***1/2

This took me forever to read. For a number of reasons. We moved and had busy social lives. Mostly though, I just never got into it. King is very hit or miss for me. This was mostly miss. Maybe it's because my generation knows the story already, or because we crave more action. I don't know. I'm glad I read it. It's one of those books people discuss. It just won't make the big list I keep in my head.