All sorts of weird, spooky and strange tales are shared here. I do hope there will be a follow-up. Do note, there is an audio book version of this book that I tried to follow along with. The last section of Timeslips alone is missing 7 stories from the book version NOT found in the audiobook version. I hope this is fixed in the future. Feb 10, Mark rated it did not like it. Stories told by truckers and those who wander alongside them along the higways and byways of North America. Millions of miles of road, millions of stories: Dad was a trucker.
So is my brother. Love a good ghost story. The first story in the collection that made my hair stand up and gave me goosebumps. Very short, very quick story. Very creepy, Well done. The descriptiors in this story give it a believable ring. The melted truck and burned driver When the narrator locks up his brakes to keep from hitting the lead truck where it stopped Wish we found out who the burned driver was.
The description of what the UFO had done to the truck is incredible. Wonder if the other driver started up and drove away cause he had already gotten a visitation from Sasquatch. The forcing someone off the road in the middle of nowhere and, then, chasing them after they wreck is creepy as hell.
Getting mad and advancing on the person after the wreck only to find them with red eyes and a horror movie face and, then, being chased by themj.
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Doubt I would have been going back out there after I got out of the hospital. From the second the sunburned, heatstroked guy walks out in the road, the creepy factor jumps off the scale. I would have been very interested in what happened, especially if I had called the County Sheriff.
The smile this one brings to your face is genuine.
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I hope the story is true. When it cranks up. Many of the stories could have been expanded and padded just a bit to give them a bit more flavor. I bet in the tellings they have been embellished to make them Some pretty good ones here, but in the hands of a good storyteller, they could have shined more than they do. I believe the stories could have handled a retelling. More UFOs than ghosts and haunts too.
Just wanted more trucker oriented stories. All of these could have handled a bit more ghostwriting. Aug 21, Michael Tildsley rated it liked it. Some of the stories and anecdotes are far better than others. It is for these that this book is worth reading. Mar 24, Barb Shadow rated it really liked it. A quick read, full of interesting strange tales from the nation's highways.
From UFO's to things that go bump in the night - at truck stops and more. Quite enjoyable if you love the paranormal. Annie Wilder never disappoints. Jun 30, Sarah rated it really liked it. Lots of creepy stories. Some more believable than others. This was a fun book. Dec 12, Susan rated it it was amazing. Enjoyable, scary read on a dark winter's night! Sep 10, Kim rated it liked it Shelves: A collection of ghosts and other weird things truckers have experienced driving across North America Amusing audiobook for a roadtrip - although maybe not at night.
Dec 01, Tracey McIntyre rated it it was ok Shelves: None of these were particularly riveting, and a good chunk weren't about truckers. Dec 26, Mandie rated it it was ok Shelves: It is what it is - nothing immediately available to listen to at the library. Mindless noise while driving cross country!
Oct 27, Heather Buchanan rated it it was ok. I bought this book a few years ago because I was really intrigued by the concept. Unfortunately, it was this exact thing that made me disappointed with large sections of the book. Despite being named Trucker Ghost Stories, the collection is not limited to trucker stories or even just ghost stories. There were a number of stories that were just people driving around and a few out of place alien tales. I feel that the book could have been a much tighter and stronger one if it had been cut down to j I bought this book a few years ago because I was really intrigued by the concept.
I feel that the book could have been a much tighter and stronger one if it had been cut down to just stories that fit the title description. Annie Wilder was able to find more than enough of those. These paranormal yarns are collected from average people and little editing has been done to them, if any. While some stories are creepy and well told, a lot of them read like business emails or someone just telling their story quickly during a break so that they can get back to their lunch.
The book could have used more editing. It got difficult to read stories where every other sentence ended with "you know". Last lines would ruin the story as the narrator felt the need to sum up the story and spoon-feed the creepy part to the reader. There was a number of times where I was taken completely out of the story when I reread the same sentence over and over, but could never make sense of it. It is hard to judge a book with so many different authors. There were a lot of fun stories and myths, but there were others that didn't seem all that paranormal, such as one where a trucker saw a man wearing all black walking alongside the road.
