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Boys Life is a wonderful book--it captures the magic of being a child in a world of possibilities and promises. It will make you laugh and make you cry. About an 11 yr old boy from Zephyr Alabama..where monsters swim in the belly of the river, and friends are forever.

Really really enjoyed this book. Nice story about young boy growing up and facing issues that arise throughout the story. Had small town murder mystery beneath it but also spoke about other hardships and enjoyments which can happen in a young boys life. It is written and told through the eyes of the young boy and captures his feelings about his parents, neighbors, friends, schoolmates, bullies and others that interact in his life. This was a nice sometimes well written book and I would definately recommend it.

A great read. McCammon is at his best. He knows how to grab the reader and make you look at the world through the eyes of a 12 year old boy.

Wow. Very talented writer. I became engrossed in this story. Each chapter tapped into a new emotion; excitment, humor, sadness, suspense and fear with each turning page. Also, a very exciting ending to great story.

This is a delightful book about a young boy, destined to become a writer, whose real life (and imaginary) adventures are exciting and well written. For anyone who enjoys remembering childhood it is a must.

My all time favorite book. I have read it three times in the last 15 years. It takes me back to my southern roots and a simpler time. McCammon's slightly autobiographical first step away from horror but with macabre elements. A thriller that makes you laugh and cry!

I loved this book. It was such an interesting, fantastical look at life in a small town. My husband, who doesn't like the same books I do, also loved this book. It's well written, has great story lines and characters, and takes the reader on a definite roller coaster of thoughts and emotions.

In 1964, 12-year-old Cory Mackenson lives with his parents in Zephyr, Alabama. It is a sleepy, comfortable town. Cory is helping with his father's milk route one morning when a car plunges into the lake before their eyes. His father dives in after the car and finds a dead man handcuffed to the steering wheel. Their world no longer seems so innocent: a vicious killer hides among apparently friendly neighbors. Other, equally unsettling transmogrifications occur: a friend's father becomes a shambling bully under the influence of moonshine, decent men metamorphose into Klan bigots, "responsible" adults flee when faced with danger for the first time. With the aid of unexpected allies, Cory faces hair-raising dangers as he seeks to find the secret of the dead man in the lake. McCammon writes an exciting adventure story. He also gives us an affecting tale of a young man growing out of childhood in a troubled place and time. Recommended.

This is by far the best of Robert McCammon. Monsters, murder, Nazis, everything that you could want or expect from a brillant thriller writer. This has been my favorite book for about 20 years! I have re-read it again and again and now need a new copy! Recommend this to anyone who is looking for a "different" thriller!

This is my favorite book of all time! I find myself going back and reading it again every few years - and loving it every time! A boy's coming of age in the South in a small town in the 60's/civil rights era tale with so much more! - ghosts, monsters (some human, some not), a murder mystery, mysticism and voodoo, a Nazi war criminal, the value and love of friends and family, meanness and corruption, change vs. progress, real courage - with quite a bit of wisdom thrown in between. Wonderfully and beautifully written - truly McCammon's masterpiece.

I've read most of McCammon's books. This was one of his better works. I enjoyed travelling back to the 60's. This was semi-fantasy, semi-thriller and a very interesting read.

Great mystery wrapped in the story of a year in a boy's life.

Excellent!

a good read

In 1964, 12-year-old Cory Mackenson lives with his parents in Zephyr, Alabama. It is a sleepy, comfortable town. Cory is helping with his father's milk route one morning when a car plunges into the lake before their eyes. His father dives in after the car and finds a dead man handcuffed to the steering wheel. Their world no longer seems so innocent: a vicious killer hides among apparently friendly neighbors. Other, equally unsettling transmogrifications occur: a friend's father becomes a shambling bully under the influence of moonshine, decent men metamorphose into Klan bigots, "responsible" adults flee when faced with danger for the first time. With the aid of unexpected allies, Cory faces hair-raising dangers as he seeks to find the secret of the dead man in the lake. McCammon writes an exciting adventure story. He also gives us an affecting tale of a young man growing out of childhood in a troubled place and time.

I didn't want this book to end. As it's written on the first page: "...Boy's Life is a wonderful story of powerful emotions, marvelous images and inventive narrative...filled with enough adventure, joy, discovery and heartache for a dozen boys' lifetimes". This book is filled with fascinating characters, contains a murder mystery, and has plenty of wisdom.

this book is set back when you had your milk delivered right to your door. It was a great read. Lots of depth.

Zephyr, Alabama has been an idyllic home for eleven year old Cory Mackenson...a place where monsters swim in the belly of the river, and friends are forever. Then, on a cold spring morn in 1964, as Cory accompanies his father on his milk route, they see a car plunge into a lake somey say is bottomless. A desperate rescue attempt brings Cory's father face to face with a vision that will haunt him: a murdered man, naked and beaten, handcuffed to the steering wheel, a noose around his neck. As Cory struggles to understand the forces of good and evil at work in his hometown, from an ancient woman called the Lady who conjures snakes and hears the voices of the dead, to a violent clan of moonshiners, he realizes that not only his life but his father's sanity may hang in the balance...
Good read!!!