The novel has a lot of anthropology in it. As we meet them, we notice their natural inclinations and frictions as we would with any group of people forced to interact and exist together in confinement. The other characters that we meet are diverse and interesting. He takes a secondary role to all of the other characters, becoming more or less the narrator of the story. However, Margaret ends up as the superhero of the novel.įrankly, the main character, Mark, starts off like he might be larger than life, but he really rapidly just becomes an everyman. Maybe that is not our first impression of her – when, yes, the other main character spends some lines objectifying her at a resort. Usually, when readers talk about characters from this time (1930s) some comments are made regarding the styling of the female characters – but, frankly, the female character may be the strongest character in the book. I think the characters are believable and interesting. Ultimately, its a well-thought out storyline with a very nice science fiction grounding. Overall, I was really impressed with this novel. Knowing that it was the author’s first novel and that it was published in 1935 had me a bit trepidatious because one never knows what such things could include or what their tone might be. I had not read any Wyndham before, but I like to start, generally, early in an author’s career and work my way forward. I really like the cover art, but I don’t really think it representative of the novel. It was first published in 1935 I read the Coronet 1977 edition with cover art by Colin Hay.
The Secret People by John Wyndham (1903 – 1969) is the author’s first novel, although he published it under a pseudonym.
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