I’m a fan of Stephen King, although 11/22/63 (2011) was the first work of his I have picked up in awhile. This novel returns to themes he’s explored in The Dead Zone (what if you could prevent a horrible, world-altering tragedy by murdering someone?) and it features a brief interlude in Derry, Maine, where It takes place. For better (mostly) and for worse (some of the time), the novel showcases King’s quirks as an author. In 11/22/63, English teacher Jake Epping (living in the present day) is shown a […]

You ever meet someone who’s obsessed with what they were like as a child? How precocious they were, with their imaginary friends, invented games and little word substitutions? Don’t you just hate that? Lisey’s Story, which is apparently, and inexplicably, Stephen King’s personal favorite among his works, is like that. The book has major “isn’t it funny how I used to mispronounce spaghetti” vibes. For Pete’s sake, the 50-year title character says “smucking” instead of the f-word. Let’s turn our attention to Lisey. She’s a […]