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Boy's Life

By: Robert R. McCammon
Narrated by: George Newbern
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In me are the memories of a boy's life, spent in that realm of enchantments. These are the things I want to tell you....

Robert McCammon delivers "a tour de force of storytelling" (BookPage) in his award-winning masterpiece, a novel of Southern boyhood, growing up in the 1960s, that reaches far beyond that evocative landscape to touch listeners universally. Boy's Life is a richly imagined, spellbinding portrait of the magical worldview of the young - and of innocence lost. Zephyr, Alabama, is an idyllic hometown for 11-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, haunting vision of death. As Cory struggles to understand his father's pain, his eyes are slowly opened to the forces of good and evil that surround him. From an ancient mystic 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....

©2014 Robert R. McCammon (P)2014 Simon & Schuster Audio Coming of Age Fantasy Genre Fiction Horror Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Fiction Paranormal
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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.

Worth a Listen

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I've read a lot of amazing stories on my life, but none like this. From the opening, to the closing, and everything in the middle. What an absolutely stunning book, that leaves everything else wanting.

my most favourite story of all time!

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I did not want this to end, I wanted Robert McCammon and the narrator George Newbern to keep entertaining me forever.

It was an absolute joy to listen to the narrator who is a true professional and the story, Boy's Life was interesting, funny, sad, and had me wishing I had grown up in the lovely little town called Zephyr with Cory and the amazing array of people I met who I feel I now know quite intimately.

I didn't think Robert McCammon could possibly write a story which had me hooked as much as Swan Song, but I think he has come mighty close with Boy's Life.
The writing is incredibly clever and I could smell, feel and hear everything alongside Cory as we explored youth together and found ourselves in some pretty amazing situations!

My favorite line was when Cory was riding his brand new bike which he had named Rocket - “At this instant I felt at one with Rocket, as if we were of the same skin and grease, and when I grinned, a bug flew into my teeth. I didn’t care; I swallowed it because I was invincible.”

You all really need to listen to this fantastic story.

Brilliant!

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This was a great read - definitely got King vibes from the small town coming of age type story. Narration was fantastic and I think this is required reading for sure.

Loved it - required reading!

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Decided to pick this book after listening to Swan Song. Found the book to be really slow and almost stopped several times.

Just ok

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i aboslutely loved this book, fantastic story and excellent narration, i highly recommend this book. you won't be sorry.

Excellent in ecery way

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