2.5/5 This is unquestionably a lower tier Stephen King book. It reads like a lower quality and less deep The Stand. It is not that it isn't entertaining, it mostly is aside from a weak middle section, just that one expects more from King. There are no iconic characters or scenes and it really doesn't feel like King. This reads like his juvenilia rather than from a world-famous author that has been writing books for over 32 years.