The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham is a disturbing science fiction tale of group think and alien fertilisation of human beings. Read my book review at John C Adams Reviews.

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I read a few Wyndham books when I was a teenager and "Triffids" remains one of my favourite books. I almost certainly read this one then too but had forgotten most of it although like most people I know the general outline. I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. It doesn't touch "Triffids" but it's still a great book. Some bits made me wince - as very reflective of 1950s attitudes but a reader just has to accept that. But it also had hints of more modern attitudes as well. Hints of a gay relationship, women who don't accept that they have to give up their careers for the children. I have been tempted to reread some Wyndham books & this has made it more likely. ( )

A great book, and the basis for two of my favorite movies. Unfortunately, this edition was marred by numerous typos, but they didn’t distract from the story. ( )

(I have 2 different copies of this book as I am unable to resist buying more John Wyndham editions whenever i come across them)

I re-read this in June 2022 after starting to watch the new TV series while I was stuck home with Covid. I realised I couldn't remember much detail of the book as it had been ages since I had read it. This started a mini Wyndham phase. Shortly after there was a Backlisted episode covering it too, so it certainly felt like something was in the air about Cuckoos.

It's a really great book, as ever with John Wyndham he sets up a weird situation and then examines how people react to it. There is interesting gender politics and proto-feminism here, oblique mentions of abortion and a lesbian relationship, both of which were illegal when it was written I think. The cuckoos are creepy and unsettling and the ending is blunt. ( )

(I have 2 different copies of this book as I am unable to resist buying more John Wyndham editions whenever i come across them)

I re-read this in June 2022 after starting to watch the new TV series while I was stuck home with Covid. I realised I couldn't remember much detail of the book as it had been ages since I had read it. This started a mini Wyndham phase. Shortly after there was a Backlisted episode covering it too, so it certainly felt like something was in the air about Cuckoos.

It's a really great book, as ever with John Wyndham he sets up a weird situation and then examines how people react to it. There is interesting gender politics and proto-feminism here, oblique mentions of abortion and a lesbian relationship, both of which were illegal when it was written I think. The cuckoos are creepy and unsettling and the ending is blunt. ( )