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Boy's Life Kindle Edition

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An Alabama boy’s innocence is shaken by murder and madness in the 1960s South in this novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song.

It’s 1964 in idyllic Zephyr, Alabama. People either work for the paper mill up the Tecumseh River, or for the local dairy. It’s a simple life, but it stirs the impressionable imagination of twelve-year-old aspiring writer Cory Mackenson. He’s certain he’s sensed spirits whispering in the churchyard. He’s heard of the weird bootleggers who lurk in the dark outside of town. He’s seen a flood leave Main Street crawling with snakes. Cory thrills to all of it as only a young boy can.

Then one morning, while accompanying his father on his milk route, he sees a car careen off the road and slowly sink into fathomless Saxon’s Lake. His father dives into the icy water to rescue the driver, and finds a beaten corpse, naked and handcuffed to the steering wheel—a copper wire tightened around the stranger’s neck. In time, the townsfolk seem to forget all about the unsolved murder. But Cory and his father can’t.

Their search for the truth is a journey into a world where innocence and evil collide. What lies before them is the stuff of fear and awe, magic and madness, fantasy and reality. As Cory wades into the deep end of Zephyr and all its mysteries, he’ll discover that while the pleasures of childish things fade away, growing up can be a strange and beautiful ride.

“Strongly echoing the childhood-elegies of King and Bradbury, and every bit their equal,” Boy’s Life, a winner of both the Bram Stoker and World Fantasy Awards, represents a brilliant blend of mystery and rich atmosphere, the finest work of one of today’s most accomplished writers (Kirkus Reviews).

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"A master who keeps his audience spellbound with every sentence."

"Wonderful...filled with enough adventures, joy, discovery, and heartache for a dozen boys' lifetimes." -- "Houston Chronicle"

"No one can paint word pictures as vividly as Robert McCammon." -- Sandra Brown

"It's McCammon's "The Prince of Tides".... Incredibly moving." -- Peter Straub --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Robert McCammon is the New York Times bestselling author of Boy's Life and Gone South, among many critically acclaimed works of fiction, with millions of copies of his novels in print. He is a recipient of the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award, the Grand Master Award from the World Horror Convention, and is a World Fantasy Award winner. He lives in Alabama. Visit the author at RobertMcCammon.com. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 3573 KB
Print Length: 625 pages
Publisher: Open Road Media; Reprint edition (18 October 2011)
Sold by: Amazon Australia Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B005T54I2W
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #110,641 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #1418 in Contemporary Fantasy (Books)
- #655 in Magical Realism
- #965 in Contemporary Fantasy (Kindle Store)

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MsSalient

LOVED this story.

Reviewed in Australia on 6 July 2017

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I don't know why I originally bought this ebook but let me assure you that I certainly don't regret it in any way.

It made me smile, laugh out loud, try & hide my eyes, get angry & frustrated, cry my eyes out & when I read the last word smiled with satisfaction. What a brilliant, amazing story!! If it wasn't that good then it wouldn't have been able to make me go through all those emotions.

Please read this book & meet Corey, his family & his friends then join him on his remarkable journey & magical adventures & hopefully when you reach the end you will have felt all the emotions I did.

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Reminds younof simpler times

Reviewed in Australia on 26 August 2019

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Loved it. Amazing read, captures the time perfectly and the things young boys get upto.
Only has elements of the supernatural but still engrossing...

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Silvi

This is Robert R McCammon at his very best, it's a lovely story which capivates your imagination ...

Reviewed in Australia on 8 August 2015

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This is Robert R McCammon at his very best, it's a lovely story which capivates your imagination and holds you until the very end.

If you haven't read Robert McCammon before then this is a good start, then follow-up with Swan Song.

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David Thornton

Masterpiece!

Reviewed in Australia on 6 August 2017

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This book is a slow burn, but once it gets going it grabs hold of your emotions and doesn't let go. Awesome characterisation, gripping suspense and atmosphere - I highly recommend it.

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Mr Cameron Browne

Enveloping

Reviewed in Australia on 26 May 2017

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Captures youth and one's back towards it, with grace and charm. It gave me more than I came looking for.

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Steve D

What a fantastic wonderful read.

Reviewed in Australia on 20 September 2019

I've read Swan Song a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Managed to borrow this book from the library. I will be buying a copy soon to read again and to support the author. Read this book. Someone above described it as a masterpiece. I have to agree. What a fantastic book! Thank you Robert R. McCammon

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Growing up , and the evils of the adult world that await you

Reviewed in Australia on 9 April 2015

On a par with The Body by Stephen King
A beautiful surprise of a book when you think about some of his previous books ( although the nazi zombies were fun)

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Suzie

Pure poetry

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 December 2013

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I first read this book 20 years ago shortly after the death of my husband, and I never forgot it. It helped to lift me, I remembered feeling comforted but couldn't remember why so now being in a very happy time of my life I decided to read it again. I am so glad I did, as once again it worked its magic. There is a story theme running through the quite long book, but at heart it is the story of a boy in small town America in the 1960's. You are pulled into the world of the boy and his friends, the fantasies, the mysteries, the adventure all bounded by the safety of loving families and a small community. It made me smile, it certainly brought tears to my eyes, all so beautifully written that I lost all sense of reading and simply saw the scenes laid out before me. This book has gone on to my bookshelf and there it will stay, I will not part with it again.

