Time and Again by Jack Finney Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Time and Again
Book Review: the most accurate time travel experience
Summary: 5 Stars
I read it twice and every time I felt like I went back in time with him; I picked up more details the second time around. I could not put it down, his story telling availity it excellent, I strongly recommended, Does anyone know if I can get this book translated into Spanish, I have relatives that would love to read it. please let me know, thanks. gdejo-suarez@bkb.comBook Review: thought provoking
Summary: 5 Stars
In his brilliant novel "Time and Again" author Jack Finney weaves a tapistry of mystery, suspense and intrigue into an enigmatic journey thru the portals of time, space and the limits of the human mind. From his lair [ The Dakota] overlooking Central Park, Simon literally wills himself back to the 19th century. His mission could change who we are, the society we live in, or the fate of the human race itself. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves a good mystery wrapped in the limitless possibilities of our imagination. Whenever I pass The Dakota on one of my trips into the city I always make it a point to look up and wonder if there is someone walking among us who might be a visitor from the 21st centry.Book Review: time travel for dummies
Summary: 1 Stars
As other customer reviews have noted, this novel is occasionally charming. But it is hard to ignore that the mechanism of time travel, which is central to the story, is barely examined - let alone explained. This renders the book whimsical fantasy. It is also - no pun intended - dated, if only for the sexist descriptions of what makes the female characters attractive to the jerk who tells this tale. The accompanying appropriated illustrations and photographs are feebly selected with insipid captions. I never believed for one second that "Si" made a living as a commercial artist. "Time and Again" is unusually lame for a cult novel and I don't understand its popularity.Book Review: time travel through hypnosis?
Summary: 3 Stars
Time travel through self-hypnosis is definitely one of the most creative methods I've ever read about, and definitely one of the more bizarre. The idea is that if you are able to find a place that is virtually identical to what it was (or will be) in another time, you can hypnotize yourself into actually transporting to that other time. Not everyone can do it. But if you're good enough at it, you can apparently take someone else with you.
To all of which I say: whatever. It's an outlandish theory, but I suppose not a whole lot more so than other time travel theories. At any rate, Si Morley can do it, and repeatedly goes back to New York in 1882 with the idea of observing a certain event. Naturally, he is only supposed to observe, and not get involved in any way with any of the people of that time. Of course, that doesn't work out so well.
And the story itself becomes much different from what you think it will be as it goes along, which is always appreciated. Dealing with the ethics and possibilities of time travel, Si must make a decision that could effect the course of American history. In the end, though, he makes what seems to be a different decision.
Finney deals with these complexities in a subtle, interesting way, saving this book from becoming just another "Connecticut Yankee".
Book Review: unforgettable
Summary: 5 Stars
The first time I tried to read this book I got frustrated and quit. Gave it another go later on and then it clicked with me. It is a tremendous book and it is the detail that makes you feel you're taking the trip in time yourself. Instead of having Si Morely meet up with famous people, he interacts with the ordinary people of the time and it really brings the era to life. I'll be honest, I thought that the sequel, "Time After Time" was a terrible and a waste of time. Finney spent pages going on about 19th century vaudeville. But "Time and Again" is just a terrific, warm and thoughtful book. I thought I read once that Robert Redford owned the film rights. It is a book that deserves to be made into a picture, no doubt about it.