Journal Entry 1 by tutmarie from Roskilde, Roskilde Amt Denmark on Saturday, June 21, 2003

Journal Entry 2 by tutmarie from Roskilde, Roskilde Amt Denmark on Wednesday, June 25, 2003

It's in the mail to Prospero in Germany. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 3 by Prospero from Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Monday, June 30, 2003

Had it today in my mail, will read it soon as possible. I was very surprised - I expected a pocket-sized book, but it's a paperback edition. Cool. 

Journal Entry 4 by Prospero from Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Monday, August 11, 2003

Well - I tried to finish ist. Really. It tried it again and again - but this King-Book is the worst I've ever read. The first 20 pages are okay, the usual King-stuff - strange things happened in a very normal american society - but then it's getting boring. Really, really boring. I'll send it this week to England.

FRELL, I forgot to release it. Send it today, Wednesday 20. August to Liverpool... Frell... 

Journal Entry 5 by Leanne345 from Liverpool, Merseyside United Kingdom on Saturday, August 16, 2003

Got this today - thanks, shall read ASAP and write any comments! 

Journal Entry 6 by Leanne345 from Liverpool, Merseyside United Kingdom on Saturday, September 13, 2003

Not as good as some of Kings other books but i still enjoyed it - will pass it on today to wildflower67 (moonglow wanted to be skipped) 

Journal Entry 7 by Wildflower67 on Wednesday, October 15, 2003

"From A Buick 8" arrived in my mailbox today. I will be able to start it by the end of the week. Thanks for sharing this book tutmarie! :o) 

Journal Entry 8 by Wildflower67 at Post Office on Tuckahoe Rd. in Marmora, New Jersey USA on Saturday, November 22, 2003

Released on Saturday, November 22, 2003 at Post Office on Tuckahoe Rd. in Marmora, New Jersey USA.

I couldn't finish this book, I only made it to 80-something pages. This book didn't even seem to be written by Stephen King, as it lacked many of the endearing qualities of his usual writing. I didn't care about the characters or the plot, and I felt no pull to come back to the book to find out what happens. Really, I love most of Stephen King's books and I am disappointed in this one. I decided to stop trying and pass it on to the next participant. It was mailed this morning via Media Mail. 

Journal Entry 9 by appaloosatb from Rochester, Minnesota USA on Friday, November 28, 2003

Recieved today - it's a good thing it was well packaged, as the post office obviously wasn't too gentle with it.  

Journal Entry 10 by appaloosatb from Rochester, Minnesota USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2003

This definately wasn't King's best work. If it had been a different author, I think I may have enjoyed it more, but I expect so much from King that I was a bit disappointed. I'm not sure exactly what about it I didn't like, but it just wasn't as fast-paced as some of his other works. Some links to Christine, which I also recently read, were very close, as if he were just changing a few details and calling it a new book. However, I did really like the descriptions of the things that came out of the trunk.  

Journal Entry 11 by Sherria from Stamford, Connecticut USA on Wednesday, January 14, 2004

Received this on Saturday, starting it tonite. I'll journal again when I've finished it. 

Journal Entry 12 by Sherria from Stamford, Connecticut USA on Thursday, January 22, 2004

This definitely wasn't King's best work. It never really sucked me in, and I never really got caught up in any of the characters. It all just felt rather 2 dimensional, unlike some of his other work. The story felt like recycled Christine, to a degree. There was just nothing fresh and shocking like I expect from King.

Having said all that, it wasn't a bad book, it just wan't as good as I've come to expect from "the master".

I've sent a PM to the next person on the list, and will send this out as soon as I get an address. Thanks for sharing it!

 

Journal Entry 13 by KarinAlyssa on Sunday, February 29, 2004

I received this book this week, but I think it was a misunderstanding as I don't read Stephen King's books. Until then, I'll pm the next person on the list and wait for Margaret Atwood's book to arrive. 

Journal Entry 14 by tigerdyr5 from København K - City, København Amt Denmark on Friday, April 30, 2004

Got it in the mail to day from canada! Thanks KarinAlyssa for th shift shipping and thanks Tutmarie for the oppurtunity to read it this way.
 

