My Goodreads review: The Kraken Wakes

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The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I chose to listen to this after noticing a copy of the paperback being featured in early episodes of The Rig. Although it does not have a great deal to do with this series (no spoilers!), it does resonate with it to some extent.

That said, this is a rather dated though suspenseful alien invasion/slow apocalypse novel set in the UK in the 1950s. I was a little disappointed by the ending, but enjoyed the buildup & the characters. Wyndham knew how to build suspense & create disquiet, definitely. Possibly not worth a full credit purchase unless you particularly enjoy War of the Worlds style SF, but I don't regret having experienced it. It also has some foreshadowing of today's cli-fi trend.



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