I have packed, unpacked, and repacked the same abridged recording of Desperation by Stephen King and the companion The Regulators by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman.
The most appealing thing about them is the cover art. Oh and Kathy Bates reads one of them. But they are among my hubby's favorite stories from his childhood. I got ambushed with Regulators immediately after Doctor sleep, when I really could have used a break from King.
My first impression of this story cam be summarized by my primary query after the first listening session: "Just how much coke do you think Steve was on when he wrote this? "
Disappointingly, the answer is none. I could summarize the story for you here, but honestly, if you haven't figured out what's going in by the end of chapter 5 or so, you haven't been paying attention.
So much of this book feels like an amateur's attempt at Agatha Christie's breadcrumb technique. I say "amateur" because where Christie leaves a barely there trail you have to know to look for in order to see, Steve lays down big, obvious, paving stones, in a bold path.
Normally, I prefer the Bachman books. I am sad to say that this is the first Bachman book I found nothing of merit or value.
2/5
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