6 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Audible Studios
Publication date: 25 November 2021
Description
A world paralysed by genetic mutationJohn Wyndham takes the reader into the anguished heart of a community where the chances of breeding true are less than fifty per cent and where deviations are rooted out and destroyed as offences and abominations.
Community Reviews Summary of 2,732 reviews
Moods
dark 51%
reflective 42%
tense 40%
mysterious 36%
hopeful 22%
challenging 20%
emotional 18%
sad 11%
inspiring 8%
funny 3%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Plot: 35% | Character: 22%Strong character development?
Yes: 37% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 34% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Religious bigotry, Body shamingModerate
Suicide, Child death, ViolenceMinor
Animal death, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty
6 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Audible Studios
Publication date: 25 November 2021
Description
A world paralysed by genetic mutationJohn Wyndham takes the reader into the anguished heart of a community where the chances of breeding true are less than fifty per cent and where deviations are rooted out and destroyed as offences and abominations.
Community Reviews Summary of 2,732 reviews
Moods
dark 51%
reflective 42%
tense 40%
mysterious 36%
hopeful 22%
challenging 20%
emotional 18%
sad 11%
inspiring 8%
funny 3%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Plot: 35% | Character: 22%Strong character development?
Yes: 37% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 34% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Religious bigotry, Body shamingModerate
Suicide, Child death, ViolenceMinor
Animal death, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty