More and more I am convinced that no one can write like King - not even Shakespeare. Yes, taking it to extreme, but I stick by it.
I love my Oldies, but King is simply, the Best.
I cannot think of a better name when it comes to building a canvass that is rich, complex, believable and yet so smooth that you cannot stop once you start reading. His characters, always flawed, yet there is so much about them that we root for. I love his background settings, it makes me feel as if I was there in all those small towns bang in the middle of America.
Many people think that his narration is sometimes too long, too winded. I vehemently disagree. What else will give us the feel of a place, a period, of people and their lives, if not the descriptive passages? Not once was I bored.
Coming back to Revival - classic Stephen King (if you can call it that), especially when it comes to creating the eerie, almost surreal situations. It is not horror, it is literature.
Loved the story, the characters, the family members (how distinct) and especially the pastor, Charles Jacobs and the hero Jamie Morton. The end was unexpected; the horror factor was not really strong though. But who really cares?
A must read for all fans of King. And an absolutely, totally must read for people who are not.
