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He's definately on the same level as King, a masterful writer.

Boy’s Life is my favorite novel. I’ve read it every year since it came out. When I recommend it to anyone, I tell them to read the poem, and if that doesn’t touch you, this might not be the book for you.

I agree with you 100% Boy's Life is a masterpiece. I lent my original copy out to so many people it disintegrated...and that's a good thing. Love Swan Song as well.

Was hesitant to read it for a long time… ordered it, and it sat on my shelf for a long time… when I finally decided to tackle it, I was completely blown away!… it took me start starts and fits to get going but boy, once it did, it didn’t take any prisoners… it was beautiful, stunning, and exhausting, all rolled into one.. I had to take several breaks during the read just to get my bearings.. a stunning achievement… it was like the author was channeling something ethereal… I can’t stop thinking about it… Catcher in the Rye…A Separate Peace… and A Boy’s Life… again stunning achievement.. thank you Mr McAmmon…

This is such a great review. I have loved Stephen King for going on 40 years. McCammon had always been on my radar but I somehow never got around to reading him. I picked this up with no preconception of what I was getting and it was probably the finest book I have ever read. As an animal lover, I am sure you can imagine I found great swaths of this... challenging, and I spent a lot of it crying my eyes put with my dog in my lap- but there was nothing in there I didn't find to be serving a specific narrative purpose. Even though this tore my heart out repeatedly and ran it through a blender, I truly believe it did it for the greater good. I love It, but this is by far a superior novel (in my mind, at least). King is wonderful at showing you a slice of life that helps you understand his characters very well, but there is an emotional honesty to McCammon's writing that I feel better helps me understand myself. Can't wait to read the rest of his books.

“the most stolen book from my library is the swan song.” i love it.

I'm 3 years late to your review, but I just read Boy's Life and it was phenomenal. I loved it so much, I laughed and cried, and love to hear other folks share their love about this amazing book. Great review! Maybe I'll check your book out!

This is my favorite book. I had to read it first going into high school and i have read it at least 5 more times since. My wife gave me a signed copy last year for christmas. Finally read Swan Song last year and loved that too.

Thank you so much for the recc, Brian - so much so that I've started the book today and I'm doing a reading Vlog for it over at my channel!

A masterpiece. I've read this almost as many times as I've read Different Seasons. This came out at the height of the Stephen King craze of the 80's and early 90's so I overlooked it at first. BUT the cream always rises to the top.

Yes I read this excellent book about 20 years ago and still feel the impact that it has on me. And it's just so real and you realize that it's almost finished and you don't want it to end. ,"Swan Song" is also one of my favorites.

Anyone with that awesome T-shirt should be listened to!! And admired! Yes, Boy’s Life was so good! I just finished it. It was as if the author had followed me (born in 1956) and took notes and worked scenes from my life into his book! I was born-raised in a small town in KY. The book even mentioned Bowling Green KY where I went to college! Just read it!

I just finished this, one of my top5 for sure. I thought of it like if you loved SK's the body, but you wanted more...this book will meet and exceed that need.

I read this when it was first published. I plan to re-read it this summer. Thanks for your review.

Brian Lee Durfee this book is of my top 3 books. How true your word are....very word in this book is PERFECT. I bought this in 91, have the hardback. I started it while my husband and I had a 2 hour trip, I kept turning the radio off reading him passages from the book. He finally said just Read it to me. I did we ohhh ahhh laughed and just had a Great Big Time. It was suppose to be a fishing weekend, no fish were harmed that weekend, I just read to my man. Side note. Robert did a anniversary edition of the book I can’t find it, but I remember reading where he was traveling the roads with his daughter and thought to himself, A Girls Life could be a follow up. Every person I given this book to loves it.

Thanks for this review. I just purchased this book and am about to start reading it. I'm also planning on reading Lonesome Dove afterwards. What you said about it really has me sold. Very much looking forward to that one. Regarding Stephen King's IT (which you had mentioned) I really liked that one, despite all it's flaws (it was very formulaic, the pacing was up and down, that one very questionable scene brought the book down a few notches for me, etc). Still, as a whole, IT is a seriously great book. Its strengths _far_ outweighing its weaknesses. The connections I had to "The Losers Club" were incredibly strong. Especially Ben. Kings small scale worldbuilding with the town of Derry was also incredible. I drew a map of it, as I read the book, which was a lot of fun. A couple, minor, things didn't add up (as described in the book) but that's not a big deal to me.

This has been on my TBR list forever, yet to get to it..same with Lonesome Dove

I read this book in prison. I'll never forget it.

Great review... much like, you I needed someone to scratch that SK itch...McCammon and Dan Simmons are my two itch scratchers. Dan Simmons Summer Of Night is one of my favorite “coming of age” books... quite comparable to IT.

I love Stephen King and I agree with you, Robert McCammon is totally on his level. I like Boy’s Life and Swan Song as well, but I absolutely love Speaks the Nightbird, and Queen of Bedlam. The Matthew Corbett series start fading off in quality by the fourth or fifth book, but the first 2 to 3 are perfect! I’d also like to say that since you shared your favorite novel, I’d like to share my favorite novel of all time. It’s the 3rd book in the Song of Ice and Fire series by George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords. For me, it’s just the perfect novel! Cheers, and thanks for the review of one of my all time favorites!

I'd like to see a video discussing your 5 warrior angels series, the influences, themes, setting, tone etc

I can't wait to read this book luckily the library has copies of it 🙂👍📖

I have not read this but I will now... as soon as books stores open again.

Currently reading "Summer Of Night" can't wait to read "Boy's Life" after. Curious about the books you wrote! Love your channel btw

I prefer McCammon to King! Some of King’s book lose me before I’m halfway through! Not with McCammon every novel I start I finish! My Favorite McCammon books are: The Wolf’s Hour, Swan Song, They Thirst, and of course Boy’s Life!

The way you were pronouncing his last name. I was thinking have I been pronouncing it wrong all these years lol.

Great review is this book really scary? Summer of night I got really attached to the characters a lil too much horror for me tho is boys life more thriller?

Love this book. It made me laugh and cry.

Fantastic book!!

Sí, Swan song es brutal. Y claro que sería como el gemelo de King :D Acá le llaman "Muerte al alba" = Boy´s life

I love this book. I never wanted to put it down

Just finished reading this book. I read it because of your review of it. It's great. Are there any other books you would consider similar to this that you could recommend?

My favorite author.

have you ever erad the shining iv seen the movie and read the books iv read I cant remember its name something dream?, the shinning book is way better than the movie, and im 42 years old and every time I go to a hotel during the night if im with my parents and in a room of my own im like sleeping withe the light on and have the tv down low during the night I don`t have insomia but everytime I read the shinning by stephen king and go to a hotel im like it takes me months to get over it.

Great Review Richard Matheson Is Another Great Author

Sadly I just couldn't get into this book so I decided to dnf it

Speaks the Nightbird ..just sayin