Christine
  Christine

Inspiration:

One night as I was turning into my driveway, I saw the odometer numbers on my car turn from 9999.9 to 10,000. I found myself wondering if there might not be a story in an odometer that ran backward-the car, I thought, would get "younger" instead of older, finally collapsing into its component parts. The next day I started writing it. I thought it would be a funny short story-a kind of American Graffiti. Instead, a fairly long novel came out, a supernatural tale about girlfriends, boyfriends, and Christine.

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Posted By: Killer Croc - May 19th, 2012 10:11:50 am EDT

This is my number one favorite book. I think this book was the best that Mr. King has done. One day, I'll own a 58 Plymouth fury and call it Christine

 
 
Posted By: Killer Croc - May 15th, 2012 11:55:42 am EDT

This is my favorite book ever, she has a true taste for death. Once she lures you behind the wheel you will be hers, body and soul

 
 
Posted By: Andie - April 9th, 2012 4:07:31 am EDT

I love the black convertible jaguar. I wrote about my love of it in a Poem. It's as if you don't need anything if you have her. This movie is very unique. It's as if the car (Christine) has an entity, yet it's a machine. I enjoyed watching this film in the past just as much as I do today. Arnie changes as the car takes control. Kinda reminded me when I visited a junkyard once. You remember the wrecked cars and you wonder what happened. The movie is compelling- but the author more.

 
 
Posted By: TuftsAcceptee - April 4th, 2012 3:56:36 pm EDT

I recently read this book to celebrate my acceptance to Tufts (I LOVE the university Tufts), and as a high school senior girl, it scared the living hell out of me -- King is the master of horror. He won't let you put any work of his down, and you'll be dying to know what happens next. Christine was one of my favorites -- I empathized with each of the characters, and let me tell you, it kept me up at night. Now, when I look at a car, I sometimes get goosebumps -- And that is how powerful Stephen King really is. I know it's 2012, but SK's books NEVER get old. Thank you, King -- The book was a (Yikes!) great celebration of a college acceptance. Read Christine. Read SK's books. Read his screenplays (Storm of the Century was truly well-done -- I'm thinking of encasing my copy in a gold case, if I ever become a billionare.) Just my 2 cents. But yes, Christine is definitely worth it -- My own car seems creepy sometimes now. The power of Stephen King is limitless.

 
 
Posted By: 10 Year Old Fan - March 24th, 2012 3:56:48 am EDT

I LOVED the movie, so I am dieing to read the book!

 
 
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