From a Buick 8

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From a Buick 8

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: James Rebhorn, Bruce Davison, Becky Ann Baker, Peter Gerety, Fred Sanders, Stephen Tobolowsky

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For 20 years the officers in the Pennsylvania State Police Barracks have kept a secret in Shed B: a vintage Buick which lures the troopers to come and take a look. Young Ned Wilcox, son of the recently deceased officer Curt, has started hanging around the barracks. One day he can't resist peeking through the windows. And it's time to share the secret. The veteran troopers sit Ned down on the smoking bench and tell him every skin-curdling detail - from the Buick's arrival to the terrifying light-shows and what it sucks in and breathes out. For the Buick is a conduit to another world. As King puts it, 'when we confront the deep and authentic unknown, we glimpse that place where our familiar universe stops.'

Stephen KingJames RebhornBruce DavisonBecky Ann BakerPeter GeretyFred SandersStephen TobolowskyHodder & Stoughton

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"One of his freshest and most original books... a beautiful excursion into new narrative territory, showing an accomplished storyteller... a portal into King's incredible imagination." ( Independent on Sunday)

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I’m going to admit that this has been in my ‘attempted’ list for yonks. I could never seem to get past the first bit; a problem I also have with the ‘Dark Tower’ books. However, the happy coincidence of a mountain of data entry and nothing better to do brought me back, and I’m so glad it did.

It’s a story within a story. On the outside, an eerie Buick, standing menacingly for decades whilst Pennsylvania State Troopers keep uneasy watch. On the inside, a tender and quite beautiful tale of the relationships men form, with one another and with themselves. About family, about loyalty and about growing up being more about knowing there are no answers than being years under your belt. That’s the story that will remain with me.

It’s a slow and languorous tale; like the first part of ‘Bag of Bones’, but it’s very, very worth it.