Book: Just After Sunset
Author: Stephen King
Pages: 555
This is my 113th read for the year
This is a book of short stories. Here is what Amazon has to say about it:
Who but Stephen King would turn a Port-O-San into a slimy birth canal, or a roadside honky-tonk into a place for endless love? A book salesman with a grievance might pick up a mute hitchhiker, not knowing the silent man in the passenger seat listens altogether too well. Or an exercise routine on a stationary bicycle, begun to reduce bad cholesterol, might take its rider on a captivating and terrifying journey. Set on a remote key in Florida, "The Gingerbread Girl" is a riveting tale featuring a young woman as vulnerable - and resourceful. In "Ayana" a blind girl works a miracle with a kiss and a touch of her hand. In one of the longer stories here "N" is a psychiatric patietn's irrational thinking might create an apocalyptic threat in the Maine countryside - or keep the world from falling victim to it.
This was a great book. If you follow my blog at all, you will know I am not a big fan of books full of short stories. I need some substance. But this one was really good. I loved almost every story. None were terribly short, and I think that helped. The stories reach out and grab you and ended well. Glad I read this one.
Stars: 4.5
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