Book Reviews | Christine, by Stephen King
Christine: The Car That Stole My Heart
And made me a King fan for life!
The car that stole my heart wasn’t a car I owned… or drove. It wasn’t even a real car at all. It was Christine.
Ah, Christine… you made me a Stephen King fan, and you have a place in my heart forever for that alone.
A car changed everything
If you’re unfamiliar with Christine, she’s a car. A 58’ Plymouth Fury that could barely be driven…
It was the last year of high school for best friends Arnie and Dennis. At the end of summer, the two boys were making some cash by working on a motorway extension — pretty good money for a summer job.
And that’s how Arnie had enough cash to buy Christine. He saw her one day while riding home with Dennis after work. Dennis couldn’t believe his friend was interested in that pile of junk. The red beauty that stole Arnie’s heart wasn’t in good shape when they first met.
But Arnie saw something in her, in Christine. He even agreed to pay the atrocious quantity that old man LeBay, who had owned her since buying her as a brand new car, asked for her. Arnie was even willing to get into a fight with his parents (he had always been such a…
