Things seem dull and lifeless, the work itself far less inventive. The early segments of the book, set in Finney’s present day, certainly paint a less glamorous picture of the New York advertising world than that to which we’ve been exposed in “Mad Men.” is one Finney deployed in his earlier well-known novel, “The Body Snatchers” (the basis for the more pointedly titled movie, “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”), or if it is a Does anyone know if the writing style - quiet and wonderfully attentive to detail We’re in a zone here free of heavy-handed end-of-chapter cliffhangers. Quality not often associated with genre fiction. There’s so much ephemera in the book - about bygone apartment buildings, intersections, habits - that it almost requires revisiting. I suspect the return customers are pleased. Time now: how does it hold up, and how have your impressions of the book changed? I’d love to hear from any of you reading it for a second or third Some of you - like me - were reading it for the first time others had fond memories of encountering the novel back in the day. Of Si Morley, a Manhattan advertising artist who finds himself ensnared in a government secret ops project experimenting in time travel. Many of you e-mailed recently expressing great enthusiasm for tonight’s Big City Book Club selection, Jack Finney’s 1970 science-fiction thriller, “Time and Again.” The novel traces the adventures We’ll be announcing the next book selection in a few days members will receive e-mail notification. And if anyone who participated is not yet a member of the Book Club mailing list and would like to join, send an e-mail to with the word “Join” in the subject heading. If anyone has further comments or questions, please post them below I’ll follow up later in the week. | Updated Thanks to all of you who participated in the Big City Book Club this evening. A regular discussion with Ginia Bellafante.ġ0:07 p.m.

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