The Body Snatchers
Originally published in 1955 Jack Finney's sinister SF tale has outgrown the initial debate about whether it satirized Communism or the conformity of US society at the time, to become a classic of paranoia; an examination of our fear of 'the other'. Most people know the story from seeing THE...
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Originally published in 1955 Jack Finney's sinister SF tale has outgrown the initial debate about whether it satirized Communism or the conformity of US society at the time, to become a classic of paranoia; an examination of our fear of 'the other'. Most people know the story from seeing THE INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, the classic 1978 remake (one of the few Hollwood remakes said to better than the original, made in 1956) starring Donald Sutherland. Here's your chance to read the original source; a story that has resonated with readers and viewers for more than 50 years.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780899684284 (0899684289)
Publish date: December 12th 1993
Publisher: Lightyear Press
Edition language: English
Great story and great pace, just don't read it before bed. You may never want to go to sleep again. This book is where the term pod people comes from although it was never used in the book. Be sure to check out the skeleton scene.Hmmm.... my next door neighbors have seemed a little off lately, they ...
Creepy, classic science fiction/horror from one of the masters.
Having not seen the film version though still having a vague idea what it was about, I was pleasantly surprised by this story. Thoroughly engaging and exciting right from the start, it is one of those books that draws you in, pulls you inexorably on and spits you out at the end.This book tells of a ...
I was desperate for a talking book, and this is what I found at the library, so I listened to it. Written in 1955, it seems so unsophisticated compared to modern sci-fi/horror---almost to the point of being laughable rather than scary. But it held my interest with the exception of a few philosophi...
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