Fairly Good read except for derogatory lefty references to Trump

Before this book and another of Stephen kings I can say I wasn’t a fan of his writing, for me- someone who usually preferred quicker books, ones which got to the point quickly instead of taking a long time to set the scene and give backstory- this book was surprisingly good, I didn’t have high standards seeing as I had never finished reading one of his books before, but this one sucked me in quickly. I had sat down expecting a long winded intro leading into an all too predictable story, but surprisingly this story was neither of those things, this book got into the plot very quickly and kept me hooked through its twists and turns, the plot changing or taking a twist every time I thought I had finally nailed down what it was going to do. Definitely worth the read, even for those who normally prefer quicker paced stories like myself.

This is one of, if not the best book I’ve read in my life thus far!

Huge fan of SK over the years but his politics are ruining his work. Just the scares please!

Great book. The adult responses to the situations and the villains were silly, though, and underwhelming for what they were guilty of.

This was a good read all the way for me except for the ending. I wanted the ending to be like the written equivalent of a juicy cheese burger, a small bag of chips, a strawberry shake and my favorite candy for dessert. Instead I got a flat piece of plain white toast. (People in small towns are not nice, they’re mean. They know what they are going to do to newcomers as soon as they see them. They come to it quick. Like a middle school Algebra 1 equation solve for X and heaven help the homeless or a drifter. I would have liked to have seen more of that in the story also to draw me into the fantasy of it more. Great writing though for sure, enjoy it.)

This book did not fail to deliver a wonderfully immersive story. I felt the motivation and passion that the characters felt. The story was a great combination of fiction and fact leaving the reader to wonder if this truly could be.

5 Stars. When King writes kids, you can’t go wrong. This felt like all of his best always did. Characters you loved, characters you hated more. What a fantastic STORY. Luke seems like he might have a future story or two in him. Really all of the survivors. I wonder what might happen if Luke met Holly Gibney? Hmm. Stephen King being Stephen King. Absolutely incredible.

Awesome book, couldn’t put it down—

5 stars.