Quin S. (Quin) reviewed on 5/7/2010 + 48 more book reviews

I really enjoyed this book though the reading was full of frustration for me as well. This is a lonnnng entry for King, a huge sprawling story with a large cast of very well established characters. The problem is they were a little too well established for me. Usually I am a very patient reader- I very much enjoy 'the journey'- but in this book I caught myself 3 different times reading the final paragraph looking for reassurance that the 'villain' would be properly dealt with. Which information, by the way, is not in the final paragraph. Dang it.

The premise here, without giving away to much of the plot, is that the little area of Chester's Mill is put under a massive stress and a microscope. Throw in a few good guys and a few bad guys (and a few blurring the lines), mix them up well and observe the interactions (from a safe distance if you're smart).

As I said above, this is a very long book but don't let that dissuade you because it keeps moving and, in fact, King uses a 'snippet' style of writing here so that you are able to set it down and pick up again easily. Also, it's very simply an absorbing book- in my opinion King is always at his best when he simply writes about people (Dolores Claiborne, anyone?), their relationships, their interactions and their motives and this book does that extremely well.

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