I was really looking forward to reading this one, but I have to admit it didn't quite live up to my expectations. I am a huge Stephen King fan and I do enjoy long-winded books, but I did feel this one was a bit too long, and a bit too slow in places. The other problem for me was the characters. There were too many, and although the character list at the start was helpful, it was annoying having to keep flipping back to see who was who. Obviously, with such a huge amount of characters, it's going to be harder to empathise with them, and this was the other problem I had. I just didn't really like any of them that much. I really wanted to, because Kings characters are normally so good, but I kept waiting to really like or hate one of them, and it just didn't happen. I'm not sure why this is! They just didn't have an impact on me, which was a shame. The plot is excellent and very thought-provoking. How would men survive in a world without women? Are men really to blame for most of the world's problems? It certainly made me think and wonder, but I would have preferred to feel really on the side of a particular character and I just didn't. Still a great read and worth buying but not the best King I've read.