Book: Needful Things

 Book: Needful Things

Author: Stephen King

Pages: 816

This is my 171st read for the year

What Amazon Says:

The town of Castle Rock, Maine has seen its fair share of oddities over the years, but nothing is as peculiar as the little curio shop that's just opened for business here.  Its mysterious proprietor, Leland Gaunt, seems to have something for everyone out on display at Needful Things.  Interesting items that run the gamut from worthless to priceless.  Nothing has a price tag in this place, buteverything is certainly for sale.  The heart's desire for any resident of Castle Rock can easily be found among the curiosities - in exchange for a little money and - at the specific request of Leland Gaunt - a whole lot of menace against their fellow neighbors.  Everyone in town seems willing to make a deal at Needful Things, but the devil is in the details.  And no one takes heed of the little sign hanging on the wall:  Caveat emtor.  In other words, let the buer beware.

Stars: 4.5