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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )The Day of the Triffids (Penguin Modern Classics)by: John Wyndham  List Price: $16.50 Price: $1.00 You Save: $15.50 (94%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780141185415 ISBN: 0141185414 Label: Penguin Classics Manufacturer: Penguin Classics Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: February 22, 2001 Publisher: Penguin Classics Studio: Penguin Classics Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids - huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh - can have their day. "The Day of the Triffids", published in 1951, expresses many of the political concerns of its time: the Cold War, the fear of biological experimentation and the man-made apocalypse. However, with its terrifyingly believable insights into the genetic modification of plants, the book is more relevant today than ever before. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - English teachers loved it, SF fans yawned."The Day of the Triffids" had its heyday back in the 1950s. For the most part, English teachers loved it and SF fans yawned. The author, Wyndom, knew how to write well. However, after the first quarter of the novel, real science fiction fans were asking: "Well? When are we going to get to the serious science fiction?" Alas! All that followed seemed like: "Blah, blah, blah, blah. Blah, blah, blah." My older brother, an English teacher, gave me the book when I was in eighth grade. ... Read More Rating:  - Wyndham classic that should be required reading for us all.I first read an early set of Wyndham books at the encouragement of my eldest sister when I was about 14 and she was a junior school teacher. The set included "Day of the Triffids", "The Chrysalids", "The Midwich Cuckoos" and "The Trouble with Lichen". I return to them every few years, often buying the latest imprints to make up for the wear and tear my family seem to impose on books I encourage them to read. In my opinion, John Wyndham, like many Sci-Fi authors was visionary. I love all these books, despite ... Read More Rating:  - A great workSince purchasing my Kindle, I am reading a lot of older books and truly enjoying the ride. Day of the Triffids was a great read. Not too heavy on the despair of humanity after a devastating event, and not too heavy on any one person's search for answers. I would have liked to read more about the global response to the tragedy and ensuing hysteria, but still a great original story. Rating: - Unexpectedly wonderful... This is a book that shouldn't work, but it does. It is based on two absurd and totally unrelated science fiction premises. The first is the evolution of "triffids." Triffids are a new species of plant of unknown origin (probably artificially cultivated) that, when mature, pick themselves up out of their roots and begin walking around and killing people. The other spectacular premise is that one night there is a terrific "comet shower." The entire world watches it. The only problem is, much like a solar ... Read More Rating: - An 'edited' edition...!While I stand by the reviews that state the excellence of this story, and the skill of the author, intending purchasers should know that this is an *edited* edition - something I didn't pick up on until reading along with a BBC unabridged reading of the book. Example - in Chapter 1 when Bill Masen encounters the doctor in the corridors of the hospital - this has been removed from this edition. The fact this is an edited version needs to be made clear to intending purchasers 
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