tyrelljh's review
3.0
An extremely interesting poem from Neil Gaiman. Read it a couple of times and feel free to share your feelings.
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calistareads's review
3.0
Interesting little poem of Neil's. I heard this in An evening with Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer.
si0bhan's review
4.0
The Day the Saucers Came gave me more than I’d anticipated. This one intrigued me throughout, and the ending wasn’t at all what I had expected it to be. Although an incredibly quick read, this one hit the right spot for me. In fact, it’s one of my favourite Neil Gaiman poems.
bookwomble's review
3.0
I enjoyed Gaiman's poem for his comparative overview of apocalyptic visions from different traditions around the world. That the arrival of UFOs or the 'Zombie Apocalypse' are represented up-front highlights how religious, mythological, and folkloric themes persist in a technological, secular setting, an observation [a:C.G. Jung|38285|C.G. Jung|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1471024439p2/38285.jpg] made in [b:Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies|71255|Flying Saucers A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies|C.G. Jung|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348810810s/71255.jpg|1046596].
I'm not sure that the final lines worked for me: somewhat bathetic, but perhaps I need to sit with those lines a little longer to see where they settle.
I'm not sure that the final lines worked for me: somewhat bathetic, but perhaps I need to sit with those lines a little longer to see where they settle.
hyc's review
5.0
This is amazing and particularly disturbing how close we are to this line.
"All plants died, plastics dissolved, the day the
Computers turned, the screens telling
us we would obey"
"All plants died, plastics dissolved, the day the
Computers turned, the screens telling
us we would obey"
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