An amazing book, even if it was written during one of King's narcotic spells. The way King draws out every character, even the minor ones, is unforgettable. One of my favorite passages comes right after Vic has discovered Donna's infidelity. He asks her the inevitable question "Why?" and her thoughts spill out to the reader in a way that proves King isn't a run-of-the-mill pulp writer (88-89). The way he sustains the very tense last half of the book is remarkable. And that ending: tragic, honest, and heartbreaking.