Before reading: Oh, Lisey's Story. I have been waiting a while to read this one. One reason is because it is one of King's personal favorites of his own work. The main reason is that I watched the show back when it came out and got so confused I had to stop watching it to wait to read the book... so I could understand the show...and that was years ago. So finally, I am hoping to understand what the heck this story is about. Additionally, I have enjoyed King's other female-led novels so I do have high hopes for this one. After reading: In all honesty, I was not feeling this one in the first half. It had all the same confusing language the show did and it almost felt like I was intruding on something. It seemed as though I wasn't supposed to "get it." However, by the end I really appreciated and enjoyed it. The story fleshed itself out and got quite deep. Even though it was a little difficult to get into, it became a moving tale about grief, love, abuse, and sib