A review by cagebox
Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney

3.0

I am a big fan of the movie adaptations of Jack Finney's Invasion of the Body Snatchers but only mildly enjoyed the book. The ending of the book was reminiscent of War of the Worlds' ending and was a tad dull and nowhere near as exciting as the famous final scene with Donald Sutherland in the '78 film. For the first half of the novel I was hooked but I felt it dragged during the middle and close of the story. I think Finney took some of the interest out of the body snatchers by over explaining and the latter half of the book was far less creepy or interesting than it could of been. Despite this, the underlying plot is great and that is why adaptations of Finney's story has thrived.