tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post5025832503254724479..comments2023-09-10T16:48:15.803+01:00Comments on Paperback Reader: Trouble with LichenPaperback Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-45644664628327212232009-09-14T12:16:57.534+01:002009-09-14T12:16:57.534+01:00Hi Jo, Trouble with Lichen is lesser known; I also...Hi Jo, Trouble with Lichen is lesser known; I also recommend The Midwich Cuckoos. I'm looking forward to reading the more popular The Chrysalids and Day of the Triffids as only heard good things about both.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-46643174025683563302009-09-14T11:31:25.964+01:002009-09-14T11:31:25.964+01:00I read The Day of The Triffids a long time ago, an...I read The Day of The Triffids a long time ago, and I've got the Chrysalids somewher, although I haven't read it yet. I'd never heard of this one, but it sounds good.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904771329502876178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-71277531803838580252009-09-11T16:31:07.213+01:002009-09-11T16:31:07.213+01:00Steph, he's famous here in the UK as is probab...Steph, he's famous here in the UK as is probably one of our more well-known writers in this field.<br /><br />Good to know about lie-kin, although definitely strange to the ear!Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-91829863025828990252009-09-11T14:28:16.209+01:002009-09-11T14:28:16.209+01:00I've never heard of this author before, but yo...I've never heard of this author before, but your review really makes me want to give him a shot. This also sounds like something my husband would like.<br /><br />Oh, and at least over here in North America, it's definitely pronounced LIE-ken. ;)Stephhttp://www.stephandtonyinvestigate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-58717991409317577342009-09-11T12:44:38.183+01:002009-09-11T12:44:38.183+01:00Jackie, he's certainly a good place to start. ...Jackie, he's certainly a good place to start. I hope you fare well with him.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-72580791920847323952009-09-11T12:30:53.428+01:002009-09-11T12:30:53.428+01:00I haven't read anything by John Wyndham, but i...I haven't read anything by John Wyndham, but it sounds as though he is a good one to try. Thank you for the recommendation!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-15148381104890122142009-09-11T12:09:09.194+01:002009-09-11T12:09:09.194+01:00Thanks, Rachel! Just don't go expecting great ...Thanks, Rachel! Just don't go expecting great things from this one but perhaps it will prompt you to branch out to his more famous work.<br /><br />That horrific school story would put you off! It's obsessed fans who often give authors a bad name.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-81453463630491847552009-09-11T11:52:13.138+01:002009-09-11T11:52:13.138+01:00Sounds very interesting! A departure from my usual...Sounds very interesting! A departure from my usual genres but I might just give it a go as you have recommended it, Claire!<br /><br />I remember in Year 7 at school I sat next to a strange boy in my form who was obsessed with The Day of the Triffids. For that reason alone I have been reluctant to touch Wyndham...the memories of his dirty fingernails and disturbing drawings of people drowning in acid just keep flooding back!Rachel (Book Snob)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13669640788036671572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-53519258463245702422009-09-11T11:26:12.800+01:002009-09-11T11:26:12.800+01:00Tony, I was most indignant last night when it was ...Tony, I was most indignant last night when it was pronounced differently to the way I had always said it... I am still in denial!<br /><br />End of civilisation is spot-on with Wyndam - how perceptive of you as a teen! That's why some of his work is still relevant as it is the fear we all live with.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-57801258854478165272009-09-11T11:01:01.534+01:002009-09-11T11:01:01.534+01:00I read this while I was doing my GCSEs (the result...I read this while I was doing my GCSEs (the results of which I received 18 years ago...) along with a few of his other books. Vague memories of an essay on Wyndham's novels' pointing to the end of civilisation are starting to come back. However, I still refuse to believe that it's pronounced LIE-kun and not LI-Chin!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.com