The Chrysalids
by John Wyndham
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Genetic mutation has devastated the world and a bleak, primitive society has emerged from its ruins ; a society which punishes any deviation from rigid norms. Ten-year-old David is having strange dreams about a mysterious city. But in his ultra-religious village of Waknut, all abnormality is abhorred, and he soon realizes that differences can be very dangerous indeed.
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Fiction, Science Fiction, Post-Apocolyptic Life, Mutation (Biology), Telepathy, FICTION / Dystopian, FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, general, Science fiction, Science fiction, fantasy, horrorPeople
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TheChrysalids by Wyndham, John ( Author ) ON Aug-07-2008, Paperback
Aug 07, 2008, Penguin Books Ltd, Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
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This book is about a post apocalyptic world returned back to the times of the horse and carriage seen through the eyes of a young boy. Deviations are punished or destroyed and what few books remained govern the way people think about change and the differences from the norm. The twists and turns in this rather short book as bought me back to it many times over the years, which is very unusual for me. It would make a great Spielberg movie with the authors descriptions of the scarred landscape and the characters being fantastic. you could really picture the trials and tribulations of these people. When the young boy David finds his closest friend has a sixth toe on each foot and is asked to keep it a secret from his god fearing tyrant of a father, he comes to question his own secrets and what would happen to him if anyone found out. I wont tell you the twist, but definitely recommend this read to anyone, young or old.
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