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lisey (lee-see) is alone except for her sisters.with whom she has avery complicated relationship.scott (her husband-author)is dead.a crazed fanis stalking her. she discovers a place where scott used to go when he disappeared from home (and his mind)she goes there and triesto HOLLER SCOTT BACK HOME.i could not finish it so put it away for a while and went back a second time.i finished it BUT it was ahard read. i gave it away because it did not deserve a place onmy book shelf beside SALEMS LOT
I'm giving up on this book at page 330. It never goes anywhere; the bones of decent story are in here somewhere, but it seems 100 pages too long already. Most of the action takes place in the protagonist's head. The plot is like a band or tropical storms which sits of the coast and keeps circling back on you, dumping more rain. And all that mumbo-jumbo about bools, bad gunky, and yum-yum trees gets really old. Frustrating book.
I enjoyed this. But I loved Lisey, and Scott, her dead husband and an award-winning novelist, was a fascinating character. I think it could have been shorter. It has a tendency to bog down and spin its wheels. This is a haunting story, but it isn't about a ghost so much as it is about a woman who is haunted, overshadowed, by her deceased husband, by secrets he kept, and by secrets she kept even from herself. It's also a story of a long marriage -- a marriage made up of deep love, friendship and unshakable staying-power.
I stopped many times and almost gave up for fear of wasting my time and good sight. What adults spoke like these characters. The characters did not seem to be in love, involved, indepth, inspiring, in any way at all. I still am not sure what ethnic background the characters are. This book however drained me. I have walked out of a movie only once in my 42years and I this is the first time I have put a book to rest without finishing it.
I am a huge fan of King's writing and have read his books over many years. Though some were better than others I always finished.to the last page. I can't believe I almost finished reading this book. I hope he realizes that he has a solid following but if he continues with books like this some of us might just be glad to have read a few great works by him and leave it at that. However, if I ever hear the words bhool or boo yah or whatever the heck it is, it would be too soon.The book becomes annoying, to the point where I found I was rolling my eyes to the immature diaglogue that was taking place. Heck they are in their senior years and calling each other pet names and just saying nonsense. Stick with what you know Mr.
I think Mr. I finally was thirty or so odd pages away from the end when I actually screamed out and shut the book.never to open it again. I think Mr. From the boring and shallow characters to the the made up words that drove me insane for the many times they were written over and over again. King thought he might be clever enough to add to our ever expanding vocabulary. King needs to either take a long break, take a vacation in Derry and try to remember how well he writes without trying to be so different. King because the few times you have veered off track it wasn't pretty, and this book was by far your ugliest crash yet.TANTS
This was a beautiful book that brought me to tears twice. A story of two dysfunctional people that make mistakes and love each other and the longing of loss and sadness.With the mystery and horror mixed in to keep us guessing what was going to happen next.This is my favorite book by him.
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