Book: Revival by Stephen King
May. 16th, 2018 10:51 pmI was, as usual, not prepared for how creepy this book got. David Morse was divine reading it and I LOVED how he nuanced the telling.
Revival is a gorgeous slow burn of a novel, building over decades to this horrific ending that sets up the potential for a sequel. I loved seeing the evolution of the characters over the years, how Jamie goes from being a sweet-faced boy to a 50-something man, all of the bad choices and tragedies of his life thrown in between. I also liked watching the unraveling of Pastor Charlie and how he lost himself as sure as Jamie found himself. It's an interesting study in contrasts and one that King does well. He is a master at throwing his characters in the mud and making you want to follow them down the rabbit hole of their nightmares.
The writing and the imagery of the Null was vivid and horrifying. I was creeped out every time I got out of the car and once I finished the ending, I slept the night with the lights and the TV on.
Now, the end of the story is kind of a gimme. King lays out the ending and goes heavy handed with the Frankenstein mythology in a fast paced ending that doesn't quite do justice to the slow build that the rest of the novel is treated to. Which might be why I'm hankering for a sequel. There feels like a lot more to tell in this story and the resolution is anything but. Definitely worth reading. Infinitely worth listening to the great David Morse narrate.
Revival is a gorgeous slow burn of a novel, building over decades to this horrific ending that sets up the potential for a sequel. I loved seeing the evolution of the characters over the years, how Jamie goes from being a sweet-faced boy to a 50-something man, all of the bad choices and tragedies of his life thrown in between. I also liked watching the unraveling of Pastor Charlie and how he lost himself as sure as Jamie found himself. It's an interesting study in contrasts and one that King does well. He is a master at throwing his characters in the mud and making you want to follow them down the rabbit hole of their nightmares.
The writing and the imagery of the Null was vivid and horrifying. I was creeped out every time I got out of the car and once I finished the ending, I slept the night with the lights and the TV on.
Now, the end of the story is kind of a gimme. King lays out the ending and goes heavy handed with the Frankenstein mythology in a fast paced ending that doesn't quite do justice to the slow build that the rest of the novel is treated to. Which might be why I'm hankering for a sequel. There feels like a lot more to tell in this story and the resolution is anything but. Definitely worth reading. Infinitely worth listening to the great David Morse narrate.