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Anonymous Wed Mar 17 05:26:14 2010 No.440290 [Reply] [Original]

any John Wyndham fans/fans of this here book?

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 17 05:29:14 2010 No.440297 File: 20 KB, 241x405, n1459.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] here's an alternate cover/title for the book.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 17 05:35:14 2010 No.440308 sniffle [goes back to reading]

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 17 05:37:14 2010 No.440314 File: 180 KB, 836x734, 1257306417299.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>440308 Sorry.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 17 05:38:14 2010 No.440316 >>440308 It's all right man; thanks to those covers, I'm interested in reading his works.

>>	thefreestman !!kUzvz9L2Fnq Wed Mar 17 05:38:14 2010 No.440319 >>440316 Is there really a kraken and a cruise liner in this book? If so, I will read it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 17 05:41:14 2010 No.440324 >>440319 yessirree!

Anonymous Wed Mar 17 05:46:14 2010 No.440333

one thing you should note.. the kraken wakes is quite a slowgoing read at first. i'd not suggest reading it if you're into action novels. once it gets going, however, it really pays off

his other books (like the chrysalids, one of my favs) are a much more... contemporary, and also very enjoyable to read.

>>	thefreestman !!kUzvz9L2Fnq Wed Mar 17 05:50:14 2010 No.440350 >>440333 what sort of stuff is it?

Anonymous Wed Mar 17 05:57:14 2010 No.440370

>>440350
chrysalids is about a pseudo post apocalyptic earth in which the world is brimming with mutated humans/plants/animals.

it takes place in a cluster of farms that believe mutations are blasphemies of god's true 'image of man', and all mutant babies are killed; mutant crops burned.

the main character develops a sort of mutation in his mind (somewhat beneficial) and it becomes harder and harder to hide. i'll leave the rest up to you if you want to read it.

i haven't read his other books yet but i have 3-4 of them taken out of the library.
one, i believe, is about plants that have been genetically modified but they go crazy and blind humans and just go ape shit or something.
that's what i gathered from the synopsis on the back of the book :P

>>	thefreestman !!kUzvz9L2Fnq Wed Mar 17 06:04:14 2010 No.440404 >>440370 fuck yes i love plants

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 17 06:08:14 2010 No.440424 >>440404 :D plant one is called The Day of the Triffids.

>>	thefreestman !!kUzvz9L2Fnq Wed Mar 17 06:10:14 2010 No.440434 >>440424 have you read anything by J.G. Ballard?

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 17 06:13:14 2010 No.440451 >>440434 nopers what is?

>>	thefreestman !!kUzvz9L2Fnq Wed Mar 17 06:16:14 2010 No.440465 >>440451 english sci-fi writer. he wrote the book "crash" upon which the not black people movie was based. but I mean to recommend "the crystal world", a good read and exceptionally disconcerting

>>	thefreestman !!kUzvz9L2Fnq Wed Mar 17 06:16:14 2010 No.440469 >>440465 *it has plants, and crystals

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 17 06:16:14 2010 No.440470 oh, i did see the movie crash though (wikipedia told me he wrote the book)

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 17 06:17:14 2010 No.440475 interesting! The crystal world. i'll pick that one up sounds cool man :) thx

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