UNDER THE DOME

Only about 400 pages into UNDER THE DOME, but it seems like Stephen King is back. LISEY'S STORY was pretty good. DUMA KEY maybe not as good. His short story collection released last year, JUST AFTER SUNSET, was pretty solid, but UNDER THE DOME is his best in a long, long time. Maybe since THE GREEN MILE. Loving it so far.

Review- THE MIST

I thought THE MIST was just an average read. I love King, but this is more of the same from him. Creepy thing, could be mist, zombies, vampires, aliens, or whatever else you can name, invades a small town and kills people. I get the fact that this was written during the 80s when nuclear power was more prevalant, and this is King's warning on that subject, but all in all, I think THE MIST missed the mark. I never really got into it. There were a few creepy parts that made me shiver, but that was it. Not even close to being his best. Give me THE STAND or THE DEAD ZONE any day. If you've never read King before, don't start with this one.

Book 4- THE MIST

My ADD is setting in again. I started my fourth book before I finished my third, but it's all good. I do it quite often, and like a lot of readers, may have four or five books going on at a time. I started THE MIST by probably my favorite author, Stephen King. The setting for THE MIST is very familiar since it is only about forty minutes from where I live and spend many summer days on the lake Mr. King writes about. King's writing is very different from what I've been reading lately. I've come to realize, word for word, King isn't the best writer. He has a great way of telling the story, but line by line, he lacks substance. Nothing like Michael Chabon.