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I could not get into this book. Really weird, I had to consentrate really super hard with each page cuz, I just did not get it. I'm an avid reader and when something that is supposed to be for enjoyment is this hard, forget it.
Needless to say, I didn't finish this book.
For Stephen King fans, try The Cell or a classic like the Stand, you can't go wrong with those.

I found this book hard to get into at first, had to push myself to stay with it, but I'm glad I did in the end - it's a haunting love story. I read it at night and have to admit it kept me awake long after I had finished it, thinking about the long boy with the endless piebald side.

I loved this book!! King wrote a good love story, was a little slow in beginning, developed the story a little too much in some areas but then drew me in. Would recommend!

Just finished this, LOVED it. Typical wonderful King, w/a bit of "romance" thrown in. A must read! Stephen King "hollered me home" when I was 12, w/Cujo. He just keeps nailing it book after book. Bool, The End.

I loved this book..it was a little slow to get into but really worth it. I liked the flow and rhythmn of the words, the local accents, It just pulls you in. Lisey is strong,Scott as a child broke my heart. The love between Amanda and Lisey says a lot about sisters..
If you don't understand a word-you will-just be a little patient-Scott likes to play with words, local accents and some parts of the book are a dance of words, rhythmn and local idioms.
I recommend it!

This is my first Stephen King novel in a number of years. Early in his career, I read everything he wrote and have several first editions of his novels.

This is a most unusual King novel. I was asked about it by a young woman in a restaurant while I was reading and eating dinner one night. I told her it was a love story and she scrunched up her face as if she wouldn't like reading something like that. I then told her it had a Stephen King twist to it and her face brightened. It is a love story, but it's a little haunted, and has Mr. King's famed real life characterization. An enjoyable read, but not a horror novel.

I am a big Stephen King fan, but when he writes in a woman's voice, it tends to lack the bizarre and grotesque qualities that I come to expect in his writing. I felt the same about "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" but a least that has some baseball references. "Rose Madder" as well. Anyway... I did enjoy this book, but not one of his best works.

I really enjoyed this book, my first Stephen King in many years. I think it is one of his very best. I forgot how much I loved his writing style.

I had a really hard time getting into this book. I stuck to it for a month and finally finished it. Though is starts slow, the story gets you hooked and you have to finish it to find out whay happens to Lisey. I found myself looking for a bool (not a misspelling) of my own!!

Every marriage has two hearts, one light and one dark . . .
Lisey Landon shared a profound and sometimes frightening intimacy with her husband, Scott, a celebrated bestselling novelist -- and a man with many secrets. One was the place where his gifts of imagination came from, a place that could heal or destroy him. Now, two years after his death, it's Lisey's turn to face Scott's demons on a nearly fatal journey into the darkness he inhabited . . .

WOW - Stephen King has done it again. This is probably my favorite King book, outside of the Dark Tower series or The Stand. This books has classic King elements - trips to a parallel worlds, gruesome descriptions, a writer as a character - but the love story underneath was touching and, in the end, left me sobbing and wanting more. It was a while before I stopped thinking about Lisey and her bools. And it was a while before I could look full into a mirror without expecting to see something (piebald) out of the corner of my eye. 5 stars!

I absolutely love Stephen King novels. Do you hear a 'BUT' in there somewhere? This is a good novel,(here is the but) but, not his best novel. I also thought he could have said it all in less pages. The story line is wonderful. Let me put it this way... I have read 'The Stand' 6 times. One time is enough for 'Liseys Story'. klb054

I love Stephen King and usually his works are easy to read, this is not one of them. It was a little hard to follow through, a bit slow in the beginning, but picked up a bit towards the middle. Not my favorite.

As usual, King's characters draw you into the story. Although a "horror" story, this novel is more aptly deemed a "love story". Main characters, especially Lisey and her sisters, will endear this story to you.

I Loved this book. I used to read Stephen King all the time but have not for many years. Now I understand again why I am such a fan. His writing style,character development, and depth of his story telling is awesome. Plus the story is always a bit twisted, which I like. If you have trouble getting into this book at the beginning, stick with it. You'll be glad you did.

I agree with some other reviewers that the book is hard to get into but worth it! There is a lot of playing with words and sayings but after you get used to that, it is an excellent story.