Depending on whether you hated The Colorado Kid (I think for many people there'll be no middle ground on this one, and that's fine with me), you have my friend Scott to thank or blame.

That's the first sentence of the Afterword in The Colorado Kid. King then says people will be divided due to [spoilers], but I dislike the book for different reasons. The "storytelling through dialogue" didn't work for me at all. It's passive and weakens an already weak story.I also dislike the internal monologue in which the main character reflects back on (usually unimportant) things. Yes, things pop into people's heads all the time. That doesn't mean they belong in a story. There is so much useless filler in this novella it should be a short story.I read this book right after reading Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley. That book is an example of how to effectively write in dialect. This book is an example of how not to.Bonus fails: The title and the cover.