beefbroccoli 's review for:

Revival by Stephen King

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I think this book will be polarizing, but imo Revival is Stephen King at the height of his powers.  It tells the story about Jamie Morton, from his childhood and meeting with the Charles Jacobs the new Methodist minister, to adulthood as a heroin-addicted musician.  All the characters are interesting and fleshed out, flawed and real.  The story takes a WTF turn at the end; it's very dark, depressing, weighted with dread.  It's like looking at something you shouldn't have.  I stayed up thinking about it for a long time...