And that was it. Just a guy wearing black being nearby. And there were some stories that just sounded like someone was repeating the plot of a horror movie. They were so over the top, it would be hard to take it seriously even if you are the kind of person who takes ghost stories seriously. With these stories being put down in print, it loses a lot of the fun of swapping ghost stories--the ability to watch someone's face as they excitedly launch into their tale, being able to ask questions and get more details, reading how much that person believes in it as they talk, and finding out what happened after the ghost disappeared.
Overall, the part I found scariest was getting detailed accounts on how many truckers fall asleep behind the wheel. A large percentage of the stories involve crashes and innocent people dying because a trucker was asleep or not paying attention to the road. From now on, I will definitely be less at ease if I'm driving behind a big rig late at night. This is probably not the thing Wilder meant to make me feel scared of in the dark, but she did get results.
Nov 28, Kristie Elston rated it liked it Shelves: Originally published at Dark Faerie Tales: Trucker Ghost Stories is filled with first person accounts of the paranormal while on the highway, some stories range from a paragraph to several pag Originally published at Dark Faerie Tales: Aug 18, Tim Lewis added it.
Late at night on the long haul, a trucker sees many things on the road. With the deep darkness and lights reflecting off windows, combined with a lack of sleep, strange happenings can become reality. The sounds of wind and things banging on the sides of parked truck sleepers can be investigated to be the mind playing tricks or things much more insidious. Who knows what might happen when ghosts, UFOs, and creatures lurk at night? When these haunted highways and menacing creatures come ou Premise: When these haunted highways and menacing creatures come out at night, the trucker is sometimes the only person around to witness them.
Trucker Ghost Stories is a collection of tales recording actual events supposedly as reported by truckers on the road, usually late at night. Is it a lack of sleep and tricks of light or the real thing? With so many stories there are a number of themes that could be drawn out of them, but the most common for the ghost stories include revenge or redemption of spirits.
For the UFO stories, it is curiosity and experimentation. And for monsters, more evil intentions are apparent. There was more than one story that I thought was actually pretty spooky, especially if you consider the belief of the trucker writer in its authenticity. If you are on board with the idea that these events might have occurred, you might catch yourself or someone you read this to jumping at the slightest sounds afterwards.
Trucker Ghost stories is a fun and quick read of supposed actual events gathered into one collection. While not every story was compelling or believable, and some were just poorly written, many of these tales were interesting. Some were downright creepy. I think the stories are more fun if you try reading them out loud to others in the dark.
Truckers are on the road at all times of night, in all weather, and, evidently, when every sort of ghost, monster, or UFO is out and about. This collection of stories runs the gamut from terrifying to tame. I was fascinated by the story of a trucker attacked by a UFO full of aliens but who refused to be abducted. I got the creeps listening to the story of a trucker parked for sleeping who was attacked by evil spirits who evidently muffled even his cries for help from other sleepers nearby. Other stories, such as a floating red light, were less satisfying. Adding to the authentic feel, although not necessarily to any literary value, is the fact that the stories were written by the truck drivers themselves and not professional writers.
Or perhaps it is that listening to a steady dose of them for several hours is just not my cup of tea. If you are interested in the supernatural, paranormal, or just in hearing some straight forward, sincerely told ghost stories, give it a try. Nov 23, Joanne rated it liked it Shelves: This is a compilation of short accounts of drivers mostly truckers who have encountered strange things while driving. Most were alone, some with other people. The book is sectioned off into different categories: Just Plain Weird has many stories of alien beings, strange lights etc.
Assistance from the Spirit World has many stories of spirits with the ability to a This is a compilation of short accounts of drivers mostly truckers who have encountered strange things while driving. Assistance from the Spirit World has many stories of spirits with the ability to avert bad happenings by circumstances that are all different, from a flashing of lights to a presence that appears in the vehicle, etc. Haunted Highways has some very strange stories of appearances by spirits crossing the roads, being in the surrounding areas, etc, really just making their presence known, for good or bad.
