The Interrupted Journey [Mass Market Paperback]

John G. Fuller (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Dell (July 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 044014115X
• ISBN-13: 978-0440141150
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #953,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still fascinating after all these years., January 13, 2001

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"donnajeen" (Dallas, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Interrupted Journey (Mass Market Paperback)

I had heard about the Hill's experience many, many years ago and I often wondered if it was really true what happened to them. My own personal opinion now, after reading this book, is that it did indeed happen.I could not turn the pages fast enough. There is no way that two people could have such intricate details of an event like that and be making it up. Surely someone along the way would have seen through them. I lived in the White Mountains for a few years and being familiar with the area of occurrence made the book an even better read. The Hill's are intelligent and educated, their story is one of a kind. If you don't believe now, you will after you read this book. If the tops of your shoes get scuffed and you don't know how they got that way, you'd better check your watch !

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Early UFO Abduction--a page turner!, August 10, 2007

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Snowbrocade (Santa Barbara, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Interrupted Journey (Mass Market Paperback)

"The Interrupted Journey" is a fascinating story based upon the experiences of Betty and Barney Hill, two alleged UFO abductees in 1962. The Hills did not have memories of the abduction, but there was a space of lost time after they saw some strange lights in the sky.

Betty and Barney were troubled by this lost time and were experiencing anxiety and stress since that trip. They had reported the lights that they saw in the sky to the US Air Force, who seemed to take report seriously. Finally they consulted a psychiatrist who began to conduct hypnosis sessions with the Hills. They were treated separately and the sessions were taped. Betty and Barney detailed the horrifying yet exciting circumstance of being abducted by aliens and undergoing physical exams. The therapy was successful in treating symptoms and helped ease the suppressed memories into their consciousness.

This book uses long quotes from the original transcripts of the hypnosis sessions. This device is highly successful in captivating the reader and giving a sense of the emotions experienced by the Hills both during the abduction and during the therapy. Fuller does a nice job bringing to life this bi-racial, middle-class couple who were prominent in the Civil Rights movement. Betty and Barney Hill's story was made into an excellent movie called "The UFO Incident" starring a young James Earl Jones with Estelle Parsons in 1975.

"The Interrupted Journey" is a very convincing account of an alien encounter. Despite the fact that the details of the abduction are fairly routine, it is an eerie story with some psychological complexity that makes for good reading. Fuller's writing can be a little stiff at times but he does a good job of allowing the character's actions to speak for themselves. Highly recommended!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars shocking and riveting, May 3, 2010

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JGC - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Interrupted Journey (Paperback)

I read the first edition of "The Interrupted Journey" published in 1966 by Berkeley Medallion Books, written by John G. Fuller, with a very brief intro by Dr. Benjamin Simon (one of the very first doctors to treat Barney and Eunice Hill). The book is a total of 350 pages long and includes many pictures which offer up a detailed view of the story, even by today's book publishing standards. Also, it's important to mention that this book included the full cooperation of Mr. and Mrs. Hill.

"The Interrupted Journey" is both fascinating and mind-boggling because it's truly the very first story of an alien abduction of victims that were able to provide details through memory-regression and hypnosis.

The book is fascinating because it actually includes the full and unedited hypnosis transcripts with Mr. and Mrs. Hill. This makes up the overwhelming majority of the book. The rest of the book describes how the circumstance affected them and what they did to not only get their story out but to also find help for themselves.

I also like this book because it doesn't include any unnecessary information. Everything in "The Interrupted Journey" revolves around Eunice and Barney's abduction. Some of the language, wording and phrases sounded somewhat odd and dated but what can you expected with a book written more than 40 years ago?

Anyone that is interested in UFOlogy should make it a policy to read this book. You will not be disappointed. The story is absolutely shocking.