Book Review: Christine
Despite not having read many of his books, I have watched a lot of movies adapting Stephen King’s work. One such movie that stuck out to me was John Carpenter’s Christine. I remember the whole concept being presented on the film was quite interesting with the idea of a motorised vehicle that was actually alive and filled with malicious intent. While I did find the acting a bit corny, the idea in itself was interesting enough to captivate me to keep it in my memory up to this point. I figured with it being October and my aim to read more spooky books, it was time give the original source material a read. The narrative of Christine follows a pair of young men in the town of Libertyville, Pennsylvania called Dennis Guilder and Arnie Cunningham. Best friends since a young age, the pair live a pretty standard teenage life with Dennis being the popular jock while Arnie struggles with the nerdy reputation attached to him. On a ride back from their summer-time job,...