I throughly enjoyed it and would listen to it again Unlike some audio books which i can zone in and out of or even partly fall asleep to without it being a great miss to the story. It was able to keep a good almost constant pace throughout where by i wanted to listen to every word. The book was just the right length for me. I liked his voice in the sense it reminded me of the sound of old detective and mystery shows and films. As the story goes on and depending on the characters his voice changes appropriately and with more urgency and volume. His voice more quiet and slow at the start to match the scene of the quiet little town where it’s set. The narrator does an excellent job of building up the atmosphere and the pace as the story goes along.
Don’t be put off if you listen to the sample. There was one part that even gave me the creeps.
I wanted to know what was going on and what was coming next. It had me curious and a little unnerved right from the start just like the characters in the story. I have seen the films before but what happens in this story is quite a bit different to what I’ve seen. This book had me drawn in from the get go until the end. Koontz, the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers, lives with his wife, Gerda, and their dog, Trixie, in southern California.I don’t usually write reviews but this is the first audiobook I’ve felt i wanted to. Best known for his thrillers and science fiction, a number of his books-including Invasion of the Body Snatchers-have been made into movies. This repackaged edition features a new cover by Hugo award-winning illustrator, John Picacio and a foreword by New York Times bestselling author, Dean Koontz.Ībout the Author Jack Finney (1911-1995) was the author of the much-loved and critically acclaimed novel Time and Again, as well as its sequel, From Time to Time. First published in 1955, this classic science fiction thriller about the ultimate alien invasion and the triumph of the human spirit over an invisible enemy has inspired multiple film adaptations and entertained readers for decades. Subtly, almost imperceptibly, alien life-forms are taking over the bodies and minds of his neighbors, friends, family, the woman he loves, and the entire world as he knows it. Miles Bennell discovers an insidious, horrifying plot. About the Book "The classic science fiction novel"-Cover.īook Synopsis Celebrate one of the earliest science fiction novels by rediscovering Jack Finney's internationally acclaimed Invasion of the Body Snatchers-which Stephen King calls a story "to be read and savored for its own satisfactions," now repackaged with a foreword by #1 New York Times bestselling author, Dean Koontz.On a quiet fall evening in the peaceful town of Mill Valley, California, Dr.
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