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A review by oofym
The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
The Body Snatchers was a fun little book, but also a very surface level one.
I can completely understand why this story tends to be better regarded as a movie, as when reading the novel, it does feel almost on par with reading a drafting script for a movie. Everything must be moving at a fast past, characters do things only to serve the plot, things happen that break established logic in order to get a "tense" moment to happen. Despite this i did have a good time reading it, now and then reading some corny old sci-fi can really be a nice way to spend an evening or two, and corny it is by the way, the character of Betty is your ultra-typical damsel in distress romantic interest who is just so "Perfectly shaped" and spends half of the novel swooning in the arms of our protagonist.
But yeah, it's pretty amateurish, the execution is wack, but i can see why it made a mark in sci-fi pop culture.
I can completely understand why this story tends to be better regarded as a movie, as when reading the novel, it does feel almost on par with reading a drafting script for a movie. Everything must be moving at a fast past, characters do things only to serve the plot, things happen that break established logic in order to get a "tense" moment to happen. Despite this i did have a good time reading it, now and then reading some corny old sci-fi can really be a nice way to spend an evening or two, and corny it is by the way, the character of Betty is your ultra-typical damsel in distress romantic interest who is just so "Perfectly shaped" and spends half of the novel swooning in the arms of our protagonist.
But yeah, it's pretty amateurish, the execution is wack, but i can see why it made a mark in sci-fi pop culture.