The Body
Scribner · Paperback · June 5, 2018
#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King’s timeless novella “The Body”—originally published in his short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into the film classic Stand by Me—is now available as a stand-alone publication.
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- Who it’s for
- A compact, unsettling read with the emotional snap and lingering aftertaste King does well.
- Genres
- Coming-of-Age, Horror, Suspense
- Published
- Scribner, June 5, 2018
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King’s timeless novella “The Body”—originally published in his short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into the film classic Stand by Me—is now available as a stand-alone publication. It’s 1960 in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. Ray Brower, a boy from a nearby town, has disappeared, and twelve-year-old Gordie Lachance and his three friends set out on a quest to find his body along the railroad tracks.
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During the course of their journey, Gordie, Chris Chambers, Teddy Duchamp, and Vern Tessio come to terms with death and the harsh truths of growing up in a small factory town that doesn’t offer much in the way of a future. A timeless exploration of the loneliness and isolation of young adulthood, Stephen King’s The Body is an iconic, unforgettable, coming-of-age story.
Dark Coming-of-Age
A compact, unsettling read with the emotional snap and lingering aftertaste King does well.
Come here for
- Stephen King’s voice at novella scale
- coming-of-age under a darker sky
Expect
- tight suspense
- familiar King unease
Where it sits
| Coming-of-Age | 84% |
|---|---|
| Horror | 32% |
| Suspense | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Media Tie-In
- Suspense
- Coming-of-Age
- Authors
- Stephen King
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Published
- June 5, 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Media Tie-In