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Thinner by Richard Bachman
4.0

"Some guys-- a lot of guys---don't believe what they are seeing, especially if it gets in the way of what they eat or drink or think or believe. Me, I don't believe in God. But if I saw him, I would. I wouldn't just go around saying 'Jesus, that was a great special effect.' The definition of an asshole is a guy who doesn't believe what he's seeing. And you can quote me."
-Richie "The Hammer" Ginelli

“Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see.”
-Conductor from Polar Express

An average novella and somehow a slog to get through despite its small size. However, the end had redeeming qualities. As is the case with Richard Bachman books, King did not fail to leave us with a victory for the protagonist that requires too many loses to justify.