“Excellent, psychologically textured…Stephen King is so widely acknowledged as America’s master of paranormal terrors that you can forget his real genius is for the everyday.”
—New York Times Book Review
“King has written…a novel that’s as hauntingly touching as it is just plain haunted…one of his freshest and most frightening works to date.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“Extraordinarily vivid…an impressive tour de force, a sensitive character study that holds the reader rapt.”
“Stephen King is superb.”
“Mr. King makes palpable the longing and regret that arise out of calamity.”
“King is a master at crafting a story and creating a sense of place.”
“Don’t start this one on a school night, kids. You’ll be up till dawn.”
“A thoroughly compelling thriller.”
“As brilliant a dark dream as has ever been dreamed in this century.”
“A great book…A landmark in American literature.”
“Stephen King is an immensely talented storyteller of seemingly inexhaustible gifts.”
“A rare blend of luminous prose, thought-provoking themes and masterful storytelling.”
—San Diego Union Tribune
“Not only immensely popular but immensely talented, a modern-day counterpart to Twain, Hawthorne, Dickens.”
