Just looking back at this blog shows me how much Stephen King I tend to read. There’s something about him that his writing, even the relatively bad stuff, that makes you keep reading.
This collection of short stories doesn’t have anything nearly as memorable as, say, The Mist, The Raft or 1408 but what is here is consistent and thoroughly enjoyable. Stand-outs include Willa (and non-horror story featuring ghosts), Graduation Afternoon, Rest Stop and N. (the latter of which s deeply disturbing).
I’m just happy to see that King is back to is old self again. Gone is the workman-like writing that plagued his post-accident work and back is a writer who has almost returned to full form.
His newest novella Blockade Billy is in the post and I’m awaiting his next book, a series of four short novels called Full Dark, No Stars with glee.
4/5
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