Time Slips was my favorite segment of the book, with spirits from different eras appearing to these drivers, many telling stories of their own lives. Keep in mind that these are recitations by drivers who are not necessarily writers, so they are really just relating their experiences like a told story. The book is fascinating and doesn't make me want to become a driver riding around these areas by myself any time soon. These are just true writings of things that have happened to these people and make you understand that there probably is a lot more to our world than our own physical beings.
Annie Wilder has put together some interesting people with some very interesting and scary, sometimes vital, encounters. Oct 23, Jennifer rated it it was amazing Shelves: Being married to a truck driver for sixteen years perked my interest when I spotted this book on Amazon. I have heard from my husband some eerie experiences that he has had over the years and thought it would be fascinating to read what others had to say.
So often it seems that traditional ghost stories pertain to houses, hospitals, schools, or the occasional abandoned building. Every once in a while a book about ghost stories on the highway appears, but never like this. Truck drivers in general Being married to a truck driver for sixteen years perked my interest when I spotted this book on Amazon.
Truck drivers in general are a group of interesting people that have a tough job that is under appreciated. Without these good people we would not have the food in our pantries or the clothes on our backs. Although some would dismiss their sightings possible hallucinations from lack of sleep, too many drivers share similar experiences on their routes. I first must say that this was a fun read and I plan on sharing it with my husband.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Bowie on Bowie , please sign up. Nothing seems entirely real. See 1 question about Bowie on Bowie…. Lists with This Book. Jan 23, Dorcas rated it it was ok Shelves: I think there are some artists that refuse to be understood. And its almost a waste of time to try to delve into their psyche and discover what "makes them tick" because they themselves don't even know.
And if they did, why should they spell it out to everyone? Bowie is an artist, first and foremost. He thinks like an artist, performs like an artist and is ever changing like an artist. While reading this biography, Vincent Van Gogh kept coming to mind. If you've ever read Van Gogh's letters to hi I think there are some artists that refuse to be understood. If you've ever read Van Gogh's letters to his brother Theo published in the book "Dear Theo" you get a feeling for the kaleidoscopic thinking pattern Vincent possessed, and Bowie is very similar.
Why did you do such and such? Create such and such? What's up with the alter ego Ziggy Stardust? What were you thinking? Well let me save you some time. Aren't we all allowed a neurotic moment now and then? There's no Big Hidden Agenda. No Mysterious Hidden Clues. An artist simply creates according to mood and inspiration. Appreciate it, like it, dislike it, whatever.
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It is what it is. But then you wouldn't have a book. This book puts together various interviews and snippets recorded throughout David Bowie's career. But you're not going to learn much. For someone like David Bowie I think the best way to "see his soul" is through his work. They're not that good. They hail to the day when the journalist didn't give the interviewee much warning. They just throw questions willy nilly that the artist isn't prepared for.
So the artist ums and ers and the man with the typewriter is left piecing together fragmented thoughts that make little sense and so ends up describing wardrobe choices and cigarette consumption to spice it up. The ecopy draft is riddled with problems. The font size changes continually and there is not. I hope this is corrected or the author will not. View all 3 comments. Feb 23, Jen rated it really liked it Shelves: I had to be a reading detective to determine where sentences began and ended. There was capitalization, but sometimes proper names or "I" is used in the middle of a sentence, which would throw me off.
I was reading a different book while reading this one and I had to actually stop looking for the end of sentences in it, as the punctuation was provided in that book! Other than that quibble, which I am sure was dealt with in the finished copy, not a lot to complain about in this book. There was one interviewer who was WAAAY too spacey for me to want to read his interview, so I skipped most of that one.
Other than that, I learned quite a lot about David Bowie.
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Reading from his beginnings to his more recent interviews, the reader gets to understand Bowie as he grows as an artist, as a person and as a musician. It's a character study of 40 years or so of the life of a true character. An amazing artist, who was a consummate reader and who was honest about his mistakes and how he learned from them.
