Actually Reading the Book I’m Named After (And All of Stephen King’s Other Work)

Before reading:  Another one that I didn't know existed until I looked up a list of Stephen King novels. I am super excited for this one because we get a new genre...fantasy! I can't wait to see how King makes this genre his own. Also, it is set in the same realm as The Dark Tower  series so I'm hoping we get the same feels as we got when we read The Gunslinger (still have to read 5 more books before the second DT  novel...not that anyone is counting). Let's go! After reading: Well, I didn't get  Dark Tower  feels or even Stephen King feels for that matter. This was a strange read. I almost don't have anything to say about it. It took me a while to read but I did enjoy reading it. However, it felt so...out of place? It was like it was almost trying to make fun of fairytales or be so very cookie-cutter fairytale that it came off disingenuous? I'm not sure. It was written like how a high school student writing a fantasy story for a class assignment would write...

Before reading:  We are into the thick of it, gang. From here on out it's a bunch of big hitters and some of King's most famous pieces. Now, not only have I not read Pet Sematary  but I also haven't seen either of the movies. I'm not really sure why, it just hasn't happened. So while I am aware of what the story is about generally, I don't actually know any details. I know this is one of King's bests and I'm very excited. Also, I have a weird connection to this one. Stephen King wrote this based on how many pets he would see hit by cars on the road that he lived on. Well, my dad happens to live on that road. I very recently visited my dad for a couple weeks and like a complete and total creep, I might've parked outside that house a few times. There was just something about knowing that he was in there when he got inspiration and wrote the story right there that I found so interesting. I apologize to the people who live there currently. Now that I hav...