John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids - Audiobook full
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Date: 2024-03-20
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carminia824
Beadley's concept of how to survive as a group is pretty dystopian from a female point of view. Three or four women are simply assigned to one man with eyesight - with the sole purpose to be made pregnant.
And to give birth without a doctor or midwife (since Beadley's group does not have embers with these professions.
Not sure Wyndham thought this through.
Part of the story is about the love between Bill and Josella and marital bliss.
In the end, they join Beadley's group. I would love to know how the story goes on.
Bill is assigned two more (blind) wives and is forced to impregnate them, or else leave the group Josella is not amused, vocal about this, and excluded from the group Young Susan is assigned a husband who already has two or three wives And most certainly not even asked whether she likes him Since it is all about babies and surely a sensible woman will understand this after the apocalypse
Similar idea as in Mutiny on the Bounty, only with more than enough women of childbearing age.
Otherwise a great story with a great narrator.
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Beadley's concept of how to survive as a group is pretty dystopian from a female point of view. Three or four women are simply assigned to one man with eyesight - with the sole purpose to be made pregnant.
And to give birth without a doctor or midwife (since Beadley's group does not have embers with these professions.
Not sure Wyndham thought this through.
Part of the story is about the love between Bill and Josella and marital bliss.
In the end, they join Beadley's group. I would love to know how the story goes on.
Bill is assigned two more (blind) wives and is forced to impregnate them, or else leave the group Josella is not amused, vocal about this, and excluded from the group Young Susan is assigned a husband who already has two or three wives And most certainly not even asked whether she likes him Since it is all about babies and surely a sensible woman will understand this after the apocalypse
Similar idea as in Mutiny on the Bounty, only with more than enough women of childbearing age.
Otherwise a great story with a great narrator.
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leightonshelley
3: 34: 09 His civilization, all that he has achieved or might achieve, hangs upon his ability to perceive
It is not blindness, itself, which is cause for the doom of humanity. There are blind people very well off in life. Rather, what dooms us all, is how utterly incapable the world itself is, at supplying everyones needs. By designing our cites and world with the expected requirement of sight, needing to drive cars to get anywhere(for example, we make our world almost impossible to live in without sight.
If our products had braille, if our cities were well designed with grocery stores in walking distance, if travel between cities was conducted by rail, etc. everything would work out just fine. I can easily imagine a world which opporates, like ours, solely populated by the blind.
But since the world isnt designed by/for blind people, everyone looses, except those who remain with sight.
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3: 34: 09 His civilization, all that he has achieved or might achieve, hangs upon his ability to perceive
It is not blindness, itself, which is cause for the doom of humanity. There are blind people very well off in life. Rather, what dooms us all, is how utterly incapable the world itself is, at supplying everyones needs. By designing our cites and world with the expected requirement of sight, needing to drive cars to get anywhere(for example, we make our world almost impossible to live in without sight.
If our products had braille, if our cities were well designed with grocery stores in walking distance, if travel between cities was conducted by rail, etc. everything would work out just fine. I can easily imagine a world which opporates, like ours, solely populated by the blind.
But since the world isnt designed by/for blind people, everyone looses, except those who remain with sight.
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dom5787
The Day of the Triffids
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01 0: 00: 10 The End Begins
02 0: 38: 35 Coming of the Triffids
D2_0: 57: 55
03 1: 34: 10 Groping City
04 1: 52: 40 Shadows Before
D3_2: 00: 22
05 2: 27: 10 A Light in the Night
D4_3: 00: 25
06 3: 02: 40 Rendezvous
07 3: 35: 20 Conference
08 4: 03: 20 Frustration
D5_4: 08: 55
09 4: 53: 09 Evacuation
D6_5: 21: 50
10 5: 21: 55 Tynsham
11 5: 49: 40 And Farther On
12 6: 10: 35 Dead End
D7_6: 32: 00
13 6: 44: 20 A Journey in Hope
14 7: 05: 10 Shirning
15 7: 28: 10 World Narrowing
D8_7: 44: 20
16 8: 15: 20 Contact
17 8: 33: 10 Stratigic Withdrawal
END 8: 55: 45
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The Day of the Triffids
[add 15-seconds to all times listed]
01 0: 00: 10 The End Begins
02 0: 38: 35 Coming of the Triffids
D2_0: 57: 55
03 1: 34: 10 Groping City
04 1: 52: 40 Shadows Before
D3_2: 00: 22
05 2: 27: 10 A Light in the Night
D4_3: 00: 25
06 3: 02: 40 Rendezvous
07 3: 35: 20 Conference
08 4: 03: 20 Frustration
D5_4: 08: 55
09 4: 53: 09 Evacuation
D6_5: 21: 50
10 5: 21: 55 Tynsham
11 5: 49: 40 And Farther On
12 6: 10: 35 Dead End
D7_6: 32: 00
13 6: 44: 20 A Journey in Hope
14 7: 05: 10 Shirning
15 7: 28: 10 World Narrowing
D8_7: 44: 20
16 8: 15: 20 Contact
17 8: 33: 10 Stratigic Withdrawal
END 8: 55: 45
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MarshallLush
I had purchased from Big Finish Productions the audioplay 'sequel' to this story, called 'The Night Of The Triffids', apparently set 25 years after the events of this book. Being a completist, I knew I had to first seek out the original book. This is a true delight, with a superb narrator who brings to life each disparate character effortlessly. As a 'Doctor Who' fan I was aware of the borrowing of themes from this story in 1970's TV episodes (as well as the connection of Carole Ann Ford, the first companion in the 1963 TV series, also appearing in the 1962 film, but I was woefully ignorant of how very well-written and contemplative the original book is. Another UK SF gem. Excellent all around.
