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I've been reading Stephen King's novels since I was a kid in the early nineties. But I think I'm done for good now. Don't get me wrong, the Master of Terror is always entertaining, but I find his stories too based into a mundane American landscape (psychological and physical) that doesn't belong to me at all. And his insistence on making the reader cringe with weird use of young kids and such in his plots it's getting on my nerves, honestly. Like some low blows that are way too predictable to be effective.

Nonetheless, Duma Key was, again, entertaining like an obvious Hollywood movie, which resembling an old blanket is always there to comfort you but never to amaze.

An entertaining read!

I've really enjoyed Jackson's prose, clean and to the point, but still descriptive and detailed when needed. I loved the atmosphere of the book, somewhat very melancholic but also fun and bright. And then chilling. I guess it made for a good contrast, shadows and lights in the character's minds. The book was short, maybe a bit too much, it could have been expanded a bit, as it was doing a great job with the storytelling. But nonetheless I felt very connected to the characters, which were depicted somewhat in an impressionistic way, which was very effective.

Definitely recommended if you like the genre.

Probably the most brutal novel I've ever read, not even horror stories come close. But still very captivating.

Got this as a birthday present, didn't know anything about it, but so far it's quite good!

Let's see what this is all about. I'm curious about the figure of Peterson as he's quite controversial.

EDIT: Not sure if I can finish this pile of bigotry.