First off, this book was nominated for best horror on Goodreads? Yes, it's strange that Scott is losing weight while looking physically the same, but I would not call this a horror story. Definitely if you compare it to the rest of King's work. I listened to the audiobook last week and continued mainly because I enjoy listening to Stephen telling story. Other than that, the story wasn't too interesting to me and I wasn't surprised as to where the story was going. It's possible I'm looking at this a bit more critically because I know Stephen's abilities, but either way, I didn't like the story all that much.