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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
This is the story of Christine, a custom-painted red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury. You'd think that the story about a car didn't warrant a novel of a whopping 529 pages or that at the very least it would be boring and bloated. But this is Stephen King.
Arnie, an acne-ridden teenage outsider, one day sees a car and it is love at first sight. Despite the financial burden, despite his parents' and friend's protests, he buys the car off the grumpy owner and starts working onher it. Slowly but surely, "Christine" transforms back to her its' old glory. Just as slowly but surely, Arnie changes as well. Not just visually, he also gets more confident - and more angry. Are those changes more connected to the car than anyone could ever believe?
Well, this is Stephen King so we already know the answer. ;)
School bullies and crooks, oppressive and downright terrorizing parents, hormones driving one crazy - and a single-minded car withher its' undying love. But what exactly is driving Christine? That is the question, isn't it? Don't all the great poets say that lovers become one? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Much of the book is told from Dennis' (Arnie's best friend's) point of view. That was refreshing as well since I haven't read too many books from first person perspective. It also added a sort of more authentic tone to what essentially is a very fucked up coming-of-age story. Again: it is Stephen King after all. *lol*
It really surprised me how much I enjoyed this novel. Not just the school bullies and drug-smugglers getting run over (and yes, I enjoyed the bloody deaths, of course), but the overall story - the characters (I love to hate most King characters), the creepy atmosphere ... it was really fun and exciting from start to finish.
Arnie, an acne-ridden teenage outsider, one day sees a car and it is love at first sight. Despite the financial burden, despite his parents' and friend's protests, he buys the car off the grumpy owner and starts working on
Well, this is Stephen King so we already know the answer. ;)
School bullies and crooks, oppressive and downright terrorizing parents, hormones driving one crazy - and a single-minded car with
Much of the book is told from Dennis' (Arnie's best friend's) point of view. That was refreshing as well since I haven't read too many books from first person perspective. It also added a sort of more authentic tone to what essentially is a very fucked up coming-of-age story. Again: it is Stephen King after all. *lol*
It really surprised me how much I enjoyed this novel. Not just the school bullies and drug-smugglers getting run over (and yes, I enjoyed the bloody deaths, of course), but the overall story - the characters (I love to hate most King characters), the creepy atmosphere ... it was really fun and exciting from start to finish.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Finished my re-read of Christine! This is my favorite book by Stephen King, in fact this is the book that started off my love for him! His books are creepy, this one was too when I first read it. Looking forward to reading more of his books.
I am a big Stephen King fan...some of my favorite books were written by him. This book doesn't rank up there in my favorites, but it was an ok story. I had a hard time keeping myself engrossed, which is unusual for one of his books. Maybe it was all the car talk going over my head?
Overall – 3 Resting Heart Rate
The first 276 pages bored me to tears. It was clear what was happening to the car, to Arnie, to their friendship, to all of Christine's victims. Everything was evident, though his prose implied he felt it was suspenseful.
http://thedyingbookaffair.blogspot.com/2013/10/christine-by-stephen-king.html
The first 276 pages bored me to tears. It was clear what was happening to the car, to Arnie, to their friendship, to all of Christine's victims. Everything was evident, though his prose implied he felt it was suspenseful.
http://thedyingbookaffair.blogspot.com/2013/10/christine-by-stephen-king.html
Bănuiesc că aţi putea să consideraţi aceasta ca fiind povestea unui triunghi de îndrăgostiţi – Arnie Cunningham, Leigh Cabot şi, bineînţeles, Christine. Dar, doresc să înţelegeţi că prima a fost Christine. Ea a fost prima dragoste a lui Arnie şi, în timp ce nu îndrăznesc să afirm cu certitudine (oricum, nu de la înălţimea îndoielnicelor culmi de înţelepciune pe care le-am atins în cei douăzeci şi doi de ani ai mei), eu cred că a fost singura lui iubire adevărată. beci, denumesc o tragedie ceea ce s-a întâmplat. Am crescut împreună cu Arnie în acelaşi cartier, am mers amândoi la Şcoala primară Owen Andrews şi la Gimnaziul Darby, apoi la Liceul Libertyville. Bănuiesc că acesta a fost motivul pentru care Arnie nu a fost total înfrânt în timpul liceului. Eu eram un tip important acolo – mda, ştiu că asta nu înseamnă mare brânză; la cinci ani după ce ai absolvit nu te mai cinsteşte nimeni cu o bere pentru că ai fost căpitanul echipei de football, baseball şi înotător în Liga All-Conference –, dar pentru că am fost, cel puţin Arnie nu a fost ucis. A suferit foarte multe abuzuri, dar nu a fost
omorât. Ştiţi, el era un învins. Fiecare liceu trebuie să aibă cel puţin doi; este un fel de lege universală. Unul de sex masculin şi unul de sex feminin. Lada de gunoi a fiecăruia. Ai avut o zi proastă? Ai căzut la un test important? Te-ai certat cu părinţii şi ai fost pedepsit pe perioada
week-end-ului? Nici o problemă. Trebuie doar să-l găseşti pe unul dintre aceşti trişti nefericiţi care se furişează în grabă de-a lungul holurilor ca nişte criminali şi să te îndrepţi drept spre el. Iar câteodată ei chiar sunt ucişi, în toate privinţele importante în afară de cea fizică; câteodată îşi
găsesc un sprijin şi supravieţuiesc. Arnie m-a avut pe mine. Apoi a avut-o pe Christine. Leigh a venit mai târziu.
omorât. Ştiţi, el era un învins. Fiecare liceu trebuie să aibă cel puţin doi; este un fel de lege universală. Unul de sex masculin şi unul de sex feminin. Lada de gunoi a fiecăruia. Ai avut o zi proastă? Ai căzut la un test important? Te-ai certat cu părinţii şi ai fost pedepsit pe perioada
week-end-ului? Nici o problemă. Trebuie doar să-l găseşti pe unul dintre aceşti trişti nefericiţi care se furişează în grabă de-a lungul holurilor ca nişte criminali şi să te îndrepţi drept spre el. Iar câteodată ei chiar sunt ucişi, în toate privinţele importante în afară de cea fizică; câteodată îşi
găsesc un sprijin şi supravieţuiesc. Arnie m-a avut pe mine. Apoi a avut-o pe Christine. Leigh a venit mai târziu.
Another one of my King favorites. How exciting would it be to have such a sweet ride AND a "ride-or-die" friend. Say what you want, but Dennis is all of us. We would want it all after having nothing.
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Started off slow and I'm not really a car person but its getting really good now.