And I thought SK had reached a low spot with "Song for Susanna" Lisey's story was the biggest piece of literary feces I have ever sifted through. I was actually embarrassed for SK for writing such nonsense. All the goo-goo ga-ga baby talk made it almost impossible to read and comprehend what the plot development was, which by the way NEVER occured. I remember the Stephen King days where if you read the book your hair stood up on your neck...the suspense in Liseys Story made me P.O'd to even be wasting my time reading it. Has SK been reduced to can-openers as his weapon of choice?The only reason(s) I finished this 500 page paperweight is it was a Xmas gift from my wife and she had already seen me start reading it and for pure curiosity of seeing how pathetic the story was going to get by the end.SK needs to stick with what works, good gut wrenching horror. I am just hoping that the last couple books are not an indication of the demise of a great suspense / horror writer.BTB