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John Wyndham's 'The Chrysalids'

leisurelylady wrote 2 days ago: Published: Penguin Group Australia (2009) First Published: Michael Joseph (1955) ISBN: 978 0 141 045 … more →

Tags: Reviews, climate change, Fantasy, Human Nature, post nuclear apocalyptic world, Sci-Fi, Society, The Chrysalids

The Road, Cormac McCarthy

jimmylemas wrote 1 month ago: The line I quoted in my last post is my favourite line from this book. Father and son, whose names w … more →

Tags: Books, Cormac Mccarthy, The Road, Review

Books Read in August '09

Dominique wrote 1 month ago: The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham I loved this book, here’s my review of it. Water for E … more →

Tags: Books, Mary Ann Shaffer, once upon a time in beirut by catherine taylor., Reading, Sara Gruen, The Day of the Triffids, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, Water for Elephants

Why Are All Urban Fantasies in First Person?

Teal Ceagh wrote 1 month ago: Don’t get me wrong.  I love first person viewpoint.  I really do.  I think I fell in love with … more →

Tags: Urban Fantasy, Watch Out - I'm Ranting, first person viewpoint, The Cryysalids, sam spade, Rick Blane, Casablanca

The Day of the Triffids - John Wyndham4 comments

jessicabookworm wrote 1 month ago: Prompted by a list of books to read compiled by the BBC I decided I have not read enough classics. S … more →

Tags: Science Fiction, MODERN CLASSICS, Literature, Book Review, The Day of the Triffids

Day of the (Canadian) Triffids

jamblichus wrote 2 months ago: An artist's rendition of a Triffid John Wyndham’s classic sci-fi novel The Day of the Trif … more →

Tags: Environment, Canada, european union, Flax, Food Supply, Genetic engineering, Germany, GMOs, herbicides

The Day of the Triffids, 28 Days Later and the end of the world13 comments

James Bradley wrote 3 months ago: While in Adelaide last Christmas, my partner Mardi and I had dinner with Sean Williams and his wife, … more →

Tags: Books, film, Science Fiction, A S Byatt, The Children's Book, Triffids, day of the triffids, ronald wright, Danny Boyle

Get John Wyndham on the Birmingham Walk of Stars4 comments

Ben W wrote 3 months ago: I’m a huge fan of John Wyndham. Born in Knowle, Warwickshire, he spent most of his childhood i … more →

Tags: Arts, Birmingham, Books, film, writing, 4am project, birmingham walk of stars, Broad Street, Campaign

The new look2 comments

StuPC wrote 3 months ago: By the way, do people like the new look here? It was kind of an accident, in that I was looking to f … more →

Tags: StuPC, BBC, day of the triffids, Credits, Opening Credits, Triffids

Fool Britannica?3 comments

Alex James wrote 4 months ago: When I was eighteen, fresh out of high school and still dawdling on the prospect of university, I to … more →

Tags: Civil Rights, Government, Personal, antfest, antmonkey, Bauhaus, Britain, Crime, Crimestoppers

Compassion Circuit

Michael wrote 4 months ago: By the time Janet had been five days in the hospital she had become converted to the idea of a domes … more →

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John Wyndham: The Invisible Man Of Science Fiction

Fearful Symmetry wrote 4 months ago: Documentary about the British science fiction writer, John Wyndham best known for The Day Of The Tri … more →

Tags: Links, Documentary, Science Fiction, Television, triffid, day of the triffids

07.10.09 - Friday

Joshua James LeJeune wrote 4 months ago: Word: aphorism [af-uh-riz-uhm] n. a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, a … more →

Tags: Sarah Palin, bristol palin, Christopher Walken, arthur ashe, guided by voices, Sarah Palin Steps Down As Governor Of Alaska, aphorism, Lord Acton, John Calvin

"The Chrysalids" - John Wyndham

NexusZine wrote 7 months ago: John Wyndham, The Chrysalids. London: Penguin Books. John Wyndham’s The Chrysalids was one of the se … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Books, chrysalids, Science Fiction

Holy mutant doom-plants! Day Of The Triffids remake!3 comments

Cannonball Jones wrote 9 months ago: How the sam hell did this pass me by? The BBC are remaking my childhood terror and one of the best s … more →

Tags: day of the triffids, eddie izzard, Joely Richardson, Dougray Scott, Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Priestley, BBC

REVIEW : Blindness (2008)2 comments

Jonathan McCalmont wrote 9 months ago: Based upon the 1995 novel Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira (literally Essay on Blindness) by the Portuguese N … more →

Tags: film, Horror, Science Fiction, blindness, Cinema, City of God, Constant Gardener, Review, SF

Chocky

vkrippen wrote 9 months ago: This Thames TV adaptation of a novel by John Wyndham is about a twelve year old boy named Matthew Go … more →

Tags: C#, chocky, Matthew Gore

TV Newsround

The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 9 months ago: Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes has denied the rumours that have been flying for a few we … more →

Tags: Current and recent TV shows, TV News, Summer Glau, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Fringe, THE BIG BANG THEORY, Grey's Anatomy, human target, Rescue Me

New "Day of the Triffids" adaptation in the works1 comment

bloginhood wrote 9 months ago: Grab your weed-whackers, folks, another take on John Wyndham’s “Day of the Triffids … more →

Tags: Books, film, day of the triffids, triffid, 90210, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, Dougray Scott, eddie izzard


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