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Chocky is a novella by the science fiction writer John Wyndham, better known for The Day of the Triffids and the Midwich Cuckoos. Although it was written in 1963 it has not dated. It's premise is that a young boy is possessed by an alien creature who has come to help earth marshal its resources and to investigate our planet as a possible opportunity for colonisation. Most readers would approach this book with some idea of its story from the two television adaptations which are now fixtures in DV
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Review: This is a story a science fiction story. A family; mother, father, adopted son and daughter who live in England. One day, the father notices his son having a sort of debate with noone. He is just turned 12 but all of a sudden seems to have an invisible friend like his sister did when she was small. The father and mother both deal with this situation in their own ways but also are obviously very loving and supportive of their son. The theme is that of aliens or extraterrestrials and their
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David and Mary Gore are not unduly concerned when their 12-year-old son Matthew, begins having conversations with himself. They think it’s just a phase and will blow itself out eventually � after all that’s what happened with his younger sister Polly who once had an imaginary friend named Piff.
But soon they come to realise, Matthew’s new friendship is anything but ordinary. Instead of enjoying his conversations with his invisible pal, they seem to make him visibly distressed. Then his teachers r ...more
But soon they come to realise, Matthew’s new friendship is anything but ordinary. Instead of enjoying his conversations with his invisible pal, they seem to make him visibly distressed. Then his teachers r ...more
More of a novella than a novel, Chocky is the story of an eleven year old boy, Matthew, who suddenly starts interacting with what initially appears to be an imaginary friend much to the consternation of his parents. As his parents try to unravel exactly what is going on with their son, it begins to become clear that Chocky is not the typical imaginings of a young boy.
I don't read a lot of science fiction, and this book is definitely in the genre. Maybe I should read more because I really enjoyed ...more
I don't read a lot of science fiction, and this book is definitely in the genre. Maybe I should read more because I really enjoyed ...more
3 stars. I liked it, but I liked Day of the Triffids better.
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