Journal Entry 15 by Kirlepigen from København K - City, København Amt Denmark on Friday, April 30, 2004

well... thats the thing about boyfriends using your computer and don't erase the changes they have made and girlfriends (me) that dosen't see it - sorry!! ;0D 

Journal Entry 16 by Kirlepigen from København K - City, København Amt Denmark on Friday, April 30, 2004

well...

For once I read the others entries before making my own and I must say that I didn't have any trouble reading it to finish and I am not disapointed in any way.

Having said that I should probably state why I read the others entries before writing my own and it was because of my mixed feelings about it. I'm not thrilled nor dissilusioned by the authors lacking skills (even though the links to "Christine", an old american car, the car is the source of evil etc is apparant as any stories by the same authors about so similar topics would be). It is not a typical storyline by King, but isen't he allowed by us, the readers to try new things? And even fail at it? I for one would hate to any writer to stop working on evolving themselves.

I must say that the book is okay. The story is okay and the characters are okay and even empatic at moments. The best classical King-stuff are definitely the descriptions of the unknown and alian "other" emerging from the Buick's trunk and I especially enjoyed the realisation of the characters in the scene after they have killed the "monster" and they look at them selves and NOT LIKING WHAT THEY SEE. In a King book the monster allways gets the knife - symbolic or real, but rarely do the characters in a truly american heman style question the actions afterwards,at least not in a negative way that is.

All in all a fine story with occasional brilliant moments - the descriptions of the alien and the what I would call the aftermath.
I liked it even if it isen't a typical King-book.

Thank you Tutmarie for the loan ;0) 

Journal Entry 17 by MaiSpritt from Roanoke, Virginia USA on Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Got this one at today's BC MeetUp and have put it in my TBRRA (right away *G*) pile :oD 

Journal Entry 18 by MaiSpritt from Roanoke, Virginia USA on Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Well.. guess I agree with the rest of you - definitely NOT the best SK book I have read either :o/ Never really got "absorbed" in the story, like I normally do, and never really... I don't know - an OK book, but not nearly up to Mr. King's usual standards!!

Mailed it on to France yesterday, so hopefully it will be arriving soon :o) Thanks to tutmarie for sharing this one - and bon voyage, dear book :oD 

Journal Entry 19 by bilbi from Chambéry, Rhône-Alpes France on Thursday, May 27, 2004

I've just received the book today, thanks a lot. Well, I'll try and read it ASAP. 

Journal Entry 20 by bilbi from Chambéry, Rhône-Alpes France on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Well, er, I didn't finish the book. I found that the style was dull, I'm with an impression of "cut and paste".
Before giving up the book, I read the journal entries and it seems that I'm not the only one to be disapointed by this book. I haven't read King's recent works and if they are as this one, I may have done well not to read them.
It's strange because I enjoyed most of his previous works. In this book, there was no anticipation of fear, for example. The characters tell a boring story :"ok, the car's eaten the guy !who cares ?" I was in that state of mind whereas I should have been watching my own car with careful eyes or not reading the book alone... You know what I mean ;-)
Well , let's wait for ferengie's opinion... 

Journal Entry 21 by ferengie from Dülmen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, August 29, 2004

Well, the book certainly took it's time to arrive here, and when it finally came I was on vacation, so this entry is late, but I read it this weekend already and it will continue it's journey as soon as I get the addy of the next one in line...
As an avid Stephen King reader I expected more of it...somehow it did not grip me as most of his other books did... 

Journal Entry 22 by ferengie at on Tuesday, August 31, 2004

Released 7 yrs ago (9/3/2004 UTC) at

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sent to Lyssian 

Journal Entry 23 by Lyssian from Frankfort, Illinois USA on Saturday, October 16, 2004

Sorry I didn't make a post when I received the book, I was caught up in all sorts of things!

I rather liked it, actually. Some was slow (especially right after Chuck Palahniuk's Lullaby!) but I really liked the creatures. Especially the "thinking creature", as they called it. I had to put the book down and think about that for a few minutes. :)

I finished it, and will send it out on Monday (with luck). 

Journal Entry 24 by ladyofunicorns from Santa Fe, New Mexico USA on Sunday, December 12, 2004

I received this book and am adding it to my ring/ray tbr crate. When I have read it, I will make another journal entry.