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Posted By: Stu - December 12th, 2011 1:50:05 am EST

I started off a bit detach, by the end was completely tach

Posted By: Anonymous - November 29th, 2011 6:47:03 pm EST

The book was extremely good and the movie was also good but strayed a little from the story line in the book though some parts made me crack up laughing in both. Amazing book and we are actually doing this book in my Lit&Film class :D

Posted By: Friendship . - October 15th, 2011 9:31:07 am EDT

This book has a movie called stand by me . Or sould i say a great movie . I never read this book , but if what they say its true and the book is always better then the movie , i just cant wait to get started . The movie actually show's the meaning of true friendship of standing by each other , something that today is rearlly seen . Do yourself a favor and watch this movie and i gurntee you'll LOVE IT .

Posted By: Justin Shanahan Santos - September 19th, 2011 8:07:46 am EDT

I thought the move was fantastic. I haven't read the novella yet. I assume it doesn't go far away from the novella like typical movie adaptions do.

Posted By: Katydid - July 21st, 2011 9:59:50 am EDT

I absolutely loved "The Body"; one of Stephen's best short stories; and that's saying something coz they're all great! What makes this story a standout is i) Stephen's ability to write from a child's perspective; I don't know of another writer who stays in touch with his 'inner child' like SK, and ii) this story is not beyond the realms of real life experience; most of us knew kids like Teddy, Vinnie, Chris and Gordie when we were at school, and embarked on similar sorts of adventures, especially small town kids like myself. Loved every word of it - the film is great too - cast is terrific, especially the late River Phoenix as Chris.

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