Chocky is the imaginary friend of an 11-year-old ... or is it imaginary? The science fiction writer John Wyndham, probably best known for The Day of the Triffids, published this short novel a year before his death in 1969. His skill in unwinding the story, from an apparently innocent incident on the first page to a startling conclusion, is superb. Everything builds in a suspenseful, cinematic fashion. Steven Spielberg has reportedly secured the film rights, but I imagine it being done by Hitchcock, alas.
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