Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 8/21/2008 + 1223 more book reviews

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I recall seeing a B-movie version of this novel many years ago. Based on the movie, I was thinking the novel would be a juvenile type 50's sci-fi thriller. I was very pleasantly surprised by the book! It is a very well-written novel dealing with life after a global catastrophe in which most of the world's inhabitants are blinded by a passing comet's meteor shower (although this may not be exactly the cause of the blindness). On top of the blinding, the earth is menaced by carnivorous genetically-engineered plants called Triffids. The book is concerned with how humans react to the catastrophe and their attempt to rebuild society. The novel reminded me a lot of H.G. Wells style and his novels such as War of the Worlds that also deals with global catastrophe. All in all, I thought this was a great read and would highly recommend it.

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