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A review by horrorghoul
Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
3.0
TW: Racism, sexism, scary scenes
*****SPOILERS*****
About the book:On a quiet fall evening in the small, peaceful town of Mill Valley, California, Dr. Miles Bennell discovered an insidious, horrifying plot. Silently, subtly, almost imperceptibly, alien life-forms were taking over the bodies and minds of his neighbors, his friends, his family, the woman he loved—the world as he knew it. First published in 1955, this classic thriller of the ultimate alien invasion and the triumph of the human spirit over an invisible enemy inspired three major motion pictures.
Release Date: 01/01/1955
Genre: Sci-Fi Horror
Pages: 216
Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
What I Liked:
• Love the plot
• The characters seem interesting
• Shorter book that fits a lot into it
What I Didn't Like:
• Writing is very bland & dry
• Can definitely tell it was written by a man of the 50s
Overall Thoughts: After reading the house next door this was my next stop. This is the top 10 books Stephen King has rated as his favorite.
A lot of dialog didn't hold up in this book vs today. There are many pages where Miles makes comments about women's weight and looks in a very harsh tone. You can definitely tell this book was written by a man of the 50s even going so far as Becky being carried out of her house by Miles and finding herself in her nightgown in the street. She wakes up and asks him what's going on, to which he replies he'll tell her at his house and not to get too excited as other people are there. She comments that with "Too bad," she muttered. "The biggest adventure of my life: kidnapped from my bed, by a good looking man in pajamas. Carried through the streets, like a captive cave woman. And then he has to supply chaperones." That wouldn't be a women's first thought at being removed from their home in the middle of the night.
Honestly there were chapters where it just felt like the over explaining went on and on. It's a short book but it felt like it was an extra 100 pages with the way things were over explained. I can definitely see why Stephen King is a huge fan of this book and where he picked up some writing style from.
I loved the part of the book where Mannie takes us on a different turn that maybe everyone is having an hysterical episode and there is no bodies.
Some parts of this story just don't make sense. In the beginning she has no shoes so he loans her a pair of loafers to wear but at the end of the story they're sharing shoes and his shoes are too big for her. Like whose loafers were those that she was wearing but he just had an extra pair sitting in his house?
Final Thoughts: I seriously think this would make a great TV show. I'd like to see the issues continue and see what happens. It was meh okay.
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*****SPOILERS*****
About the book:On a quiet fall evening in the small, peaceful town of Mill Valley, California, Dr. Miles Bennell discovered an insidious, horrifying plot. Silently, subtly, almost imperceptibly, alien life-forms were taking over the bodies and minds of his neighbors, his friends, his family, the woman he loved—the world as he knew it. First published in 1955, this classic thriller of the ultimate alien invasion and the triumph of the human spirit over an invisible enemy inspired three major motion pictures.
Release Date: 01/01/1955
Genre: Sci-Fi Horror
Pages: 216
Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
What I Liked:
• Love the plot
• The characters seem interesting
• Shorter book that fits a lot into it
What I Didn't Like:
• Writing is very bland & dry
• Can definitely tell it was written by a man of the 50s
Overall Thoughts: After reading the house next door this was my next stop. This is the top 10 books Stephen King has rated as his favorite.
A lot of dialog didn't hold up in this book vs today. There are many pages where Miles makes comments about women's weight and looks in a very harsh tone. You can definitely tell this book was written by a man of the 50s even going so far as Becky being carried out of her house by Miles and finding herself in her nightgown in the street. She wakes up and asks him what's going on, to which he replies he'll tell her at his house and not to get too excited as other people are there. She comments that with "Too bad," she muttered. "The biggest adventure of my life: kidnapped from my bed, by a good looking man in pajamas. Carried through the streets, like a captive cave woman. And then he has to supply chaperones." That wouldn't be a women's first thought at being removed from their home in the middle of the night.
Honestly there were chapters where it just felt like the over explaining went on and on. It's a short book but it felt like it was an extra 100 pages with the way things were over explained. I can definitely see why Stephen King is a huge fan of this book and where he picked up some writing style from.
I loved the part of the book where Mannie takes us on a different turn that maybe everyone is having an hysterical episode and there is no bodies.
Some parts of this story just don't make sense. In the beginning she has no shoes so he loans her a pair of loafers to wear but at the end of the story they're sharing shoes and his shoes are too big for her. Like whose loafers were those that she was wearing but he just had an extra pair sitting in his house?
Final Thoughts: I seriously think this would make a great TV show. I'd like to see the issues continue and see what happens. It was meh okay.
IG|Blog