Chocky
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Chocky

by John Wyndham

1968•Science fiction•184 pages

Taste attributes: science fictiondramafamilyslowfresh & originalimaginarylinearenclosedfish out of water/culture clashunlikely connectionscoming of age

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and fresh: an intimate science-fiction novel. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Matthew's parents are worried. At eleven, he's much too old to have an imaginary friend, yet they find him talking to and arguing with a presence that even he admits is not physically there. This presence - Chocky - causes Matthew to ask difficult questions and say startling things: he speaks of complex mathematics and mocks human progress.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionDramaFamilyFish out of water/culture clashUnlikely connectionsComing of age

Subjects

AdoptionHuman-alien encountersExtraterrestrial beingsScience fiction

Details

Author
John Wyndham
Published
1968
Pages
184
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