Before reading: I've been so excited to read Desperation even though I don't know too much about it. Why? Because this is the first time we are getting back-to-back related books. Now, I'm not going to go too much into that here since Desperation came first but I will delve more into that in my next post! Besides that, what do I know about this book? Not much. I know that it is about a town with a bunch of characters...classic. I am a sucker for King towns and books about people living in those towns. I also know that people have strong feelings about this book and the one after it. Some people love this one and not the next one. Some people love the next one and hate this one. Some people love both. I'm hoping to be the latter! After reading: I have such a love/hate relationship with that after-reading feeling. It is somehow both a fulfilling and an empty feeling. I suppose it is a testament to King's talent that he is able to instill that feeling so often. The