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Transfusion
Can a car run on something other than gasoline? It sure can. There are batteries or hydrogen, diesel or solar power Steam too. But there is another source that scientists haven’t even conceived. Nor has Curtis Hutchings. That is, until he found that 69 Plymouth Roadrunner rusting peacefully in a Texas wrecking yard. Curtis has found a new source to power this old relic from the muscle car era and it sure isn’t battery or hydrogen, diesel or solar. Not even steam. Curtis is about to take a wrong turn with this old Plymouth and head down a homicidal road to fame and fortune, winning every drag race he enters. And he might make a new girlfriend along the way to assist him, gathering the needed element that powers this monstrous metal demon. Oh, it runs on gasoline, hi test preferably. But it also requires something else to grease the bearings. Fortunately, this element is a renewable resource and as plentiful as the people that supply it.
134 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 8, 2013
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December 3, 2014
The spelling and grammar were much, much better than in 80% of the ebooks out there, so this book was well edited in that regard. However, this story strikes me as either a hasty first draft, or something turned in for a grade in a creative writing class.
It is SOOOOOOO Stephen King. I don't just mean Christine, though that was probably a major influence. The 440 Roadrunner is an evil supernatural force, requiring fresh human blood in place of motor oil. A "Detroit vampire" that corrupts the humans attached to it in predictable ways. And the main character, Curt, is wishy-washy and not terribly bright.
So why does it get four stars instead of three? Two reasons.
One is that the author knows a little bit about cars, which is a whole lot more than the Fast & Furious crowd (and most people who write about cars or motorsports, for that matter).
Two is that, intentionally or not, the automotive vampire serves as a metaphor for what a beautiful, high performance street machine can do to a guy's life. In reality it drains the bank account and free time instead of your blood, but can suck you dry in any case. And the buxom blonde sex vixen in Transfusion works as a parallel metaphor, because girlfriends (or wives) can bleed you even more dry than a street machine will.
99 cents was a fair price.
It is SOOOOOOO Stephen King. I don't just mean Christine, though that was probably a major influence. The 440 Roadrunner is an evil supernatural force, requiring fresh human blood in place of motor oil. A "Detroit vampire" that corrupts the humans attached to it in predictable ways. And the main character, Curt, is wishy-washy and not terribly bright.
So why does it get four stars instead of three? Two reasons.
One is that the author knows a little bit about cars, which is a whole lot more than the Fast & Furious crowd (and most people who write about cars or motorsports, for that matter).
Two is that, intentionally or not, the automotive vampire serves as a metaphor for what a beautiful, high performance street machine can do to a guy's life. In reality it drains the bank account and free time instead of your blood, but can suck you dry in any case. And the buxom blonde sex vixen in Transfusion works as a parallel metaphor, because girlfriends (or wives) can bleed you even more dry than a street machine will.
99 cents was a fair price.
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