День триффидов. Куколки

Coles Notes

by John Wyndham

Den triffodovOdnazhdy, vechernej poroj, zhiteli Londona s interesom nabljudali neobychnoe javlenie - zelenyj zvezdnyj dozhd, ozarivshij vse nebo. Nautro svideteli zagadochnogo javlenija prosnulis slepymi, a vskore stalo jasno, chto zrenija lishilos pochti vse naselenie Zemli. V mire grjadut bolshie peremeny. Te nemnogie, kto sumel sokhranit zrenie, poluchajut pochti bezgranichnuju vlast i dostup k nakoplennym chelovechestvom resursam. No beda, kak izvestno, ne prikhodit odna - i v dejstvie vstupaet tretja triffidy, razumnye khischnye rastenija, sposobnye peredvigatsja i okhotitsja na ljudej. Slozhnaja sistema bezopasnosti, sozdannaja dlja sderzhivanija ochen tsennykh, no chrezvychajno opasnykh rastenij, daet sboj, i triffidy vyryvajutsja na svobodu... "Kukolki"Kniga, kotoraja proizvela na ljubitelej fantastiki SSSR oglushitelnoe vpechatlenie; mnogie vserez schitali, chto roman napisali bratja Strugatskie. Bolee togo - po rukam khodil ljubopytnyj samizdatovskij "perevod" pod nazvaniem "Khristoljudi", v kotorom v tekst Uindema byli vstavleny tsitaty, zaimstvovanija i otsylki k proizvedenijam Strugatskikh. Odno iz luchshikh antiutopicheskiikh proizvedenij NF XX veka!"Otklonenijam ot normy" net mesta v selenijakh novykh puritan - potomkov nemnogikh, kto vyzhil v jadernoj katastrofe, postigshej chelovechestvo. Detenyshej zhivotnykh, obnaruzhivshikh malejshie priznaki mutatsii, unichtozhajut. S chelovecheskimi mladentsami obkhodjatsja "miloserdnee" - ikh prosto sterilizujut i vyshvyrivajut v dikie dzhungli, na milost prochikh prozjabajuschikh tam odichavshikh mutantov. No vse li "otklonenija" mogut raspoznat besposchadnye sudi-propovedniki i ikh fanatichnaja pastva? Nezametno dlja nikh podrastajut deti, obladajuschie moschnym paranormalnym darom...

Genres: Science Fiction, Classics, Dystopia, Fiction

480 pages, Hardcover

Published December 1, 2016

About the author

John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris was the son of a barrister. After trying a number of careers, including farming, law, commercial art and advertising, he started writing short stories in 1925. After serving in the civil Service and the Army during the war, he went back to writing. Adopting the name John Wyndham, he started writing a form of science fiction that he called 'logical fantasy'. As well as The Day of the Triffids, he wrote The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids, The Midwich Cuckoos (filmed as Village of the Damned) and The Seeds of Time.

Reviews

[Maureen Grenier · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved "The Chrysalids" by John Wyndham when I read it years ago, and I loved it when I read it again the other night. Wyndham uses sci-fi to comment on society, and "The Chrysalids" is all about the fear of differences, and the refusal to move ahead as society changes. Don't judge Wyndham's work by the terrible movies based on his books (e.g., "The Day of the Triffids," and "Midwich Cuckoos" ). You must read his books to appreciate these stories; they are fun and timeless. "The Chrysalids" was published in 1955 and is still relevant.

[Kathryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read the Chrysalids for O level. Never forgotten it.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book- as a sequel to the Triffids it was amazing. I did this on an audiobook and it was a good thing, I would have rushed the read otherwise. It was compelling and I was excited to see every twist and turn.
I would really love a sequel to this now. AND a good movie.

There is a fun part in the end that you will appreciate if you are a Jefferson Airplane fan.

[Sangeeta Mangubhai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this author.

[Margaret Bosler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was on Villanova University 's English department 's summer reading list, so I thought I'd give it a try.
Not my usual genre, but I really enjoyed this story.
Will read more by this author.

[Tim Petersik · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a dystopian story far scarier and more realistic than 1984 or Brave New World. It's where the world could really be headed and it scares me.

[Jenny Burridge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent.

[Indi · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Chrysalids

[Toby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Post appocalyptic distopia