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Title: Could have been a short story
Review: Although creating vivid characters with insightful psychology in the set-up, the book loses steam as the underlying menace is revealed, similar to Michael Crichton's 'Prey.' The set-up is great and doesn't take too long. But once the 'menace' (I'll avoid spoilers) is unveiled, it's capabilities seem unintentionally campy and, in several instances, inconsistent. All for the sake of creepy horror, you say? Well, it's ironic to me that Stephen King liked the book so much, because it really is an effort to -be- a Stephen King book. But it spends more time on character relationships and their fear, but doesn't deliver on the 'menace' in unexpected ways. The evil choice is filled with promise, but the execution sputters where it should creep.
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