Status Updates From The Midwich Cuckoos

"Man's arrogance is boastful." he observed, "woman's is something in the fibre. We do occasionally contemplate the once lordly dinosaurs, and wonder when, and how, our little day will reach its end." pg174

About the unsettling events in Midwich, "a place where things did not happen", Gordon Zellaby, in all his experience and wisdom sighed,
"For my part." he observed, "I regard the plagues of Egypt as an unedifying example of celestial bullying; a technique now known as power politics."

Hmm. Women-folk being treated like mindless sheep who can't handle any kind of shock. A product of the time in which the book was written. I'm so glad we've grown as humans since then.

2025 challenge im omw

Picked up this well loved 1965 mass market paperback edition at the library yesterday.The premise, plot, & characters are so enthralling that I read into the wee hours of this morning. 1 of the 2 December SF BOTMs with the dynamic group HORROR OR HEAVEN. It would be great if you could grab a copy and join us here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Finally making some progress here and it's an interesting little read!

Trying to read on my lunch break ... but it's too noisy and distracting. Maybe I'll make some progress over the weekend.