Lisey's Story by Stephen King

To read 650 pages of any book, you have to, at the very least, love the author. I have read Stephen King's stories since I was in high school and I owe him my current fear of clowns and storm drains. His book on writing, called appropriately-On Writing, inspired me to pursue the creative process of writing and get caught up in the story instead of worrying about the grammar.

Lisey's Story (pronounced Lee Cee) is about the muse behind a famous author, his wife. It's really a tale of their love that even continues after his death. (Don't freak out, the back cover let's you know the story is about a widow.)

I didn't realize when I picked this book up that it was 650 pages. It wasn't until three days later, and I was only 1/2 way through it, that I bothered to look at the page number at the end. Don't judge a book by its size! I bought the paperback edition and it it narrower than a normal paperback, though longer, but it really didn't seem like a 650 page book.

That said, the story keeps you going. King writes in a wild way that keeps you wondering how the thing, he just threw at ya from left field, fits into the story. He references other novels and uses lots of literary points...of course he is writing about an author and the author's process. The cadence of the story is rhythmic and even poetic at times, and though there are some creepy spots it is by no means a horror story, it is a love story, Stephen King style!

I would recommend it to most and encourage them not to be daunted by the 650 pages but sit back and enjoy a novel that takes you where only good imagination can.