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Title: As a "recovered addict" I claim this is King's "best".
Review: As a teen I read many of King's novels. Most of them I enjoyed, others I merely read. I stopped reading his work after Misery and don't regret it. Nevertheless I think Salem's Lot was a "breed apart", the one novel of his which I would recommend enthusiastically to any avid reader, regardless of their genre preference. King demonstrates clearly that he is no mere hack - the book makes a silly sounding premise (vampires? this is the 20th century - oops 21st!) utterly frightening. If you have never read a King novel before give this one a shot. And leave the nightlight on.
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