Because Mr. King is from Maine, most of his novels are about that corner of the U.S. This story tugged at me for a long, long time because my imagination is such that I pictured myself in the story, and wondered what I would do different or the same as the characters. Is it because I have great empathy and compassion for others that I can vividly remember the parts of the novel that were just so greatly heartwrenching and touching at the same time? If you are not familiar with King's stories, let me tell you that it is very possible to not only be scared, alarmed, disturbed and horrified, but also to cry and laugh at completely different times? This had me thinking about end-of-the-world disasters and how I would handle it for my family.
Sudden thought-- I REALLY wish all this social media stuff existed when I started out reading his books. It is interesting to read other's views about the novel.
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