Judas Coyne is not the most loveable character when you first meet him, but as with most situations, if you look a little deeper you may be surprised at what you find. In essence, if you like his father, Stephen King, you'll love Joe Hill. Joe Hill did a great job on this book--and there are so many layers to it, if you're paying attention. I will defintely be looking for his next book.

For the son of Stephen and Tabitha King, I guess I expected a lot more. The storyline was so intriguing that when you combine the two, and excellent novel should have developed. Instead I thought it was "hokey" and that the ghost and his truck were unbelievable. So much more could have developed but it left me empty and wanting more. Maybe next time for this new author, but I don't know that I would give him another chance.

I enjoyed this book very much and recommend it to others who enjoy the genre. I thought that it was a new twist on a ghost story and very original. I read late into the night to finish the tale and continued to think about the tale after the book ended. To increase the creep factor, I plan to read the book again on a stormy night, when I am home alone, and when the power is likely to go out. :-)

If you have folks in your book club that like scary and/or like Stephen King, this will begin a great fun discussion on the books. I did not finish it, but there were those that enjoyed the book in the group and did like it.

I thought it had a great start and an amazing finish, but towards the end it bored me a little and I felt I could skim through it. The beginning kept you on the edge of your seat and scared, but then you almost got use to it, and it didn't do anything "for" me through the middle.
I would recommend it to a certain few. It was ok.
Discussing it was better than reading it somehow?!

Joe Hill may be the new prince of horror thanks to his royal lineage (Stephen King's son) and he earned attention rightfully so with his nuanced short story collection "20th Century Ghosts." This is his 1st full length novel, an addictive wild page-turner with a main character who has more going on than the rocker persona he presents to the world. BOX is a fun scary one to open and shut. I look forward to reading Hill's later works to see if he goes deeper into the horror and lingers there longer.

Our group enjoyed this book. It was scary, images that will stay with us for a bit. The characters are well developed, and the story is different, and fun even though it's very creepy.