A while back I was browsing through my local library and came across Day of the Triffids. I'm not really a big fan of sci-fi stuff but there was nothing else that took my fancy. I really wasn't expecting it to be any good at all (I had a mental image of seeing some very bad film or something when I was a kid) but when I read it I was very happily surprised. Not at all what I was expecting, a lot more character driven and a good read.
Recently I also read The Midwich Cuckoos and really liked it too. There's something about his style I really enjoy. Short, quick to read books written in a terribly English middle class way that's charmingly dated. And he's got a marvellous turn of phrase.
Anyway - I was wondering if there was anyone else out there who enjoyed Wyndham and could give me hint on any other of his books that would be worthwhile me trying to find.
Full Version: Anyone like John Wyndham?
QUOTE(ifisurvive @ Aug 15 2007, 10:44 AM) 
A while back I was browsing through my local library and came across Day of the Triffids. I'm not really a big fan of sci-fi stuff but there was nothing else that took my fancy. I really wasn't expecting it to be any good at all (I had a mental image of seeing some very bad film or something when I was a kid) but when I read it I was very happily surprised. Not at all what I was expecting, a lot more character driven and a good read.
Recently I also read The Midwich Cuckoos and really liked it too. There's something about his style I really enjoy. Short, quick to read books written in a terribly English middle class way that's charmingly dated. And he's got a marvellous turn of phrase.
Anyway - I was wondering if there was anyone else out there who enjoyed Wyndham and could give me hint on any other of his books that would be worthwhile me trying to find.
Recently I also read The Midwich Cuckoos and really liked it too. There's something about his style I really enjoy. Short, quick to read books written in a terribly English middle class way that's charmingly dated. And he's got a marvellous turn of phrase.
Anyway - I was wondering if there was anyone else out there who enjoyed Wyndham and could give me hint on any other of his books that would be worthwhile me trying to find.
If you haven't already, read The Chrysalids. IMO, it is a really great story, and a thought provoking one.
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