Brilliant

I thought this was really well written. There were some poor reviews of the book but I thought they were very short sighted.

I thoroughly enjoyed this audio book and the chance to revisit the triffids and the joy at their possible defeat.

The dramatisation was brilliant.

I will listen to it again.

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I've found a treasure trove!

Night of the Triffids took me straight back to reading John Wyndham's original, as well as watching the TV series - still one of my all-time favourites. Simon Clark has the talent, courage and skill to do both the original idea and his sequel justice, and I loved this. I hesitate to call it an audiobook, it is far more than that - the production is superb and fully draws the listener in to the world of the triffids. Due to one thing and another, I struggle to hold 'proper' books, and rely on audiobooks for my literary fixes. Out of the hundreds in my library, this is the clear winner. The script, actors, sound effects and editing put me right there in the action in the same way the TV series did oh so many year ago (eek!)

The best thing of all is that I've only scratched the surface of Simon Clark's books. I can't wait to devour the rest and feel like I've found a treasure trove!

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Short but easy to listen

Loved that it continues a great book could of been longer but still a good way to wyle away a rainy day

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Entertaining but reads a bit like fan fiction

The book is entertaining enough but the main character does come across as a bit "Austin Powers" as all of the women seem to fall instantly in love with him. Definitely feels like someone's fantasy writing with themselves in mind for the protagonist.

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Wow this was quite the performance.

I listened to this book on audible rather than actually reading it and I’m glad I did. Although it is very short, less than 3 hours, it was really well done and was more like listening to a play with a whole cast of actors and sound effects. It really added to the story for me. My only complaint is that it was too short, I felt like the ending was a little rushed and the whole thing could have been made longer and given more depth.

As for the story itself, I like to think that John Wyndham himself wouldn’t have minded this book, the author was faithful to the story that Mr Wyndham had already wonderfully set up and here he adds a new chapter in this new book. It was dark much like the original and the triffids and humanity both show their dangers to us all.

If it had been fleshed out a little more I think I would have given this 5 stars but as it is 4 is not bad. I would recommend this.

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I so wanted this to be great...

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

To those who are still wary of meteor showers I could not recommend this story because this is all it is, a story and not a great one.

What will your next listen be?

Probably a better alternate history book.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The father and son conversation about the human races future if when machinery Etc can no longer be maintained.

Was The Night of the Triffids worth the listening time?

As a story yes, as a relivant sequel, no. But lovers of the original would be tempted by its title.

Any additional comments?

Just too many fortunate events for our lead character to survive!
A poor spin off. Now I've listened to it, it would be difficult not to imagine any other evolution pathway. I'll just stick with the original.

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it was not as good as the day version

I was hoping for a better gripping story following the same suspenseful writing as John Wyndhams story

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Irritatingly true to tone of original

This story suffers from three of the failings of Day of the Triffids:
* Blindly "heroic" actions of the main character, devoid of any strategic thinking (you wouldn't have survived without some form of common-sense, surely)
* Main character's tendency to value any women based on whether they are "beautiful" vs "plain"/"ordinary"
* Main character's tendency to fall in love with any woman who touches him

If you enjoy any of the above, you'll enjoy this.

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A great listen

I quite enjoyed this story it was a good novel it had nice music and was a good sequel though its pacing was a little too fast.

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the night of the triffids<br /><br />

I enjoyed this sequence to the day of the triffids, been waiting a long time to read it. hope there will be a 3rd.

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