Frecklemaid finished reading Chocky by John Wyndham
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Chocky by John Wyndham
Matthew's parents are worried. At eleven, he's much too old to have an imaginary friend, yet they find him talking …
Currently an International Studies/Software Development student with a love of speculative fiction. I also read a decent amount of nonfiction focusing on politics and philosophy. I read in French, Spanish, and (mostly) English with the potential for a foray into Esperanto.
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Success! Frecklemaid has read 34 of 30 books.
Matthew's parents are worried. At eleven, he's much too old to have an imaginary friend, yet they find him talking …
Matthew's parents are worried. At eleven, he's much too old to have an imaginary friend, yet they find him talking …
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Despite the comical experience others had while reading this, the comedy didn't gel with me. For the most part, I was kind of bored and would have preferred more interaction with the actual lumpsuckers than we got since they were the most interesting part of the novel for me. There were some genuinely interesting ideas poked at throughout but I failed to connect with the characters and while the characters were moving around the plot didn't move much.
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