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A time travel classic I could have safely missed out on.

Time and Again (Time, #1) by Jack Finney

July 8, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 30/30 A poopy book to finish out the month on. For a while, I was actually enjoying this quite a bit, but as it went on, I just couldn’t with it anymore. The main vehicle for the time traveling was . . . laughable. There. I’ll say it. But more importantly, how can a book about time travel be so dull? Really, this just wasn’t for me, but I guess I’ll try and justify it down below. […]

I’d long since known what was in those trucks.

The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney

January 24, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Yes! It’s the book from the movie from everybody’s favorite “YOU’RE A BOT!” gif: This is the classic sci fi novel from 1955. There’s a cover on one of the older editions of this book that reference it being part of a Stephen King horror series and that makes a lot of sense. This is the exact blueprint for so many Stephen King novels: small town, regular folk doing regular things, awful horrifying thing happens and changes everything, small town regular folk have to readjust […]

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