Review of 'This Island Earth (Forrest J Ackerman Presents)' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Collected from a serialized work, this is good but not great.
First, an engineer gets tech that is unbelievably good. Very well done, the story fits the engineer mindset. Later, he encounters mysteries in the business. This part was a bit slow. We also encounter the female lead, a combination of smart and ignored. I wanted to see her psychology degree more in the story. Towards the end, an anti-union bit that barely fits in, and finally a rushed finish to the tale.
I remember the first part of the movie (and the interocitor) but not the whole thing - I suspect the story deviated from the book and towards more action.