I've been trying to get my hands on The Day of the Triffids for years now (until I became an AbeBooks convert, at which point I promptly forgot about it) but I have tons of dystopian book lists saved on Chrome and happened to turn up The Chrysalids in my pursuit of the next book. It was really really good... and then the end happened.
It didn't ruin the book for me, but I was under the impression that Wyndham was trying to say something that he apparently was not (that indoctrination regarding a particular way of life, no matter how ostensibly superior, is dangerous); after I finished reading, I sought out information about the book, including criticism, and pretty much all reviewers finished it and thought, "LOLWUT?" He apparently just... went for it. So, I mean, whatever. Good for him. I don't want to spoil it for you, because I really do think it's worth a read, but meh. Don't be surprised if you're disappointed at the end.
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