Drunken Fireworks

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Tim Sample

2016 Audie Award Finalist for Original Work

A classic Stephen King short story from the bestselling collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams!

Alden McCausland and his mother are what they call “accident rich”; thanks to an unexpected life-insurance policy payout and a winning Big Maine Millions scratcher, Alden and his Ma are able to spend their summers down by Lake Abenaki, idly drinking their days away in a three-room cabin with an old dock and a lick of a beach.

Across the lake, they can see what “real rich” looks like: the Massimo family’s Twelve Pines Camp, the big white mansion with guest house and tennis court that Alden’s Ma says is paid for by “ill-gotten gains” courtesy of Massimo Construction. When Alden’s holiday-weekend sparklers and firecrackers set off what over the next few years comes to be known as the Fourth of July Arms Race, he learns how far he and the Massimos will go to win an annual neighborly rivalry—one that lands Alden in the Castle County jail.

Read by beloved Down East storyteller Tim Sample—praised by Stephen King for his “wit and talent and good-heartedness”—Drunken Fireworks makes for explosive audio listening.

I'm a huge Stephen King fan

So I purchased this the very minute I saw it. Gleefully hoarded it for a few days savoring the anticipation.... Then started listening and ...wonk wonk wonk...boring! If you enjoy a sort of folksy tale told by a folksy New Englander that perhaps drives the ferry during the summer season then this is the short story for you. If you enjoy classic Stephen King tales your time is better served rereading The Stand or It. Or imagining the adventures of Molly aka "the Thing of Evil".

Not impressed

The story didn't really impress me. St least it was short.
Narrator did a good job with the voices.

Love it! Fun for 4 th of July. A Big Bang

Wonderful narration. Great use of local color. Constant readers and others will love. Perfect characters with beliefs in keeping with their station.

a soso book, average story, not what i expected,

like i said, average, a read mainly if ur a die-ish hard fan of King & dont want to "miss" any thing he has written.
oh, and glad to at least HEAR a story that DOES NOT have the word "NIGGER" in it.
Really, check back thru his older stuff....itz in there at least once in every story. Kunda makes me (yeah right, KINDA!)! makes me wonder about Maine, USA, or at least Kingz "world".

Funny and Folksy Firework feud

What did you love best about Drunken Fireworks?

The good nature d camaraderie of Ma and her supportive son. The neighborly friendships and their folksy prejudices toward her wealthy rivals that live across the lake.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Drunken Fireworks?

The constant competition for having the best firework display and coming up short and voicing the discontent with hilarious dialog s.

Which scene was your favorite?

Every 4th of July competition.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The blowing bugle of triumph from their competition and reaction of Mom and Junior

Any additional comments?

This one had me laughing out loud and wanting to share this story with my friends and family. Laugh out loud Laughter throughout this one.