For my full-length review, please visit Casual Debris.Discontented advertising clerk Ben Bennell finds himself in an alternate reality after purchasing a newspaper using a Woodrow Wilson dime. Unhappy with his work and his wife, in this new reality he finds himself married to an old flame and riding...
As part of secret government program Simon Morley, an advertising illustrator, travels back in time. I thought, what a great idea—I’d love to “see” the past through an illustrator’s eyes. However, I quickly became bored by the long, stilted descriptions of 1882 New York City. Finney’s technique o...
Really enjoyed this slim volume of 12 stories. Most are about time travel, the individual kind used by the author in Time and Again. Often a collection from one author is hit or miss, but nearly all of these stories are very good. Recommended!
Like the character, but the story wasn't as good this time. The poignancy of the penultimate chapter was great, but didn't fit the rest of the book somehow. The beginning, while necessary, just felt clumsy to me.
Time and Again (The Classic Illustrated Novel) - Jack Finney It had all of the elements that should have made it awesome (history, time travel, hypnotism), but instead I found it dull and flat. Very disappointing, but since it was for book club I powered through and finished it anyway.
Really enjoyed this gem, and surprised I hadn't heard of it before. Ending was a bit quicker than I would have liked, but I understand there is a sequel.
"Since our protagonist, Simon, is completely engrossed in the sights and sounds of 1882 New York, we are treated to painstaking detail of what it would be like to live in New York City at the time. Basically, a really fun read- as we all know, if you don’t have the ability to time travel, a book is ...
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