The Body Snatchers

Jack Finney has written this science fiction novel way back in 1955 and it has apparently been adapted into a movie four times already. The plot starts very well and is exciting. Dr. Miles Bennell comes across an unusual case which does not involve his speciality but for which he agrees to visit since it is from an old flame. People start acting weirdly in a small town off California. The phenomenon grows over. He then brings in his friend a psychologist to have a look over the case. His friend reasons it be a case of mass delusion which has happened before also. But apparently things take a turn for worse and then he and his flame is on the run from apparently alien like pods which impregnate humans and make them worthless. The start of the novel is quite good, but it drags on towards the middle and latter part of the novel. Finney's narration is quite good. Goodreads rating 2.5/5