![]() ![]() To be honest, the book’s climax seems a little silly, and it’s much less horrifying than the fate of the main characters by the end of the film. About halfway through, details and plot points begin to diverge slightly, leading to a different ending. ![]() The first half is essentially the same between novel and film. ![]() Miles Bennell and Dana Wynter as Becky Driscoll. What surprised me about the 1955 novel was how faithfully it was followed by the 1956 film adaptation starring Kevin McCarthy as Dr. You know the story: seed pods from space arrive in a small town on Earth and begin replacing people while they sleep. There’s this moment after watching one of the Invasion of the Body Snatchers movies (there are four and I’ll have more to say about them later on in this review) when I think to myself “I really should read the original novel by Jack Finney.” Well, after watching all four adaptations again recently, I finally read the book, and what a surprise it turned out to be. Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney ![]()
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