I'm feeling very ambiguous about Revival. It's far too ambiguous in parts, and not nearly ambiguous enough in others. It lacks any sort of subtlety in some aspects, and is much too ambiguous in others. Overall, this is a solid tale from Stephen King, but the monstrous epic I was hoping for is left l...
This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life.5 Stars!It is really hard to believe but this is the first Stephen King book that I have ever read. I have really no idea why I never picked up a King book before now - I just didn't do it. Oh sure, I have bought a few Stephen King books over t...
The dedication page of Revival reads:"This book is for some of the people who built my house:Mary ShelleyBram StokerH. P. LovecraftClark Ashton SmithDonald WandreiFritz LeiberAugust DerlethShirley JacksonRobert BlochPeter StraubAnd ARTHUR MACHEN, whose short novel The Great God Pan has haunted me al...
Having just extolled the wonders of electricity seen throughout decades science in my review of AC/DC: The Savage Tale of the First Standards War, I'll keep this review light on history lessons. However, there is one parallel that bears mentioning—the notion that electricity (in both fact and fictio...
Publication Date: Available Now from Hodder and Staughton Source: Purchased Copy In a small New England town, in the early 60s, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new minister. Charles Jacobs, along with his beautiful w...
I'm lost. Destroyed. Utterly exhausted. I don't think a work of fiction has ever affected me so entirely. I was there. And I wish I hadn't been, yet I do not regret reading it. Forget Cujo and Pet Sematary, or any of his other dark and dreary novels. Revival is Stephen King's bleakest work to date...
Having just mused about the wonder evoked by electricity through a couple centuries of science in my review for AC/DC: The Savage Tale of the First Standards War, I'll keep this review light on history lessons. However, there is one parallel that bears mentioning—the notion that electricity (in both...
After reading the hype that was building up to Revival's publication, I was pretty stoked to read this. Who wouldn't be? It was stated to be "the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written"! Well, not exactly, for me at least but your mileage may vary. Don't get me wrong, the book...
I'm lost. Destroyed. Utterly exhausted. I don't think a work of fiction has ever affected me so entirely. I was there. And I wish I hadn't been, yet I do not regret reading it. Forget Cujo and Pet Sematary, or any of his other dark and dreary novels. Revival is Stephen King's bleakest work to date. ...
Charles Jacobs and his lovely wife move to town to take over the duties of ministering to the local population. The first time Jamie Morton meets Rev. Jacobs is while he playing soldier in the dirt outside his family home. For some reason Charles takes a liking to Jamie and chooses to share a secr...
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