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The military side plot exposition dump has begun to drag.

Kudos to King for not being afraid to kill a main character early.

The use of the r word is gratuitous at this point.

I’m getting a real Mist vibe to what is going on.

Just about hitting that point where King starts to hit his stride and forces you to keep reading.

It’s pretty interesting to compare the similarities in both structure and style between Dreamcatcher and It. I have many thoughts that I’ll save for later.

While King is clearly going back to the well with what he knows best—friendships, depression, alcohol, and supernatural forces—it is still so good to be going back to Derry, Maine.

Interesting to see heroes disappearing at such a rapid pace already.

Starting with the running man and it’s so fitting that it takes place in 2025. Hopefully it’s not too similar to the real world, but knowing king, it will be.

I am fueled entirely by white guilt.

Solomon’s intelligence cannot go understated.

It’s good to be back on the train of human depravity.

Solomon’s asides about the planting of and harvesting of crops is the only peace to be found in this novel.

Solomon just spent 8 pages describing the process of planting, cultivating, and replanting cotton and corn. I know this probably means he’s about to describe an atrocity he endured in the next chapter, but it’s small, descriptive moments like that which are so interesting.

Even the “kind” individuals that Solomon encounters are only that way because they think it will make their slaves more obedient. Beyond dehumanizing.

So vindicating to see Solomon stand up for himself but also so troubling to watch him realize that his own morality has been corrupted.