Stephen King - From a Buick 8: A Novel

Pros: Some individual moments of effective horror
Cons: Grim, joyless and, ultimately, pointless

Stephen King’s newest novel, From a Buick 8 is like a campfire tale minus the roasted marshmallows. King has never been an author I’d call “bright and cheery,” but this time out, his ghost story is even more glum than usual....

Pros: nothing
Cons: boring story and characters, unexplained happenings, pointless story

I hadn’t read a Stephen King book since I was in college so when I ran across From A Buick 8 in the bookstore a few months ago, I decided to pick it up. I’m not sure what I was thinking about at the time but I must not have been ...

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Don’t think I’ve heard more bad reviews on writing lately as I’ve heard on Stephen King novels, yet he continues to crank ‘em out and we continue to buy them. Perhaps my demands are lower than other ‘constant readers’ because I ...

Pros: Stephen King is a big name and sells based on his past blockbusters.
Cons: No plot. Lame characters. Sorry writing.

I haven’t decided whether I’m a pickier reader now than back when Stephen King first blew me away with his first novel, “Carrie,” or whether King has become so famous that he knows he can dump off a lousy book on the reading public ...

Pros: It was King in under 600 pages.
Cons: Just went nowhere . . . very slowly.

I just finished Stephen King's "From a Buick 8". My first thought? Thank God I'm finished.

That's not meant to sound negative, but, seriously, that book was NOT great. In fact, it didn't seem like much of a novel, really. For one, it was...

Pros: The Buick 8 and its activity are interesting
Cons: flat characters, story needs editing badly

I've read almost every book Stephen King has written, and I've enjoyed re-reading many of them as well. One of my ongoing projects is to catch up with Stephen King's latest books; since having kids it seems like I'm always three or four books behind. I ...

Pros: Entertaining story
Cons: King doesn't live up to his reputation.

Before you read Stephen King’s From a Buick 8, I have one small homework assignment for you. Go buy a cucumber and put it in your refrigerator. Leave it there for a couple of weeks and then pull it out with your bare hands. Feel the soft...

Pros: Simply terrifying cover art.
Cons: Cardboard-cutout characters, bland writing, and the Buick is never explained.

When I say I have a problem with Stephen King (and I do say it, frequently), let me be clear on what exactly the nature of my problem is. It's not some kind of sneering ideological mockery of his lowbrow subject matter; the stuff he writes isn't what I...

Pros: The Characters Are Deep And Interesting
Cons: A Blue, Blue Tone, Sluggish Pacing

From A Buick 8 has a main plot element that centers around a main character’s father being struck by a car as he stood on the side of the road, a coincidence not lost on the book’s author, as he had actually written the story before he...

Pros: Solid writing, some decent mystery
Cons: No real plot, boring characters, no point

Before I begin the review, I should mention that I am a huge Stephen King fan. When I saw that he had a new book out, and read about the premise, I was more than eager to pick it up. Sadly, I didn’t feel like paying $30 for a hardcover, so I had to ...

Pros: It's short for a Stephen King novel; has some interesting scenes.
Cons: Long on characterization, short on action, no resolution, barest explanation to "mystery" vehicle.

I just finished From A Buick 8; it only took me two days to read it after getting it from the book store. I began reading it knowing things I read from other reviews on Epinions; it was a short book (under 400 pages) for a Stephen King...

Pros: Well crafted, eerie, disturbing
Cons: Probably not what you're expecting

WARNING: This review contains some info on the story, but I don't give anything away. If you want to know nothing, stop reading!

Stephen King's most recent works have been examples of his desire and motivation to establish himself as a...

Pros: Intriguing book
Cons: The potential is wasted with a story that isn't completed

From a Buick 8 isn't a bad book but if someone were to ask me if it was Stephen King's best effort, I would have to say no. Ultimately, what could've been a horrific exercise in automobile tied into supernatural horror, is a character-driven book that ...

Pros: It's a glimmer of hope for better stories to come.
Cons: Well, at least it's better than Dreamcatcher

When I decided to read Stephen King's 2002 release From a Buick 8 I had a couple of thoughts ...

Pros: The set-up (first 50 pages or so)
Cons: The other 400 pages

Imagine my surprise when I read that Stephen King was in western Pennsylvania to do research for a new book revolving around cops. How cool!!! I grew up in western PA so I was really interested to see what the Master of Horror dreamed up. I received FROM...