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From a buick 8 came a torrid book

Advantages: Loosely based on a true story, written after stephen king's car accident, some very nice styles and enthrawling twists!
Disadvantages: A killer car hrmmm... could this be Christine no.2?

After many years of being intellectually illiterate and could not stand to even pick a book up my mate tom1clare who's on ciao together with gildoringlorion put me through my paces with certain book recommendations, while tom drew my attention toward ...

darkangelwing 23.09.2005 · Read full review
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Review of From a Buick 8 - Stephen King

NO LONGER KING OF THE HILL

Advantages: Good story, Different writing style
Disadvantages: Convoluted, At times, slow and boring

Stephen King is a horror institution. Born in Portland, Maine in 1947 he has gone on to produce many a journey into the macabre including novels, short stories, screenplays and ultimately, big screen movies. The issue around SK is as to whether he's lost ...

Marandina 07.10.2003 · Read full review
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Review of From a Buick 8 - Stephen King

From A Buick 8 - King's car driven creation

Advantages: Great Characters
Disadvantages: It's about a car!

I make no bones about the fact that I am a massive Stephen King fan, so you won't be surprised to learn that I do eat up just about anything he writes - only one not read so far is Nightmares & Dreamscapes and I'll be taking that with me on holiday soon. ...

kitty17 21.07.2004 · Read full review
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Review of From a Buick 8 - Stephen King

A Royal Disappointment

Advantages: The usual King 'feel' to it all
Disadvantages: Too much padding, goes nowhere, faceless characters

Stephen King has featured in my reading habits a lot over the years. His very style is enjoyable and eye opening at times. I think I will always consider The Stand as my favourite book, but he has written many good ones of late too, such as Dreamcatcher ( ...

Borg 06.03.2003 · Read full review
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Review of From a Buick 8 - Stephen King

NEWS JUST IN - CAR GIVES BIRTH TO BATLIKE CREATURE

Advantages: King's style, the characters, the overall writing of it.
Disadvantages: Not 'The Best King Ever', some goriness, v. nasty dog demise.

Hands up who started their ‘adult reading life’ with a Stephen King book? If I could see with my very eye through your PC monitor, I’m pretty sure that over half of you would have raised your hands diligently! My initiation into King novels, I think, wa ...

jess0910 18.09.2002 · Read full review
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Review of From a Buick 8 - Stephen King