Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Let me start by saying I am a huge Stephen King fan. I anxiously await the next novel, and was extremely relieved that the "retirement" did not last. That being said, it doesn't mean he can't write a stinker - yeah, I've read a few of his books I wasn't crazy about. Sadly, this is one of them. Except for a few really lengthy books (i.e., The Stand), I cannot put his books down for long, and can read them in a couple of days. This one took a week. I'd read for a while, then put it down. And then pick it back up and trudge on, because I had to believe it would get better. But it didn't. It was slow, it was boring, and I couldn't figure out where it was going. Once I found out where it was going, all I could think was, "Really? Is that it? Is that really all there is to this story?" This failure won't stop me from buying his next release, but I definitely won't recommend this one or loan it out to anyone else to read.