Christine
A Novel
Readers rate it 3.7 (447 on Hardcover)
656 pages · Released Sep 3, 2024 · Simon and Schuster
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Christine is a classic Stephen King horror novel centered on a possessed car that kills people in increasingly graphic ways. The book contains multiple murders, some explicit and brutal, along with moderate profanity, teenage sexual content, and exploration of possessive obsession and corruption of innocence. While it has some positive elements (friendship, loyalty), the dominant tone is dark and the violence escalates significantly; it's best suited for mature teen readers comfortable with horror conventions.
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#1 New York Times bestselling author and master storyteller Stephen King’s classic tale of an evil car that brings hellish terror to its new owner—now featuring a stunning vintage cover! It’s love at first sight for high school student Arnie Cunningham when he and his best friend Dennis Guilder spot the dilapidated 195... #1 New York Times bestselling author and master storyteller Stephen King’s classic tale of an evil car that brings hellish terror to its new owner—now featuring a stunning vintage cover! It’s love at first sight for high school student Arnie Cunningham when he and his best friend Dennis Guilder spot the dilapidated 1958 red-and-white Plymouth Fury for sale—dubbed “Christine” by its original cantankerous owner—rusting away on a front lawn of their suburban Pennsylvania neighborhood. Dennis knows that Arnie’s never had much luck in the popularity department, or really taken an interest in owning a car…but Christine quickly changes all that. Arnie suddenly has the newfound confidence to stick up for himself, going as far as dating the most beautiful girl at Libertyville High—transfer student Leigh Cabot—even as a mysteriously restored Christine systematically and terrifyingly consumes every aspect of Arnie’s life. Dennis and Leigh soon realize that they must uncover the awful truth behind a car with a horrifying and murderous history. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and heaven help anyone who gets in Christine’s way…
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- Fiction
- Not Diverse Characters
- Plot driven
- Strong Character Development
- Loveable Characters
- Unloveable Characters
- Character driven
- B0
- Calibre Import
- ebook
- dark
- mysterious
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ISBN 9781668075784 · Simon and Schuster