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I had purchased from Big Finish Productions the audioplay 'sequel' to this story, called 'The Night Of The Triffids', apparently set 25 years after the events of this book. Being a completist, I knew I had to first seek out the original book. This is a true delight, with a superb narrator who brings to life each disparate character effortlessly. As a 'Doctor Who' fan I was aware of the borrowing of themes from this story in 1970's TV episodes (as well as the connection of Carole Ann Ford, the first companion in the 1963 TV series, also appearing in the 1962 film, but I was woefully ignorant of how very well-written and contemplative the original book is. Another UK SF gem. Excellent all around.
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ysapb
First of all, many thanks for the upload. This has long been a favorite book of mine. I think the confusion by certain commenters regarding the end of the book is due to the additional scenes that were imagined for many of the BBC audio Productions, wherein Bill and Josella are being interviewed on tape, presumably by Elspeth Carey, AFTER their arrival on the Isle of Wight. These scenes never existed in the original novel, with Bill simply referencing Elspeth's history of the colony. Perhaps if it's available you'd be willing to upload Wyndham's The Chrysalids which also deserves greater popularity then it currently achieves.
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First of all, many thanks for the upload. This has long been a favorite book of mine. I think the confusion by certain commenters regarding the end of the book is due to the additional scenes that were imagined for many of the BBC audio Productions, wherein Bill and Josella are being interviewed on tape, presumably by Elspeth Carey, AFTER their arrival on the Isle of Wight. These scenes never existed in the original novel, with Bill simply referencing Elspeth's history of the colony. Perhaps if it's available you'd be willing to upload Wyndham's The Chrysalids which also deserves greater popularity then it currently achieves.
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keirasadler29
The Day of the Triffids
01. The End Begins 00: 00
02. The Coming Of The Triffids 38: 50
03. The Groping City 1: 34: 25
04. Shadows Before 1: 52: 55
05. A Light In The Night 2: 27: 23
06. Rendezvous 3: 02: 55
07. Conference 3: 35: 32
08. Frustration 4: 03: 35
09. Evacuation 4: 53: 24
10. Tynsham 5: 22: 10
11. And Further On 5: 49: 55
12. Dead End 6: 10: 46
13. Journey In Hope 6: 44: 33
14. Shirning 7: 05: 25
15. World Narrowing 7: 28: 25
16. Contact 8: 15: 35
17. Strategic Withdrawal 8: 33: 42
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The Day of the Triffids
01. The End Begins 00: 00
02. The Coming Of The Triffids 38: 50
03. The Groping City 1: 34: 25
04. Shadows Before 1: 52: 55
05. A Light In The Night 2: 27: 23
06. Rendezvous 3: 02: 55
07. Conference 3: 35: 32
08. Frustration 4: 03: 35
09. Evacuation 4: 53: 24
10. Tynsham 5: 22: 10
11. And Further On 5: 49: 55
12. Dead End 6: 10: 46
13. Journey In Hope 6: 44: 33
14. Shirning 7: 05: 25
15. World Narrowing 7: 28: 25
16. Contact 8: 15: 35
17. Strategic Withdrawal 8: 33: 42
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cl844
one of my favorite stories possibly one of the best case scenarios for a civilization ending disaster on one side it is utterly lethal but the world is not left uninhabitable just cleansed of the mass surplus of humanity if nothing else it would have solved population and resource problems for decades possibly centuries
the kind of. civilization that might rise from the remenants of the old possibly might have the chance to be free of so many of the problems of civilization today
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one of my favorite stories possibly one of the best case scenarios for a civilization ending disaster on one side it is utterly lethal but the world is not left uninhabitable just cleansed of the mass surplus of humanity if nothing else it would have solved population and resource problems for decades possibly centuries
the kind of. civilization that might rise from the remenants of the old possibly might have the chance to be free of so many of the problems of civilization today
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richarddelanet
Wow. The ending is crazed c. 19th ideology! I sort of knew it was likely from earlyish-on, but to leave the whole thing off like that. Blimey! Dear oh dear. Hateful propaganda x1, 000, 000. Whatever are we like! And otherwise an amazing book. Lots to think about and discuss! Not least the narration start to finish: 9 whole hours, like he never blinked! Wonder if that is his one and only narration; either side he has his name properly stamped over this one, to be sure. : )
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Wow. The ending is crazed c. 19th ideology! I sort of knew it was likely from earlyish-on, but to leave the whole thing off like that. Blimey! Dear oh dear. Hateful propaganda x1, 000, 000. Whatever are we like! And otherwise an amazing book. Lots to think about and discuss! Not least the narration start to finish: 9 whole hours, like he never blinked! Wonder if that is his one and only narration; either side he has his name properly stamped over this one, to be sure. : )
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MB-nn3jw
I read this novel as a youth, which contained adventure and whimsical thoughts for me at the time. Now, listening to this audio, I have taken in much more nuance, about Wyndham’s assessment of how society may fall, and what may lay ahead in that circumstance. I cannot find any obvious issue in his summations. I liken this work, in many parts, to Orwell’s, Animal Farm and 1984. Excellent book, and narration.
