Once again Stephen King manages to blow my mind. His ability to write such realistic characters never fails to amaze me. Even, at times, overwhelms me a bit. The way the story rolls out around these characters, and the way they move it along, is even more impressive. Each time I progressed further in the story I was brought to awe at how real these characters felt and how they reacted to this unreal situations. I was touched by some characters in good ways, ones that made me want to see them persevere, and I was horrified by some characters in bad ways that made me want to see them meet their end; to watch them get what was coming to them so to speak. This is book is worth a read and it is one that I will recommend to others. Definitely a favorite.