The Midwich Cuckoos

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is going to be on radio 4 next week. anybody read it? what do you think? anybody fancy listening to it with me next week? i think it's at 6pm on 4extra.

Ooh I love John Wyndham's books! The Chrysalids is my favourite (love the idea of telepathy etc) but like them all. Can't do 6pm though - is there a podcast?

yes! there is the listen again facility on the website. i think i will listen to them back to back tomorrow night with a pile of mending!

I read that, long ago. Saw the film, too.

It's Consider Her Ways that's really got the feminist interest. You can read it on the computer:
sharedparent.www2.50megs.com/DV/considr1.htm

If I'm remembering it right, there's a fairly admirable marriage between the narrator and his wife in The Kraken Wakes, too.

whoops i think i missed it on listen again.... might try to get hold of a paper copy. I'll look for cansider her ways too.. thanks for the tip

The Chrysalids is my favourite too - I love a bit of post-apocalyptic stuff, especially when people make up myths about what the apocalypse was