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From a Buick 8, whos read it? did you like it? what do you think the car is?
is there a connection to The Dark Tower?
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checked and theres no thread for this. (note: odetta i used your Lets Disscuss! thingy, hope thats ok)
From a Buick 8, whos read it? did you like it? what do you think the car is?
is there a connection to The Dark Tower?
I just read it this year and think it's one of King's best! It was such a simple story, yet rich in characters and full of some weird shit!!! :D
I don't see any DT ties. Yes, the car was a portal, but to what world, I know not. It was just a fun read and the ending was satisfying to me.
Not a problem, Hanzou...
I have not read this yet. Do people think it's worth a read?
to needful: read Hearts In Atlantis
and yes its defininetly worth a read, theres so many weird things in it. it will have some tower fans thinking, other people will be finding a connection to the first story in HIA. but the best part, you'll be thinking.
I did read HIA a while ago. I'm assuming you're referring to Low Men in Yellow Coats? I don't remember getting a connection. I should go back and re-read it.
Odetta, I think Buick 8 is a great story and one that should not be passed on. King's portrayal of the characters is really some of his best work.
I really liked it.
Spoiler:did the Buick seem kinda........ i dunno..... Low? 02-26-2008 07:49 PMNeedfulKingsGood point! LOL, I do now! :D 02-26-2008 11:55 PMJeanhear, hear! loved the novel, too. http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2.../0134-bear.gif 02-27-2008 04:15 AMWooferQuote:Didn't I read on this site somewhere that King confirmed that it is? I've not had sufficient coffee to locate it, but I'm almost positive I did.
ETA: Oops, forgot to add that you should definitely give it a read. I very much enjoyed it. 02-27-2008 05:06 AMmia/susannah
In my opinion, it is most definatly worth reading. I read it a few years ago for the first time and have read it about 3 times altogether. It is a simple read but it is a very good story. Since you have not read it I won't go into details but I think you will enjoy it. It is a little hard to get into at first but keep reading, it does get good. :thumbsup: 02-27-2008 05:08 AMmia/susannahThere was a tie to the Dark Tower series,
Spoiler: 02-27-2008 08:05 AMOdettahmmm... I'll have to pick it up, then :) 02-27-2008 08:19 AMtippy4Do spoilers really need to be marked in this thread as we are discussing the book? My thoughts are that if you have not read the book, and you don't want to hear about it, you probably should not be reading a thread where that book is being discussed.
That being said......
It is defintely worth a read.
I was a litle put-off by the little trick he pulls at the end....making you think one character has died when it was in fact a different character. But I liked it a lot!
The audio version is excellent. There are at least five different narrators, dong the various voice parts. They all do a great job.
I think that the Dark Tower connection is kind of weak, but King says it's there...so who are we to argue? 02-27-2008 08:22 AMBriceI'd say since the thread title warns of spoilers that there is no need to mark them. :)
I think though that the ones marked are discussing other books. 02-27-2008 09:16 AMStoryslingerI thought the story was well written, and it hold the record for the fastest I've ever read a book.
I think the car was
Spoiler: 02-27-2008 09:27 AMJohn BlazeI happen to like this book. As everyone else says, it's simple to read and very entertaining. I think he could have expanded alot with this book, covered much more, but it seems like he got bored with it. The trick at the ending really confused me for a bit, I thought maybe I had skipped something, until i got it figured out. 02-27-2008 10:03 AMGrillslingerI love Buick 8. I love the idea thagt "There are Buicks everywhere".
We don't understand things sometimes. Sometimes, strange things happen. We don't always have the satisfaction of knowing why. 02-28-2008 11:02 AMCutteryea this looks very interesting, I bought it a while ago and it was cool to see they had different voice actors for the characters. This is definitely going to be the way I re-read the book, audio style. :cowboy:
Actually This book and The Colorado Kid reminded me a lot of each other. The books are about the mystery, and not real answers. So it keeps you guessing even after you've read the book. 02-28-2008 02:01 PMBethanythis is one of my favorite ones! and i thought the DT connection was blatant:
Spoiler: 03-30-2008 02:56 AMblackrose22It's been awhile since I read the story and remember really liking it. Going to reread it now to refresh my memory. 05-01-2008 05:36 AMrazzFrom a Buick 8: any comments? *Spoilers*any opening comments? 05-01-2008 02:23 PMHanzouNorakyes, i started this thread a month ago.
Here 05-01-2008 09:59 PMJeanprecisely.
merging....................
