Shannon
Hillsborough
A review of this — 11 weeks ago
This collection of short stories from King is a bit uneven, ranging from some real snorers – like the story of a man who is bitten by a rare snake on a golf course, paralyzed by its venom but still aware of what’s happening to him, and is almost dissected on the autopsy table – to some true rippers.
My favorites included “Everything’s Eventual,” a surreal tale of what happens to a young man who can inflict death with his mind when he becomes employed by the government; “L.T.’s Theory of Pets,” a comic-turned-horrific story about dog people and cat people; “That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French,” a real chiller about the last moments before death; and “1408,” a haunted hotel room story that kept me up way past my bedtime.
I also enjoyed rereading “The Little Sisters of Eluria,” a long tale about King’s famous Gunslinger Roland when he was just setting out on his long journey, which was first published in an anthology edited by Robert Silverberg. All in all, the gems outnumbered the dogs, and this is a good collection for King fans who may have missed some of his stories that have heretofore only appeared in unusual editions, such as CD or electronic format.
