his friend Josella, Bill Masen faces a tough decision.

14/17: As his hunt for Josella continues, Bill Masen also tries to help the orphaned Susan.

15/17: In a world ravaged by the Triffids, survivor Bill Masen works hard to make a new home for his new family.

16/17: Bill and Josella take a trip to the beach and ponder their future. But help is closer than they think.

17/17: An unexpected visitor to Shirning threatens to undermine Bill and Josella's future plans.

Roger May begins a 17-part unabridged reading of John Wyndham's cult sci-fi novel - an unsettlingly vivid and thrillingly realised tale of ecological apocalypse.

Producer: Susan Carson

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Northern Ireland and first broadcast in 2004.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jrfm ...more

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Dec 30, 2018 Jim Townsend rated it it was amazing

A scary science fiction novel about the end of the world as we know it, when a comet comes to earth, blinds most of the population, and spawns 7-foot walking plants with poison stingers that take over the world, leaving a few stragglers to struggle to survive. Pretty innovated, suspenseful and great.

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