I just started Stephen King’s newest, Fairy Tale, the other day. It’s been awhile since I’ve read a King novel, though I have read many of them. He has a way of sinking the hooks in quickly, and making you care a lot about regular people in some dire situations. I am loving it so far.
It’s nice, I found, to not read any reviews or buzz about a book. I often read reviews, but had read almost nothing of this book, except that many people were enjoying it. I didn’t even read the blurb on the back cover. I guess after awhile a writer like King earns this trust, since you know you’re in good hands. But it’s been a real treat over the first 100 pages of this one to see where he is leading us.
I can see why so many people are excited about this newest one. Great stuff from a writer we’ve been lucky to have all these years.
Christopher Tuthill 