...................complete 05-02-2008 05:29 AMrazzsorry. started a new thread. did't see this one.
buick origin possibilities:
Spoiler: 05-10-2008 01:14 AMDarkthoughtsI read this book once, quite a long time ago and thought it was very boring...I didn't actually finish it. However, that was before I got into DT, so I have it on my "to read" pile and think I may appreciate it more on a reread. 05-10-2008 07:56 AMMonteGssI can honestly see why some people wouldn't like this one...I personally liked it after only one read. Not the greatest King book, but's it's good. Now.....will I reread it anytime soon? Probably not, there are so many other King books that deserve a reread before I consider this one. :) 05-10-2008 08:06 AMBriceI liked it the first time and even more on rereads. 05-10-2008 10:15 AMWuducynnI loved it the first time I read it. What made it even more special for me was the knowledge that the car is a "can-toi-mobile". 02-09-2010 01:49 AMKronzThis sat on my shelf for years before I got around to reading it last week. I didn't expect it to be great, but was pleasantly surprised to find that I loved it.
The obvious DT connections are that the car fits the description of Can Toi cars in HIA and WotC. The description of Mr Oil's Fine is also almost 100% in line with Callahan's descriptions of the low men, even if Mr Oil's Fine wasn't wearing yellow like the ones chasing Ted in HIA.
The other connections I caught are character names: Sandy Dearborn, Herb Avery (remember Herc Avery?), Brian Lippy (a certain monstrous horse-esque beast you might recall shared that last name). The car also seemed to have powers not to unlike the ones demonstrated by Black Thirteen and Maerlyn's Grapefruit in terms of mesmerism. 02-09-2010 03:02 AMJeanGood... it increases the number of us who love Buick by about 25 per cent... http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ear_wink-1.gif 02-09-2010 05:27 AMSamI've read and re-read Buick several times and find myself liking it more with every read. The manner in which it was written lends itself well to episodic reading as well as the all-consuming need to find out what happens next reading. Personally I tend toward the latter on the first read, but that's me. 02-09-2010 06:16 PMKronzIt doesn't surprise me a lot of people don't like it...but a lot of people don't like to have to use their own imaginations so heavily when reading a story. King generally hands a lot more hard facts by the end of a book, but pulling that away from the reader was ballsy. The only things I'd change would be to put a little more Can Toi in the book and for the car to have gone home rather than fall apart. 02-09-2010 08:14 PMSamHonestly, I rather like the idea of the car falling apart. I think the car is less alive than it is a just gateway. The gateway would remain where it is (in our world) until it was unuseable/broken down. 02-09-2010 08:41 PMKronzYeah I see what you mean . I suppose the ending fits perfectly with whole theme of the book, though I think the theme could have been honored with a different ending too. I mean, I didn't expect all of a sudden a bunch of Low Men or Todash monsters to raid the barracks or something. I did like the idea that it was mesmerizing Ned to burn it up though, which makes me wonder about the car's ability to think, or to be used as a tool by something else that's thinking. The alien screamer definitely raises a lot of unanswered questions, which is of course what I think I liked so well about the novel. 03-01-2010 05:58 PMFlavioI liked the book... And I loved the part when it says that when he was scaping from the cars seat, that was trying to take the policeman to the other world, he saw the boot and hat of the other officer...
PD: The car was... the small brother of Blaine maybe... The car thinks and is evil and is small... Blaine thinks and is evil and is big...
It makes a lot of sense :P 03-01-2010 06:47 PMAgeless Stranger 12-20-2010 01:53 PMWeDealInLeadI liked the book but I don't see a re-read in the future. 12-22-2010 10:34 AMBigSchu22I thought it was a great book, especially after reading the DT series... I've been reading through all his other books with DT connections and they seemed like they were there and strong, but I did just read DT and HIA recently.
I wish we could have a bit more on how the vehicle is operated, especially since most of the car is "for show" only. It must be some sort of telepathy or mind control by the can-toi drivers because they are clearly driving around in HIA. Maybe the creature that the car really is only responds to certain drivers' commands or thoughts.
It must be more than a gateway though, we see in HIA that one of the cars actually reaches out and grabs something from the tire at one point... it must be some sort of being that can actually manipulate todash or open the doors between the worlds if not some technology from the old ones.
Anyway, jut my thoughts... great book and expansion of the DT universe! 01-22-2011 10:55 PMbettinas.ashesI really liked the book. I read it shortly after I finished the Dark Tower series, and perhaps that's the reason why I thought I saw a lot of connections to the Dark Tower.
However, if I hadn't read the Dark Tower, I think there's a fair chance I would have been rather confused by the whole concept of what's happening with the car.
I only read the book last year, and do want to read it again, but there are other books that have higher priority - at least for now. 04-30-2011 06:50 AMlordmerchantJust finished htis novel myself last week. In my opinion it was pretty decent - kept me entertained for the week I read it. It does not really touch the likes of the stand, UTD, etc but its quite short and sweet with a few DT connections in there.