FREE: AUDIO BOOK, ("THE BODY" STEVEN KING (6 HRS) BECAME MOVIE "STAND BY ME"

The listing, AUDIO BOOK, ("THE BODY" STEVEN KING (6 HRS) BECAME MOVIE "STAND BY ME" has ended.

PLOT--On 4 Cassettes, 6 Hours (read to you, not visual, or on book pages -- you need a cassette tape player)))
4 pals, young teens Chris, Gordie, Teddy and Vern set out on an adventure, a "pilgrimage" to see the dead body of a boy from another town. Their trek stretches out over two days, much longer than they expected, and involves several unexpected encounters and dangerous situations(.Including an older band of bad teens bent on "getting to the dead body first" and, by any means!)

What makes "The Body" such a wonderful story is the way we can relate to these four boys and their lives and the way they interact with each other. Stephen King does a fantastic job of writing about people in a way that makes them seem completely real and authentic. We think back to our own childhood and the struggles and the friendships and the pain of growing up. We nod in agreement to many of the things Stephen King tells us about what he has discovered as being the important things in life.

It is this honesty and insight into human nature that makes "The Body" such a good story.

The audio version of "The Body" lasts almost six hours and is read by Frank Muller, who does a great job.

The movie "Stand By Me" (1986) is based on "The Body" and was directed by Rob Reiner. The movie follows the novella quite closely, although many minor things are changed / omitted / added as is always the case when a book is turned into a movie. The most important difference is that Gordie becomes the main character instead of Chris.
1999 Recorded,PENGUIN BOOKS (4 cassettes, 6 hours) New, Amazon is selling this $162.08--and USED as this may be $9.29---The case shows some wear( 15 years old)--cassettes may have never been played!) FREE POSTAGE