Robert McCammon discussion

This has been selected for the month of April 2013 book read because it is one of his greatest works.
Mainly selected because a dear friend to many and an author who was a member of this group passed away sadly, Rick Hautala loved this story.
In memory of him we shall read this tale.
He said about this book a while back to me

Rick Hautala: "Of course, anyone writing a "coming of age" story (myself included--guilty as charged if you've read my MISS HENRY'S BOTTLES and REUNION) is harking back to the gold standard of Bradbury's SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COME ... which harks back to the original CoA stories--TOM SAWYER and HUCK FINN. Still, McCammon has a true masterpiece here ... and in some ways--in SOME ways, I say--even (gulp) better than Bradbury... Dare I even say that?"

I must reread Boy's Life now...lately I've developed quite a passion for coming-of-age- stories (and will definitely pick up the 2 mentioned above by Rick). I credit my new interest to the highly-recommended Deep Night and the novella Joe Hart http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...

Mallory- wrote: "I must reread Boy's Life now...lately I've developed quite a passion for coming-of-age- stories (and will definitely pick up the 2 mentioned above by Rick). I credit my new interest to the highly-r..."

Great so little time...so many books.

absolutely! If I were 13 clones, I still couldn't catch up, but some authors and books demand my time.:)

RIP Rick.