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lordsuggs's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
nicmc92's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
stephibabes's review against another edition
3.0
I feel really mixed about The Day of the Triffids. Early doors I had struggled to commit to it. The desperation and tragedy witnessed and shrugged off and normalised by the protagonist was more than I could stand and I considered giving up on it.
I persevered and for long passages I was glad to have done so. The slow unfolding of the aftermath, and then the creeping threat of the slow, deadly triffids enclosing their world, was interesting. It let our character ponder the differing ways in which the world would unfold in smaller or bigger communities, with conservative or intellectualised structures. But as another reviewer pointed out, the misogyny at times (and quite a long rang from one of the characters) really pierced my ability to be enjoyably immersed in the story, and instead feeling annoyed and critical of archaic and frustrating tropes to be given quite so much credence.
Finally, I have just finished it and, well, the ending felt abrupt. I guess it was a tricky one to wind up, but even so, it felt disarmingly like stopping on a held inhale. I exhaled with a kind of dissatisfied sigh when closing it up.
I persevered and for long passages I was glad to have done so. The slow unfolding of the aftermath, and then the creeping threat of the slow, deadly triffids enclosing their world, was interesting. It let our character ponder the differing ways in which the world would unfold in smaller or bigger communities, with conservative or intellectualised structures. But as another reviewer pointed out, the misogyny at times (and quite a long rang from one of the characters) really pierced my ability to be enjoyably immersed in the story, and instead feeling annoyed and critical of archaic and frustrating tropes to be given quite so much credence.
Finally, I have just finished it and, well, the ending felt abrupt. I guess it was a tricky one to wind up, but even so, it felt disarmingly like stopping on a held inhale. I exhaled with a kind of dissatisfied sigh when closing it up.
crimsonbimney's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
picklemetimbers's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
sarahsg's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
hindlejack's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
sam_vimes_75's review against another edition
2.0
This is probably a time when my own expectations hurt my reading of a book. I was looking forward to it because the movie (which I never finished) had terrified me as a child. It was a bit disappointing to see it was very much a Cold War story where, like like the zombies of The Walking Dead, the Triffids are just following their nature and acting with no malice compared to the evil of the human characters.
caffeinatedbookwoorm's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0