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Boy's Life

By: Robert McCammon
Narrated by: George Newbern
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From #1 New York Times bestselling award winning author Robert McCammon, a novel that Publishers Weekly calls “both a mystery that will satisfy the most finicky aficionado and a boisterous travelogue.”

Zephyr, Alabama, is an idyllic hometown for eleven-year-old Cory Mackenson—a place where monsters swim the river deep and friends are forever. Then, one cold spring morning, Cory and his father witness a car plunge into a lake—and a desperate rescue attempt brings his father face-to-face with a terrible vision of death that will haunt him forever.

As Cory struggles to understand his father’s pain, his eyes are slowly opened to the forces of good and evil that are manifested in Zephyr. From an ancient, mystical woman who can hear the dead and bewitch the living, to a violent clan of moonshiners, Cory must confront the secrets that hide in the shadows of his hometown—for his father’s sanity and his own life hang in the balance. Coming of Age Genre Fiction Horror Supernatural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Fiction Fantasy Paranormal
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This story teller has created one of the great reads of the 21st century. The kind of book that involves superbly written narrative, set amongst the coming of age of a young man in the 60's, in a small town USA, that is a mixture of many "genres" but when the book is finished and as tear rolls down your cheek, you feel a deep sense of gratitude for experiencing this journey of "life".

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Wonderful nostslgic story. Reminiscent of Steven King, but lighter on the horror and gore.

Loved it. Wonderful story and narration.

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I felt so many emotions while taking this journey with Cory. The story was heartbreaking, funny, exciting, suspenseful, mysterious and wonderfully narrated.

Outstanding!

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A nostalgic, spellbinding coming of age mystery superbly interwoven with ghosts, neo nazis, a monkey, a river monster, a loyal bike and much, much more. The magic of youthful innocence in a dangerous, grown up world.

Incredible

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A reasonable story that had its moments, but the magic/supernatural/religious bits felt a bit weird. I know what the author was going for but it didn’t quite land for me. Brilliantly narrated and pleasant enough.

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