Elevation
by:
Stephen King (author)
The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together—a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences.Although Scott Carey doesn’t look...
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The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together—a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences.Although Scott Carey doesn’t look any different, he’s been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other od
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ISBN:
9781982102319
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Great short read with a different take on losing weight!
With "Elevation" Stephen King steps aside from horror to write a poignant little novella on unity, tolerance and rising above the fray. Of course there is also a supernatural twist. For me it works because of its brevity and not in spite of it. Just enough is explained to inspire reflection, without...
Stephen King does it again! Though a quick read, King finds a way to get you into the story and he doesn't let go. You find yourself rooting for the characters and sometimes you find yourself crying for them. I just loved this story. Short but sweet, it is.
I was honestly surprised to see that King keeps returning to Castle Rock. I thought he was done with his fictional town, but he keeps coming back. There's some nice callbacks to former novels and to his latest "Gwendy's Button Box" too. The main character in this one, Scott Carey bugs me a bit thoug...
As I listened to this audio, I had my own ideas why Scott was losing weight so fast. Scott worked at home, he’s divorced, and the neighbor dog is getting on his nerves. The dog belongs to a lesbian couple who live next door. Scott has been complaining about their dog pooping in his yard. It seemed n...