I have just
finished Stephen King’s new book The
Outsider. This is a dark book
reminding me of Carrie. I have always
felt King’s earlier books were his best.
The last twenty years his books have not reached out and grabbed me from
around a dark corner – the kind of stories that send chills up your spine –
though they are always a good read.
This book is
dark and disturbing and may be an uncomfortable read for many. It is about a shape-shifter and the violent rape,
murder, mutilation and cannibalism of young children. Some of the descriptions are guaranteed to
disrupt your sleep. I am pretty
calloused, but I could not read it at bedtime.
That said; I
recommend it. It is a page turner.
the Ol’Buzzard
