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"Desperation" plays out like a scaled down version of King's "The Stand". In it the reader revisits many familiar themes from King's other works - good versus evil, salvation, redemption, faith. In this novel, however, the scope is smaller. Instead of tackling a global saga as he did with "The Stand", King focuses this story on a nearly deserted town in Nevada that is now inhabited by an evil presence and its few hostages.
Do not let the grandness of the themes fool you, however. This is King at his horrific best. It's somewhat gory. It's often creepy. And, if like me, you detest snakes, it can get downright terrifying. Despite the high body count, however, "Desperation" is a novel with real heart.
King has always been a master at telling a very human tale (despite the presence of very non-human entities in his many works), and "Desperation" is no different. The handful of characters we meet jump off the pages as real people. They make human decisions and human connections in the midst of King's madness. As always, it's these human touches that propel King's work.
"Desperation" comes off as more religious than other King novels, but it never slides into a preachy territory. The discussions of God and faith feel organic and necessary to the story.
And, at the end of the day, "Desperation" is just a good story. It's easy to get lost in, even when you want to hide under the covers with all the lights on.
Do not let the grandness of the themes fool you, however. This is King at his horrific best. It's somewhat gory. It's often creepy. And, if like me, you detest snakes, it can get downright terrifying. Despite the high body count, however, "Desperation" is a novel with real heart.
King has always been a master at telling a very human tale (despite the presence of very non-human entities in his many works), and "Desperation" is no different. The handful of characters we meet jump off the pages as real people. They make human decisions and human connections in the midst of King's madness. As always, it's these human touches that propel King's work.
"Desperation" comes off as more religious than other King novels, but it never slides into a preachy territory. The discussions of God and faith feel organic and necessary to the story.
And, at the end of the day, "Desperation" is just a good story. It's easy to get lost in, even when you want to hide under the covers with all the lights on.
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