Name: Matthew Jackson's review of The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Item: The Day of the Triffids
Rating: 3
Author: Matthew Jackson

John Wyndham

The classic scifi alien invasion novel tells the suspenseful tale of the Triffid attack on Earth, which wreaks havoc across the planet as a grotesque form of plant life, harmful to humankind, terrorizes human civilization. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

The Day of the Triffids

Matthew Jackson

Sarah Sammis

When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen is one of the lucky few to retain his sight. The London he walk is crammed with groups of men and women needing help, some ready to prey on those who can still see. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop their spread, the Triffids - mobile plants with lethal stingers and carnivorous appetites - seem set to wipe out the survivors. The Day Of The Triffids is perhaps the most famous catastrophe novel of the twentieth century and its startling imagery of desolate streets and lurching, lethal plant life retains its power to haunt today. 'Has captivated readers for half a century' - Guardian

Aocalyptic decay of sentiments and landscapes. Reorientation of values. Similar to the Walking Dead in many ways. Wonder how influential it has been to other Zombie / end of the world works and how much apocalypse work had been published before this. 

Jess Cheung

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Arron Kau

Interesting and enjoyable take on the apocalypse (involving carnivorous walking plants!).

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