Chocky
Classic Radio Sci-Fi

I thought I knew all of Wyndham’s science fiction adventures--The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids, The Midwich Cuckoos--but this one—his last—had previously escaped my notice. I’m glad I finally discovered it, for it is a gentle, introspective tale of alien contact, as common a......more

This is about an 11 year old English boy in the mid-1960s who gets an alien stuck in his head. The story is narrated by his father, one of those self-satisfied middle class lawyer types who routinely patronises his wifey little wife who says shit like “If you think so dear”. He’s one of those guys w......more

"I don't see why seven is a sillier number than eight." Because seven ate nine? No, that is why six is scared of seven or something… Anyway! Chocky is John Wyndham’s 1968 novel about a 12-year-old boy, Matthew Gore, who is in telepathic communication with an alien entity (the eponymous Chocky) from a......more

4.0 Stars This is a really fun science fiction novel that puts a sci-fi spin on a classic horror narrative. More mysterious than creepy, I really enjoyed this book from start to finish. I highly recommend this one to any sci fi reader or horror readers trying to get into the genre.......more

Deeply enjoyable short novel, as long as becoming immersed for a short time in 50's patriarchy is not off-putting for you. I find it refreshing to dive back into the anthropology of past decades to a time when all female characters were, naturally, full of feeling and emotions, and all male characte......more