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Classic sci-fi is not a genre I generally read. In fact, this is the first.
Even though I found the whole premise thought-provoking and it does have relevant philosophical questions behind it, I find the whole background, at best, cutely vintage. From the view that male and female are completely different creatures (if only mentally), the acceptation of female helplessness towards their own reproduction function (even by the male population), and the outdated views on the theory of evolution, it ...more
Even though I found the whole premise thought-provoking and it does have relevant philosophical questions behind it, I find the whole background, at best, cutely vintage. From the view that male and female are completely different creatures (if only mentally), the acceptation of female helplessness towards their own reproduction function (even by the male population), and the outdated views on the theory of evolution, it ...more
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Made into several film versions, Wyndham's classic tale of alien invasion via implanted infants plays effectively upon latent feelings that perhaps children are predatory. Evil parading as innocence.
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Book selection for the 1001 books to read before you die as well as the 2016 Summer Semi-Charmed Life Reading Challenge (in the category of a book with an unappealing cover).
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