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Michael Anderson

A book of two halves

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 August 2008

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The first 250-300 pages of Boy's Life are simply wonderful, with McCammon creating a lovingly described town (Zephyr) inhabitted by "real" characters. I was certain halfway through the novel that I'd be awarding it my first 5-star review. The life of an eleven-year old and his family, friends and acquaintences, plus the described joy of living in a beautiful and slightly dark small town are described with wit and humour rarely seen in the horror genre.

But then things began to go awry, with events that were at first easily overlooked despite their failings because the rest of the novel had been so rivetting. However, these circumstances then contrived by their frequency to rob the book of its earlier joy, and I got the impression that McCammon couldn't wait to finish it. While the first half of the book had been written with great care, I felt that much of the remainder was comparatively weak and knocked off in order to reach a deadline. Perhaps McCammon just lost interest and wanted to get on with a new idea? Who knows.

I give it 4 stars because of those first 250-odd pages (5-star mateial), but am disappointed that while it's a superior horror novel, it doesn't ultimately rise beyond that genre and become something more profound, as it had been on course to do. Like Vernon Thaxter's book, a great character-study of small-town America has been tainted by some pretty poorly tacked-on fantasy.

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Momo

Sweet as a nut

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2012

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As always McCammon delivers, I have not read a novel of his that I didn't enjoy. The characters are well thought out and there is always a feeling they have some deeper hidden ability, which gives the reader a chance to subconsciously think up extra scenarios. The descriptions in the book that made me smile are the love of a bike with a strong will and protective spirit, the dream train monsters, a vampire, a mummy and Frakenstiens monster who show Corey that the grass is not always greener and a simple Christmas present of a signed picture from Vincent Price something I would myself cherish greatly! Like the lake depicted in the book, McCammon always pulls you in and drags you down deeper until you get to the end and find the conclusion with a satisfied gurgle.

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Mimms

A keep on read from beginning to end

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2018

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Just a wonderful story set in a small town that I honestly didn't think would amount to much but I honestly couldn't put the book down.
A lovely and fulfilling read.

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millywhiz

written with heart and soul

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2015

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This is a wonderful book, I loved it. It put me in mind of early Stephen King and other memorable books like Dan Simmons Summer of Night and Ronald Malfi The Narrows. It was better than any of those in that the story has real heart and soul, a real sense of place, and a classic depiction of a small town and the characters in it. Highly recommend.

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MRS S e Jeacock

Amazing book, can’t believe I haven’t found this author before now

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 June 2019

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I wish I could review this properly but don’t have the skills, it’s an amazing read the sort of book , if you are a book lover, that you recall devouring as a child, it draws you in and every sentence has your imagination, it keeps you reading desperate for each treasure. There are books you read but skim , they are thrilling but the sentences are ‘packed out” with unnecessary words but here are rich and important , can’t believe I’ve missed out for so long, and desperate to read more of his work

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daveoc

5 star

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2018

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I wish his books weren't out of print all the time. He's becoming one of my favourite authors. All 'old' boys should read this and remember the magic.

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Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 April 2019

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An excellent read. Reminds me of " the illustrated man " by Ray Bradbury, short stories that come together as one

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Eagles Wings

Beautiful Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2014

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A book that transports you to another time in small town America. Full of the romance and intrigue of 60's America the book weaves an enchanting and sometimes magical tale of a boys life. I read it in a week and was sorry to see Cory grow up in the final chapter. It leaves you ongoing for the innocence of youth and the promissory magic of small town USA.

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A seductive narrative style

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 December 2013

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Compared to much of today's writing, which jumps straight into the action, this novel unveils itself slowly. Yet this narrative style seduces, taking me back to those adventure stories I used to read as a kid: the thicker the book the better because it meant my reading pleasure might never end.

So far the plot is complex and intriguing, refusing to be boxed into a standard genre in the way, unfortunately, many of today's writers feel they have to package themselves in order to reach a reading public.

More on this when I finish the book.

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Molly Horrocks

If you like fantasy you will love it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 June 2018

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Not my normal genre of novels I do not enjoy fantasy.

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Mr Macabre

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 February 2016

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Superb. Utterly, magically superb!
If I try to write a review I'll feel inadequate. Just read the book!

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BrendanM

Stunning

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 January 2019

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One of the best books I have ever read, it just grabs hold and doesn't let go. Brilliant, should be on everybody's reading list

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Shirley C

Fantastic book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 February 2014

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I came across recommendations for this book when I was looking for good reading for a teenager. Am in the middle of reading it myself (59 year old woman!) and absolutely love it. So well written - strong characters and storyline.

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Not for me

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 March 2018

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Gave up on it - found it dull and tedious

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