This was my first Stephen King novel, and I really liked it. However, it was too long in my opinion. There is so much detail that my mind would start to wander when a part was slow and didn't seem to be vital to the story. For instance, there's a part where Jake begins to write his book. There is a long description of how he attempts to start and then wanders around his apartment and then goes back to the book. There is a whole page here that could be deleted and have zero impact on the story. Overall though, I loved the time travel and the characters, but I don't know that I'll pick up another King novel any time soon.