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The Body
The Body
Author: Stephen King
In 1960s America, four young boys go on a journey to search for the body of a boy killed by a train. As they travel, they discover how cruel the world can be, but also how wondrous.
ISBN-13: 9780582418172
ISBN-10: 0582418178
Publication Date: 12/20/1999
Pages: 80
Rating:
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5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Longman Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 5
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kellilee avatar reviewed The Body on + 66 more book reviews
I think I would have enjoyed this book a bit more if I had once been a 12-year old boy. Stephen King's obsession with bodily fluids (which I can generally tolerate in most other Stephen King books despite the fact that it is ever-present) was particularly noticeable in this book. Again - if I had once been a 12-year old boy, those references (and maybe even Stephen King's obsession with bodily fluids) would probably go unnoticed. Not one of my favorites by King.
jwingler avatar reviewed The Body on + 17 more book reviews
Description on Paperbackswap is incorrect. Audio CD with 5 cd's and approx. 6 hours.

Very good listen! Told in the first person by "the writer". Not at all what I expected, lots of cussing and name calling by pre-teen boys, but I love it! It feels real. Of course this is based in the '60's so what was calling names then is lame now, but the writer explains all that. I would recommend. Not my favorite by Stephen King, but very good.


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