It's not that I don't like horror novels, King is one of my favorite authors, it's just that this book, simply put, is a MAJOR bummer novel. From beginning to end, one bad thing after another, one sick thing that just gets sicker, gross, depressing, not even a sliver of an ending that is begrudginly satisfying. A "novel" that runs on and on with without even a chapter break. Ugh, not going to invest a dime in this author again.I'd give it a zero if there were an option here ......