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Summary: A literal war between man and nature
Review: This is the first serious novel I ever read. (Before that I was only reading Doctor Who tie-in's.) After seeing the BBC adaptation on TV I wanted to read this book. I got it when I was 11 and have cherished it ever since. This was the book that made John Wyndham famous: the overnight destruction of civilization by "comet debris", the world overrun by flesh-eating plants called triffids. One could look at this book as a war between man and nature on a grand scale. When mankind was the species that dominated all others, nature was driven back, "suppressed", or killed in the name of progress. When the tables are suddenly turned, it looks as if mankind is in decline. As the years pass, dead cities are slowly disappearing, turning into jungles as nature takes hold. In a matter of time nature will take over completely and the triffids will be the new inheritors. Unless the human race can fight back and reassert itself. I have lost count of how many times I have read this book. I am 23 and the story is just as effective now as it was when I first read it. I like seeing all the different cover artwork that people have done for this book. The fact that it's been reprinted so many times is proof that this novel shows no sign of losing its popularity.
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Summary: It scared me stiff ...
Review: Until last week "The Day of The Triffids" was something I'd only heard of. And what I'd heard made me quite certain that I would never watch the film and I didn't know it was a book. But I recently read The Chrysalids on the recommendation of a friend and absolutely loved it. So I plucked up the courage and read The Day of The Triffids. I didn't have any preconceived notions as to what it was about so I was shocked when the world was blinded. I stayed up until the early hours of the morning reading it - I couldn't put it down before finishing it because I was certain to have nightmares. The next day I was strangely subdued - it's not often that a book affects me in that way. I can't express how pleased I am that I've read The Day of the Triffids - I feel awfully sorry for anyone who hasn't. Not that I'm in a hurry to read it again. I think I'll read it every decade so that it has the same affect on me each time. It is definitely on my top ten of books, and I've read a lot of books...
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