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I read this novel as a youth, which contained adventure and whimsical thoughts for me at the time. Now, listening to this audio, I have taken in much more nuance, about Wyndham’s assessment of how society may fall, and what may lay ahead in that circumstance. I cannot find any obvious issue in his summations. I liken this work, in many parts, to Orwell’s, Animal Farm and 1984. Excellent book, and narration.
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merlapittman5034
Wonderful performance of an excellent story! Wyndham was a marvelous writer and the narration here is pretty much perfect. I really like the movie as well, even though it's so very different from the novel. And I've obviously seen Rocky Horror far too many times because I hear the song in my head every time I see or hear triffid - when I saw Janette Scott battle triffids that shoot poison and kill
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Wonderful performance of an excellent story! Wyndham was a marvelous writer and the narration here is pretty much perfect. I really like the movie as well, even though it's so very different from the novel. And I've obviously seen Rocky Horror far too many times because I hear the song in my head every time I see or hear triffid - when I saw Janette Scott battle triffids that shoot poison and kill
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debbief9861
Thank goodness for this! There’s an awful, fairly old American film supposedly TDOTT being shown on tv that’s got no connection with the novel; and a quite recent British series can be seen on tv that is nothing to do with the novel, either! The only decent visual version of the novel was, I recall, a great tv series screened in the UK in the 70s, I think. Your reading is excellent!
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Thank goodness for this! There’s an awful, fairly old American film supposedly TDOTT being shown on tv that’s got no connection with the novel; and a quite recent British series can be seen on tv that is nothing to do with the novel, either! The only decent visual version of the novel was, I recall, a great tv series screened in the UK in the 70s, I think. Your reading is excellent!
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notwocdivad
A masterpiece of Sci Fi writing and a masterclass of book narration! could not be any better! I have seen both the films and must say the second is more in line with the book. The episode where they are at the picnic and Bill thinks it was caused by man and his satellites really struck a chord in me! It is, in this day and age, so very, very possible!
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A masterpiece of Sci Fi writing and a masterclass of book narration! could not be any better! I have seen both the films and must say the second is more in line with the book. The episode where they are at the picnic and Bill thinks it was caused by man and his satellites really struck a chord in me! It is, in this day and age, so very, very possible!
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smallstudiodesign
The problem with cinema versions of complex novels is the edit everything down to an abridged glossy 2 (/-) hours of sensationalism. Instead, most novels need much more than that. they need to at least be given the extra time that a mini-series (full series) would offer, so there’s a gradual unfolding, complete descriptions & character arcs.
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The problem with cinema versions of complex novels is the edit everything down to an abridged glossy 2 (/-) hours of sensationalism. Instead, most novels need much more than that. they need to at least be given the extra time that a mini-series (full series) would offer, so there’s a gradual unfolding, complete descriptions & character arcs.
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jirineuzil9469
Love the book, love the audio book! I am not a native speaker, but understand here every word. Also like how the narrator takes on the various accents - cockney etc. Much better than the various movies based on the book - quite OK but after reading the book, the movies as well as the miniseries are rather disappointing.
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Love the book, love the audio book! I am not a native speaker, but understand here every word. Also like how the narrator takes on the various accents - cockney etc. Much better than the various movies based on the book - quite OK but after reading the book, the movies as well as the miniseries are rather disappointing.
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AndrewSnarls
There are two versions of this book, a British and a North American, and you will discover if you follow along with the book which version you have because the one we're listening to here is the British version. It is however enjoyable to listen to the differences, whole scenes cut from the North American version.
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There are two versions of this book, a British and a North American, and you will discover if you follow along with the book which version you have because the one we're listening to here is the British version. It is however enjoyable to listen to the differences, whole scenes cut from the North American version.
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bearsagainstevil
One of the best ever science fiction stories of all time, and beautifully read, thank you for posting. This really is a classic story I would say on the same level as war of the worlds. John Wyndham was a terrific writer I read it first as a teenager and you can see how it influenced lots of other fiction
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One of the best ever science fiction stories of all time, and beautifully read, thank you for posting. This really is a classic story I would say on the same level as war of the worlds. John Wyndham was a terrific writer I read it first as a teenager and you can see how it influenced lots of other fiction
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