He didn't shy away from his frailties, which made him strong. He wasn't perfect or a Rock God too big and high for the "little" people. He was down to earth and had a good head on his shoulders. I love David Bowie's music. I try not to read or learn much about famous people, because honestly, I'm never going to meet them, why bother getting all hepped up about them or develop a silly girl-crush on them?
So I didn't know much at all about Bowie when I started this book. Honestly, I had enough of a crush on him from Labyrinth, I didn't need to feed that childhood flame. Plus, he was married and I don't like crushing on men who belong to someone else. Even if I wouldn't act on it, it's just not right. Chicks before male anatomy part that rhymes with chicks. But now that I did read this book, my heart is broken. He was an amazing person. He was a lover of books. Like to the point of carrying hundreds of books with him on tour.
Of saying if he wasn't a musician or an artist, he would have been working with books in some capacity. He would never give up his wife or his library. The world lost a wonderful man before his time. My sympathy to his wife and children. I can only imagine their loss. This was a great book to show the ups and downs of a fantastic man who left this world too soon. Rounded down because the font and lack of end punctuation drove me bananas. It is a credit to this book and the subject matter that I didn't DNF it in frustration. I would recommend this to any fan of David Bowie, or anyone who wants to read a great character study of a most interesting man.
Una raccolta di interviste tratte da varie riviste musicali che coprono il periodo della carriera di Bowie dagli inizi fino al Forse avrei tolto qualcuna delle ultime interviste tra fine e inizio millennio, ripetitive, ma mi sento comunque di consigliarne la lettura molto focalizzata sul mondo della musica e la cultura circostante e per nulla sul gossip. Sep 24, Tony rated it liked it Shelves: Interviews and Encounters with David Bowie. From the front flap: Each interview traces a new step in his unique journey, successfully freezes him in time as young novelty hit-maker, hairy hippie, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, The Thin White Duke, plastic soul man, fragile Germanic exile…and finally, permanently, artistically reborn beloved elder statesman of challenging popular music.
He is also preternaturally polite — almost every interviewer remarks upon his charm. Other interviews focus on specific segments of his career, from his various concert tours to his roles in a variety of films. His admission to being gay was partially a PR ploy; Bowie was married and had a son. Maybe he was bisexual, but that bit of information made no difference to his musical intentions.
If you are at all interested in Bowie and his music, this is a must read. May 04, Polly Krize rated it it was amazing. I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. To read these interviews from the mids and onwards serves to remind us of this singular talent. Hearing in his own words about the evolution of his music and his creations Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane makes us appreciate this eccentric, gifted loner all over again.
Not a performer to pander to any audience, he stays true to his creative motivations and keeps us entertained and appreciative. Jul 26, Vanyo rated it liked it.
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Bowie certainly knew how to give a good interview. This book was very entertaining and even engrossing for a completist fan like me, even if necessarily it does get a bit dull when the same story is told again and again incrementally from subtly or sometimes drastically shifting points of view.
It's the man's charm as exuded from the descriptions and transcriptions, the way he expressed himself at every stage of his career that makes the most interesting points. To make a criticism of the boo Bowie certainly knew how to give a good interview. To make a criticism of the book itself and its editorial criteria, I would have to know what interviews were left out in favor of those included, and I have no way of knowing that.
But of course the book is mostly a pleasure and offers a treasure trove of references to other artists and works I have not heard about or paid attention to before as is usually the case with Bowie interviews. One consistently interesting thing for me is how confused, disoriented, miserable, and out of his mind he was when he made the universally adored records of his "halcyon" days. Not even remebering making a jewel like Station to Station? Wow, I find that hard to believe and did he Nazi salute or was caught waving?
A side note about the more reviled records, or the people who only care for Ziggy and Aladdin as relevant and hate Tin Machine. I even like Tonight! Having become of discerning listening age around the time of Let's Dance and Tonight, that was the first Bowie for me, so they were not the huge disappointment they obviously were for the people who expected the second coming of Ziggy. I only discovered the older records everyone seems to adore much later, first Heroes, then Low, then Scary Monsters and realized the stature of the Artist.
