I'm fascinated by John Wyndham's books and when I heard an advert for this one (It's going to be on Radio4Extra soon) I thought I'd read it first so as the audio version doesn't spoil it for me. They're often abridged which can be irritating.
Anyhow, I searched out an online pdf version of this book, which would have cost 70p if you'd bought the physical copy when it was released.
To be honest I'm contemplating searching out a full set of his books to own in physical as they're all so intriguing.
The story is about a mysterious event that leaves almost every woman of child bearing age, in Midwich, pregnant. The story then focuses on the oddities of the children born.
I'm aware that it has been made into a film called the Village of the Damned (or something similar, I'm not online while I'm writing this) and although I haven't yet seen it, the book makes me curious to view it soon.
My opinion of it is positive, I adore the strange world and even that is created yet once again it feels like Wyndham knows a lot more about the events than the narrator can tell you so you never get all the details because they're coming to you second hand.
It sure is strange and the language used is a little out of touch with contemporary life and yet fully understandable. This book could have been set in 2000 and it wouldn't have been much different!
Very much worth reading if you don't mind feeling a little unsettled.
4/5
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