13 May 2009

Book Log 2009 #16: From Time to Time by Jack Finney

This is the sequel to Time and Again, an illustrated novel about a man who goes back to 1880s New York as part of a government-sponsored time travel experiment and winds up staying. In the sequel, he's called upon by the project's leaders - who get back in touch with him with some difficulty - to travel again in an attempt to prevent World War I.

As with the first book, there's lavish period detail and a fun story. Unlike the first book, though, the sequel gets a little too caught up in the detail, and the illustrated parts sometimes feel like they've been included because we expect them.

Still, if you've read the first book you'll probably like this one.

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