It was only much later that I listened to the earlier "universally acclaimed" records. So I was not expecting his previous stuff from him. In any case, for me, his best period begins with Outside possible exclusion made of about half of Hours Coincidentally, it is the period of his family life and maturity when I think he finally comes to his own as an artist and starts having more fun, enjoying life and his stature, following his own muse and reaching new heights for the glory and the fun of music. And also his interviews were more fun, I think.
Jul 05, Anne rated it it was amazing. Read it in a single day-- I thought such a large collection of interviews might take me longer, because even with my love for Bowie, it's just not the sort of thing I normally binge-read, and I was sure I'd find myself itching to put it down and reach for some short fiction I devoured it over the course of the afternoon, and felt a brand new level of appreciation for some of the phases of his career.
I laughed, I cried, it changed my life or at least the amount of time I would go on Read it in a single day-- I thought such a large collection of interviews might take me longer, because even with my love for Bowie, it's just not the sort of thing I normally binge-read, and I was sure I'd find myself itching to put it down and reach for some short fiction I laughed, I cried, it changed my life or at least the amount of time I would go on to spend listening to Tin Machine Having not been very familiar with David Bowie prior to his death of course I was aware of him and had heard a song or two, but I was unable to provide any real additional info , this book was a peek inside the mind of a purveyor of the odd.
Some of the interviews did not really add any information to the man, but his conversational style was enjoyable nonetheless. David Bowie encouraged us to be weird and go against what social norms were expected of us. If you're an old fan or a new one, this Having not been very familiar with David Bowie prior to his death of course I was aware of him and had heard a song or two, but I was unable to provide any real additional info , this book was a peek inside the mind of a purveyor of the odd.
If you're an old fan or a new one, this is worth the read. Feb 16, Toppy rated it liked it.
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The interviews provided good insight into the mind s of Bowie. He presents as intelligent and articulate. Not surprisingly, there is considerable repetition as interviewers cover similar ground. Jan 28, ColoredVinyl rated it it was amazing. May 21, The Bookend Family rated it liked it.
This review is a first for me. I am going to review two books, but I decided to review them together, at the suggestion of my wife, Stacy, who came up with the idea. I am blessed by that fact that she is not only my wife, but someone canny enough to see that putting these two books together gives me a rare opportunity; this review can not only inform you about these books, but can also tell you a bit about the artists who inspired them.
So, here are two books, as different as night and day, abou This review is a first for me. So, here are two books, as different as night and day, about artists as different as night and day. Rock-n-roll fans, I give you a dream concert: Elvis Costello and David Bowie. My Aim Is True was a record that changed my view of the world, that made me punch out windows and shout out loud. My dad always wondered how it got broke. What you have to understand is that the radio was full of disco and the Bee Gees, and that if you wanted to hear someone like the Ramones or The Dead Boys or Richard Hell, you had to search for it.
What Elvis Is King does so well is capture the spirit of that time. Crouse obviously loved the time, the music, and the people who made it. He understands what made Elvis so special is that he had the angst and anger of other bands, but he also had a rare sense of melody and craft, along with smart lyrics. Elvis Is King makes the case that My Aim Is True was a truly rare phenomenon, and an album that was absolutely the right sound at the right time. His changing personas are legendary, but more importantly, his music has changed as much. The one constant is that it is always interesting.
In addition, I know that the book has to have some editing, but there are some excellent interviews left out, ones so good that I actually remember them, and I was looking forward to re-reading. Still, any Bowie is better that no Bowie. Mark Palm Full Reviews Available at: Jan 15, Jamie Barringer Ravenmount rated it it was amazing Shelves: I won my copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway.
I usually find collections of interviews a bit tedious, but despite the almost unavoidable repetitiveness in this book, it was surprisingly readable. Sure, every interviewer wants David Bowie to talk about the same parts of his life, so that you get his perspectives on his 's albums and shows when they are new, and in every few interviews for the rest of his life. After he had his bad drugs experience, that became one of the stories e I won my copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway.