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Boy's Life
by Robert R. McCammon
This is my first McCammon book and I picked it primarily because of the number of five star ratings it has received. Although it is an enjoyable read, I couldn't give it more than three stars. It is a mix of Stephen King's "The Body" or "Stand by Me" (whichever title you are familiar with), "It" (without the scary parts),Dan Simmons' "Summer of Night" (again, without the scary parts), and a murder mystery that nobody really cares to solve. What is good about it is McCammon's stories that don't necessarily follow the main story line. His descriptions of small town living in the sixties reminded me of my own small town experiences from my own childhood (even though I was a child of the eighties!). The murder mystery that the main characters are trying to deal with throughout the book is tidied up in a decent way and overall I was glad I picked this one up.