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The Body

An iconic story from the No. 1 bestseller, and the inspiration for the film Stand By Me

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The Body

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Frank Muller
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 The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age novella, The Body - set in Castle Rock and originally published in his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into the film classic Stand by Me - is now available as a stand-alone publication.

We'd all listened to the Ray Brower story . . . he was a kid our age

The small town of Castle Rock is tuning in to the news of a young boy who has gone missing from a nearby town.

Gordie Lachance and his three friends set off along the railway tracks on a quest, determined to become famous by officially finding the boy's body.

But their journey becomes a rite of passage, and as they cross the railway trestle and the tracks begin to hum, the boys encounter an intimation of their own mortality.

Adapted into the 1986 classic film Stand By Me, The Body is an iconic exploration of friendship, loneliness and adventure, an unforgettable coming-of-age story by master chronicler of small-town adolescence and universal experience, Stephen King.

(P) 2016 Simon & Schuster Audio©1982 Stephen King Anthologies & Short Stories Coming of Age Genre Fiction Ghosts Horror Psychological Short Stories Thriller & Suspense Scary Fiction Small Town

Critic Reviews

King readers know that he is an absolute master of the long story
The genius of King is not the fecundity of his imagination, great though it is, but the empathy he can create between reader and character
An incredibly gifted writer
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typical older king but did get a bit tedious at times. I am none the less a great king fan

good book

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the body or stand by me grate book Thank you Stephen King & Thank you Frank Muller for reading to me much appreciated 💜💜

The Body by Stephen King

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stand, oh stand, stand, oh stand... stand by meeee.

classic book as great as the movie

great story

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Having watched the movie several times, I enjoyed this book. Could picture scenes from the movie as the story was being told.

Loved the movie, loved the book ❤️

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Thought the whole book dragged on and there wasn’t really much story. King try’s to fill the pages over describing scenes. This book did not engage me at all.

Boring

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