The Chrysalids

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• 'The Chrysalids' by John Wyndham

  I read all his major novels (there are seven) when I was in my teens and loved them with a kind of evangelical devotion, but how would this one stack up more than 20 years later? Strangely enough I had forgotten so much of the detail of The Chrysalid ... (read full critics)

  readingmatters published on Tue, 28 Sep 2010

• Classics corner: The Chrysalids

  I remember hearing the Radio 4 play of The Chrysalids when I was nine. My stern father picked me up from school - a rare occurrence - and I was nervously glad the car radio was on. We listened in silence as he drove and became so involved that when w ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

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  The Chrysalids

  This is a really good book. I didn't like it at first, but I warmed up to it after a bit. Sometimes it can be confusing; all of a sudden 8 years have passed and he's in love! This book is about a blown up religion and the lives of the people who don't quite fit in it.

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• Cover design by Harry Willock

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  scatterkeir said on Jan 27, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

• First page didn't grab me, so I decided to put it back on the shelf. Maybe another time.

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  Angel-a said on May 24, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Others 208 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0141032979
• ISBN-13: 9780141032979
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Pub date: Aug 07, 2008
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette and eBook
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