Luong N’s Reviews > The Talisman > Status Update

Am I experiencing "Seinfeld is unfunny" phenomenon?

Sure. Who doesn't want to escape this mundane life into a magical fantasy world least of all, not to mention doing it in order to save your mum? The premise was weak, with some soft logic and unanswered questions that I hope will get revealed later - but as far as his motive - I'm sold on this one.

One thing that I just found out is that King wrote this in dedication to his mother. How fitting! I can totally relate since...

Curious, which target group is this book written for? Kids or adults? Young adults? The beginning seems to be a kid story with mature themes....

Hmmm it cant be that simple, right? Just good vs evil?

Some people dismiss King's books as not literature. Because horror are cheap thrills? Gimme a break. Horror are part of life, because life exists in tandem with death, and with death, there's fear... and that's the truth.

The clam snapped back into its cracked shell and for a moment the gull was looking at him, its eyes a deadly black, confirming every horrible truth: fathers die, mothers die, uncles die even if they went to Yale and look as solid as bank walls in their three-piece Savile Row suits. Kids die too, maybe . . . and at the end all there may be is the stupid, unthinking scream of living tissue.

Paperback, Penguin

A little late to join the club read this month, but I believe I can make it in time for Black House!