Lisey's Story by Stephen King (2006, Hardcover)

Here's what I like about Stephen King. The boy just writes, and he knows how to spin a good yarn. You don't get the feeling that there's a lot of pretense in his novels, but he's more clever than he sometimes lets on.

That's what I liked about Lisey's Story. Its just a lot of honest, heartfelt writing. I also felt like this is the most personal Stephen King novel I've ever read, even though he specifies in his notes that his own wife is not Lisey.

The only issue I had with this book is that at times there seemed to be a lot of dialogue (most of it inner dialogue) just for dialogue's sake. Anyway, I'm not a writer, but it just felt that way to me.

If you're looking for Salem's Lot, this book probably won't help you. If you liked Bag of Bones, then you should love this.