I am a huge fan of Stephen King, I think I would turn into a pile adoring mush should I ever get chance to meet him (one can dream...) I've often thought he is one of the more misunderstood writers of our time. While he is one the most prolific writers I don't think he gets enough commendation as an artist. In short, the man is GIFTED. I had the great pleasure of studying King at Stirling University during my MLitt and it was a revelation! King has a beautiful way with language and storytelling, his work is the literary equivalent of a ice-cold beer on a long hot day.
Desperation by Stephen King is one of his greatest works, hands down. The novel documents starts with several strangers traveling through the U.S. A family of four traveling back home from Las Vegas who have an oddly wise son, an alcoholic writer traveling on a motorbike trying to come up with a idea for a novel, the writers roadie who follows his boss in a van, a hitchhiker and a married couple. One by one, they are all stopped and kidnapped in the Nevada desert by a sinister policeman who is possessed by an evil spirit who has the town of Desperation in it horrific grasp. It is up to these strangers to try and save themselves and stop the aforementioned sprit from releasing an ancient evil from the depths of the towns haunted mine pit into the world.
As usual King's characters are well rounded, believable and more importantly they are engaging. The sense of dread and the horror of the characters situation are slowly and sensually unfolded for your delectation. Personally the cinema scene is one of the best horror scenes ever written, as King lulls you into a false sense of security before scaring the very pants of you. You will struggle to put this book down and you will undoubtedly struggle to sleep afterwards, truly what's not to like!
And for those King super-fan's such as myself you will know that Desperation is in fact a companion book to The Regulators which King published under the pen name Richard Bachman...AND the very eagle eyed out there will spot characters from King's other novels. (I'm not saying who, send me an email if you spot her...oops I may have said to much!)
Hi! I'm Siobhan and I write at Facets of the Fabulous, an online magazine which amongst other topics regularly reviews book which have impressed me. If you would like to learn more please go my site!http://facetsofthefabulous.blogspot.com/
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