- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Viking Pr; First Edition edition (April 1983)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0670220264
- ISBN-13: 978-0670220267
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16 x 4.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 349,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A writer of excellence...King is one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel' (Sunday Times )
'King is the greatest popular novelist of our day, comparable to Dickens' (Toby Litt, Guardian ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My son who is Autistic (he has Asperger's Syndrome) carried this book around with him throughout his teenage years, most everywhere he went. I remember we replaced it a time or two with a new book when the old one started falling to bits! He may even have a copy to this day.
I was always amused as to why this book was so important to him, his fixation with it. And although I was familiar with the story and the film, I could never see why it was so special to him. Well, I never did really find out and so had to draw the conclusion that the fuss was about a car with a girls name.
Anyways, I have just read the book myself and I have to say I thought that it was just great. Okay, maybe a little long before any action really gets going, but at the end of the book I realised that every word is necessary if you are to fully appreciate the toxic atmosphere behind the story.
Christine, the car herself, brings mixed emotions. You love her and you hate her at the same time, even through the murderous rampages. Stephen King brings her to life on the pages of his book and you feel the need to see her, to touch her, to let your fingers trail along her shimmering body work. You almost feel like running out of the way when she revs her engine and leaps forward - for this is a car like no other. I got a perverse pleasure at the end of the book. Analyse that!
Yep I loved it. Only Stephen King can lead me through page after page of dry text, (eg, his description of a high school football game,) and I manage to get a thrill out of it.
Quality stuff. Very enjoyable.
I was always amused as to why this book was so important to him, his fixation with it. And although I was familiar with the story and the film, I could never see why it was so special to him. Well, I never did really find out and so had to draw the conclusion that the fuss was about a car with a girls name.
Anyways, I have just read the book myself and I have to say I thought that it was just great. Okay, maybe a little long before any action really gets going, but at the end of the book I realised that every word is necessary if you are to fully appreciate the toxic atmosphere behind the story.
Christine, the car herself, brings mixed emotions. You love her and you hate her at the same time, even through the murderous rampages. Stephen King brings her to life on the pages of his book and you feel the need to see her, to touch her, to let your fingers trail along her shimmering body work. You almost feel like running out of the way when she revs her engine and leaps forward - for this is a car like no other. I got a perverse pleasure at the end of the book. Analyse that!
Yep I loved it. Only Stephen King can lead me through page after page of dry text, (eg, his description of a high school football game,) and I manage to get a thrill out of it.
Quality stuff. Very enjoyable.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Being a big fan of the film, I thought it quite neccassary that I read the book. Shocking.
The word passion springs to mind and that is pretty much what the book is about, a nasty little love triangle between Arnie, Christine and Leigh Cabot.
The film does the book no justice and I for one have now read the book twice and am still thrilled at the prospect of reading it again. My advice to anyone who feels that they should read it is: Book a week off work, listen to some 50s - 60s music and ENJOY!!!
The word passion springs to mind and that is pretty much what the book is about, a nasty little love triangle between Arnie, Christine and Leigh Cabot.
The film does the book no justice and I for one have now read the book twice and am still thrilled at the prospect of reading it again. My advice to anyone who feels that they should read it is: Book a week off work, listen to some 50s - 60s music and ENJOY!!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Excellent, scary book. In some ways, it's as much about youth and identity as a haunted car. King excels with brilliant pacing, genuinely compelling writing and the sort of authorial voice that makes writing look effortless and forces you to keep reading.
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Never look at cars the same way
This is the one with that evil car. Somewhere near the beginning, Arnie buys Christine, a twenty something year old blood red car from Roland LeBay. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Nina from Death Books and Tea
Christine
Wanted to re-read an old Stephen King-- found it and enjoyed it all over again. Excellent delivery time and service thankyou
Published 8 months ago by Pam
Vintage Stephen King.
After reading "The Stand", "The Shining" and "Salem's Lot", I was already a bona fide Stephen King fan. Read more
Published 8 months ago by lex
Watch the movie first, and then decide.
I can't speak for everyone, but upon reading this book I almost felt I was wasting my precious time and could have been mentally elsewhere. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Puss
Kindle Version - Vary good.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and for me it is one of Mr King's best. I believe it is also one of the author's own favourites too. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Traffic
Another great book from King
Although I wouldn't rate this as highly as Firestarter, The Shining and Black House, I still found this book addicitive to read at times. Read more
Published 17 months ago by L11VYK
Average For King
As someone who has written around forty novels and over two hundred short stories, and most of them in the same genre, Stephen King can occasionally repeat himself, and here in... Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2007 by Mike Cormack
Teenage Kicks
Well i found this book to be so easy to identify with when i was 16. SK was writing to a younger audience and he scored completely. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2004 by Geoge
Different But Great
I must admit that when I picked up this book, I wasn't expecting to be greatly impressed. For a start I know nothing about cars and could only see this as being a bit of a... Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2003 by "amandajp"
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
When Arnold Cunningham sees the hulking wreck of the 1958 Plymouth Fury in the garden of retired soldier Roland D LeBay's house, it cries out to him and they are perfect for each... Read more
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