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I absolutely love science fiction of the 1950s and early 1960s. In my spare time, I try reading "Galaxy science fiction" from archive.org. It is a pleasure to
by sn41 6y ago
I absolutely love science fiction of the 1950s and early 1960s. In my spare time, I try reading "Galaxy science fiction" from archive.org. It is a pleasure to read classics like "The Fireman" by Ray Bradbury, which eventually became Fahrenheit 411, in their original versions. One, now largely forgotten, novel I enjoyed from that period is "Day of the Triffids".
- WiseWeasel 6y agoMy exposure to it is only from the entertainingly campy movie adaptation, which I can recommend. https://youtu.be/0KUjE995IO4 https://youtu.be/0KUjE995IO4 (trailer, 1962) I hadn’t considered following that one to the source; what did you like about the book?
- vmilner 6y agoThe BBC radio 1968 version of Triffids is excellent, with a pretty modern feel, (except for the music). The BBC 1981 TV version is also great.
- jamiek88 6y agoThat version scared the crap out of me as a kid, now I realise why , I was four!
- vmilner 6y agoIs The Day of the Triffids really largely forgotten? Maybe I have a UK bias.
- johnny_reilly 6y agoChallenge that: Day of the Triffids is not largely forgotten! And nor is anything else by John Wyndham; Trouble with Lichen is also terrific.