03-02-2015, 04:30
i bought this one for Dani at Christmas....
we're both fans of King(or more to the point were fans!)
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amazon.com's description:
A spectacularly dark and electrifying novel about addiction, religion, music and what might exist on the other side of life.
In a small New England town, in the early 60s, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new minister, Charles Jacobs. Soon they forge a deep bond, based on their fascination with simple experiments in electricity.
Decades later, Jamie is living a nomadic lifestyle of bar-band rock and roll. Now an addict, he sees Jacobs again - a showman on stage, creating dazzling 'portraits in lightning' - and their meeting has profound consequences for both men. Their bond becomes a pact beyond even the Devil's devising, and Jamie discovers that revival has many meanings.
This rich and disturbing novel spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written. It's a masterpiece from King, in the great American tradition of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe.
MY THOUGHTS:
this is the first Stephen King novel ive purchased since 1999's "the girl who loved tom gordon"...
i wasnt impressed with that one or several of his releases leading up to it ie: "regulators","desperation" and "insomnia"....
this one starts off okay, then flatlines for a while, then builds up again, only to drop off at the end into something that makes no sense IMO....
it was a good idea and promised so much, but as usual Stephen King,the master of not being able to finish books properly is true to form!
this one gets a rating of "C" from me....
we're both fans of King(or more to the point were fans!)
amazon.com's description:
A spectacularly dark and electrifying novel about addiction, religion, music and what might exist on the other side of life.
In a small New England town, in the early 60s, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new minister, Charles Jacobs. Soon they forge a deep bond, based on their fascination with simple experiments in electricity.
Decades later, Jamie is living a nomadic lifestyle of bar-band rock and roll. Now an addict, he sees Jacobs again - a showman on stage, creating dazzling 'portraits in lightning' - and their meeting has profound consequences for both men. Their bond becomes a pact beyond even the Devil's devising, and Jamie discovers that revival has many meanings.
This rich and disturbing novel spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written. It's a masterpiece from King, in the great American tradition of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe.
MY THOUGHTS:
this is the first Stephen King novel ive purchased since 1999's "the girl who loved tom gordon"...
i wasnt impressed with that one or several of his releases leading up to it ie: "regulators","desperation" and "insomnia"....
this one starts off okay, then flatlines for a while, then builds up again, only to drop off at the end into something that makes no sense IMO....
it was a good idea and promised so much, but as usual Stephen King,the master of not being able to finish books properly is true to form!
this one gets a rating of "C" from me....
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.