• Time and Again

  • By: Jack Finney
  • Narrated by: Paul Hecht
  • Length: 17 hrs
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (2,361 ratings)

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Time and Again

By: Jack Finney
Narrated by: Paul Hecht
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One of the most beloved tales of our time!

Science fiction, mystery, a passionate love story, and a detailed history of Old New York blend together in Jack Finney's spellbinding story of a young man enlisted in a secret Government experiment.

Transported from the mid-20th century to New York City in the year 1882, Si Morley walks the fashionable "Ladies' Mile" of Broadway, is enchanted by the jingling sleigh bells in Central Park, and solves a 20th-century mystery by discovering its 19th-century roots. Falling in love with a beautiful young woman, he ultimately finds himself forced to choose between his lives in the present and the past.

A story that will remain in the listener's memory, Time and Again is a remarkable blending of the troubled present and a nostalgic past, made vivid and extraordinarily moving by the images of a time that was... and perhaps still is.

©1970 Jack Finney (P)2011 Simon & Schuster

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"Go back to a wonderful world and have a wonderful time doing it." ( The New York Times)

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Gripping Story

Paul does a wonderful job as narrator, perfect for the main character and he really brought you into the story. It was an amazing book full of adventure, suspense, romance, and it will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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IF THIS WERE ONLY A REALITY

SECOND TIME FOR ME AND I COULD DO IT AGAIN!!!! GREAT STORY AND GOOD NARRATOR NEXT I WILL READ THE FOLLOW UP TO THIS ONE ENJOYED THIS IMMMENSELY.

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loved it!

Although I loved the narrator's voice I could hear every noise in his mouth. It was very distracting.
The story should be made into a movie if it has not already been done.

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Fantastic story

I downloaded this story on Stephen King's recommendation, and I enjoyed it more than any SK novel I've ever read.

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Wow, what an adventure!!!

I loved this book! This is my second time here, which is something I almost never ever do! I’m normally bored reading a book twice, my time is valuable to me, but once I realized I had read this book before, I wanted to read/listen to it again!!! It was worth it! You forget and/or miss a lot, the first time around. so the next time was as exciting as the first time! I wish I could take part in this, and go back in time with the characters in the book!

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Reads like a good 30's radio show.

I chose this book because it was mentioned in Steven King's 11-22-63 time travel tale.
I had a hard time believing the mechanism or method of time travel used in Time and Again.
There is also the fact that the "present" world in the novel seems as far away in the past as the "past" did to the main character. The 70's is another era altogether.
Getting over that, the story reminds me of a 1930's radio drama. I did still enjoy this book.

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Great story but needs updating

I wished the author had prefaced the year the story took place. The book was written in 1970. The basics were good but I had to figure out the starting point. The authors premise has been adapted for TV several times. Still a good read if you umderstand the starting technological limitations. Wished I'd read it when I was a kid.

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Great time travel historical romp after slow start

Set in what was then current time of 1970, the story really picks up after the contemporary first third of the book is done. The actual book has photos and sketches not available in the audio book but which is worth a look.

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Extremely intriguing- draws you in

Really good time travel book. Realistic and not fantastical. Beg a little hard to get through but necessary to set the stage. I so fondly wish I could go back, too.

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For lovers of Time travel

Im a sucker for just about anything related to time travel so I had to get this. I actually heard about this book from a Stephen King interview. He said this was his favorite time travel story so I looked it up right away. I really liked the story and wished there was more of them. Great escapism. well narrated.

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