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From a Buick 8
- Narrated by: James Rebhorn, Bruce Davison, Becky Ann Baker
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 09-23-02
- Language: English
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $35.93
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Publisher's Summary
Curt's avid curiosity took the lead, and they investigated as best they could, as much as they dared. Over the years, the troop absorbed the mystery as part of the background to their work, the Buick 8 sitting out there like a still-life painting that breathes - inhaling a little bit of this world, exhaling a little bit of whatever world it came from.
In the fall of 2001, a few months after Curt Wilcox is killed in a gruesome auto accident, his 18-year-old boy, Ned, starts coming by the barracks. Sandy Dearborn, Sergeant Commanding, knows it's the boy's way of holding onto his father, and Ned is allowed to become part of the Troop D family. One day he looks in the window of Shed B and discovers the family secret. Like his father, Ned wants answers...
From a Buick 8 is an audiobook about our fascination with deadly things, about our insistence on answers when there are none, about terror and courage in the face of the unknowable.
Critic Reviews
"Nearly flawless and one terrific entertainment." (Publishers Weekly)
"A wonderful example of how much King's plotting skills and literary finesse have matured over his long career. And, most of all, it's a darn creepy book." (Amazon.com)
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- Randall
- 03-24-18
Narration nightmare
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Perseverance Waisted
The book started slow but I kept thinking, "perseverance", because some books start slow! This was not one of those! It never picked up speed & it had only 1 twist that had you thinking one way but it was actually another. Thumbs Down!
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- carmen
- 11-24-16
So dry and just not that good.
I have had his book for four month and still can't listen to more and a charpter at a time. if good if you want to tale a nap.
13 of 14 people found this review helpful
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- Dani
- 02-20-16
The 1st Stephen King that I disliked
It was dull. Never felt like the story went anywhere. It was one big boring conversation.
13 of 14 people found this review helpful
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- Kim Meseck
- Jamison, PA United States
- 12-29-17
A disappointment.
I stopped listening when something appeared from another dimension. They went into so much detail. It was boring and a little over the top. I just lost interest in this book.
11 of 12 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Jean
- 08-19-04
So So
If you're like me, you enjoy anything Stephen King writes. This is not as bad as some of the reviews would lead you to believe, but certainly it is not his best. I believe that in "On Writing" he mentions that he threw this in a drawer for some time before taking it out to finish. Perhaps it should have stayed in there.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Dustin Elliott
- 12-22-16
Ehh, it was a story...sort of
There seemed to definitely be a story here and the narration was good but it just didn't seem to go anywhere. I finished it because I thought there could be a point and there sort of was but still.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Roelant
- 02-03-16
bit boring, ending is not great
the story was a bit boring from time to time. I had a hard time finishing the book. The end didn't make up for it.
9 of 11 people found this review helpful
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- Rick
- Commerce Twp., MI, USA
- 05-27-06
Colorful writing, pointless plot
King still knows how to turn a phrase like few authors, but Buick 8 was by far one of his most boring and pointless books. I kept waiting for something meaningful to happen, and it never did. Avoid this one.
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- A reader from Philadelphia.
- Philadelphia
- 11-28-05
Good idea, but boor-ring!
It's any given chapter over and over again. If you have to read it, listen for a few minutes and then skip ahead. You won't miss a beat. To make matters worse, the narrators take this slow story and make it even slower. If you were going to download this, save the money and go out for a decent dinner.
8 of 11 people found this review helpful