The people who are blind must try to find a way to survive and the people who aren't must also. Everyone is at danger from the Triffids; walking plants who have a deadly stinger. Even the few who aren't blind must be careful of the Triffids.
The main character of the story, named Bill, is not blind. He was one of the fortunate people who didn't watch the shower. Now he must learn to survive in a different and dangerous world. He encounters a girl enslaved by a blind man, and saves her. Together they find a gathering at a university. Two groups are found there. One inside the university wall, full of the sighted, and one outside, with only one sighted and a host of blind. The one sighted man demands that the ones with sight need to get a group of blind and take care of them.
Although Bill is a little conflicted about whether he should take a group of the blind under his care, he decides against it, since no one knows if anyone will come rescue them. If no one did come, then it would most likely be that they would run out of supplies for the blind. Altogether, it would be much better to cut their losses, and focus on taking care of themselves, and building up from scratch.
This new life that Bill and his companion have to try to live in is challenging. A number of changes have to be made. One cannot live by the old rules of the world. For example, one must steal supplies from stores to be able to survive. Money no longer had any value.
Bill learns how to survive in this new world, but must change a lot from how he used to live. For one thing, he now must learn how to do a bunch of different things to survive, such as farming, and learning how to fix things. There were no longer specialists in these areas, and you had to do everything on your own. By the end of the book, Bill became a very different person, and yet, a happier person.
By the sounds of it, this book seems really interesting based on the fact that it seems different from a lot of classic novels out there. I like the story line, I think that it would keep the reader wanting to keep on reading and never stop. I can relate to your blog because in my book, the character had to go through a lot of changes as well, to get to the end of the book. Hope you enjoyed reading your book!
ReplyDelete- Kaitlyn Hemphill
This blog post was very informative. Although I read this book a few years ago, this description makes me want to pick up the book and read it all over again. I am not a big fan of sci-fi books, but with the description you gave, it would appeal to anyone with relatble situations. By relateable i mean dealing with problems and who or where to go for help. Just as the main character in my novel, it seems as if Bill wants to find a form of securtity. Overall, this was a great and fascinating review!
ReplyDelete-Jennifer Jackson
This was a really good description of the book. You got all the main points across, without boring the reader with too much information. I've heard great things about this book, and you've just made me want to read it even more.
ReplyDeleteYour book sounds so interesting! I like how it seems very different from most of the other classic novels out there. Even though it has some elements of fantasy, I feel that the characters' behaviours in this book would teach the reader some real moral lessons. Your blog really makes me want to read it to find out the whole story. Good job!:)
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