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Title: Writing assignment?
Review: Anticipating a good read I took this book on a long flight. The only reason I read it to the end was that my other choice of reading material was the SkyMall catalog. I was quite disappointed. This book reads as if a bright high school student was assigned to write a book mimicking a famous author, chose King, read the Stand and began to write. At some point the student realized that the assignment was due and simply ended the book. If I had been the teacher I would have given the student an "A" for imitating the writing style, a "C" for character development and an "F" for plot. King is capable of much more (see his short stories) and this book is an insult to his earlier work.
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