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by John Wyndham (Author)
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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Penguin; paperback / softback edition (1 Jan 1983)
  • ISBN-10: 0140031219
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140031218
  • ASIN: B002JJC5GW
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping from start to finsh, 14 Oct 2001
By J. M. mort "jadexwp" (southern england) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chocky (Penguin Books) (Paperback)
I read this book on the recommendation of my mum, and i thought it was great. It keeps you guessing and wondering through the story, and you feel desparate to jump in and talk to the characters to explain what you know but they don't! I also found myself moved to tears at the end, something i certainly had not expected from this type of book! If you are atall into sci-fi, aliens, space or stange happenings, read this book, you will love it!
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Innocent Taste of an SF Yesterday, 4 Aug 2004
By Ms. L. M. Smith "turquoise_floyd" (Suffolk, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chocky (Penguin Books) (Paperback)
Young Matthew Gore is an ordinary suburban boy who begins to hold long conversations with a mysterious presence that no-one else can perceive. His worried parents watch fearfully and try to help the boy, as he begins to produce extraordinary artworks and think in binary. His capacity for physics suddenly becomes boundless and he has knowledge which eminent scientists would find quite amazing. This novel is a record of the ambiguously sexed Chocky's impact on the lives of the Gore family.

Chocky is not a work that fits with our go-faster-stripe marked times. Had it been written today, Chocky could have well been a menacing presence, most likely would have been misconstrued as attempting to conquer the mind of this one child and perhaps next, the world entire. But no, he/she is not a malevolent force, more reminiscent of a petulant, demanding child than remorseless conqueror. And therein, lies this novel's strength, for Chocky is like an innocent taste of yesterday. A reminding flavour of simpler times, somehow ageless like honey; even though it was written quite some years ago and could easily have aged badly. Worth investigating and definitely recommended.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very dark, beautifully written - classic Wyndham, 12 July 2003
This review is from: Chocky (Penguin Books) (Paperback)
Don't be fooled if your only contact with John Wyndham's Chocky was via the original 1984 children's TV series: the book was never intended for children, and indeed is written in a much darker and more fascinating way.

If you enjoy the kind of organic sci-fi that Wyndham has produced such perfect examples of with Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Awakes etc, you will find Chocky at the very least as good as, if not better, than those two titles. Gripping and chilling stuff.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What an extraordinary imagination!
It's so long since I read this (about 30 years), that I thought it deserved a second visit. What a stunning imagination John Wyndham had! Read more
Published 8 months ago by M. Holford

4.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous little book
This was my first ever taste of sci-fi (shocking isn't it?) and I have to say that I really enjoyed this little book. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Boof

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the best John Wyndham, but still very enjoyable.
John Wyndham is one of my very favourite authors, and I would say that his "The Chrysalids" is my second favourite book of all that I've read (my favourite is Nevil Shute's "A... Read more
Published on 8 May 2004 by Elise

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic
Reading Chocky again was like watching a favourite black and white film. Surely Wyndham IS the Cary Grant of sci-fi writers? Read more
Published on 12 May 2003 by Alijazz

5.0 out of 5 stars What an amazing book!
John Wyndham has to be one of the 20th century's greatest writers. He can write a story which can grip you and keep you gripped. Read more
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