For me, this book probably ranks right about in the middle between King's best and worst books. It's entertaining, and you can get into the characters, but I guess the book is more of a "downer" than most of his. I won't say and spoil it for anybody.As far as the audiobook goes, the reader takes a little getting used to. He reads in kind of this matter-of-fact "Mr Rogers Neighborhood" kind of voice, which at first seems really odd given the subject matter. Eventually you get used to it though, and it's not so bad.