Review: Elevation

Elevation by Stephen King
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was a short, beautiful, Stephen King novel. The entirety of the novel was quaint, endearing, and at times a little mystifying. The characters were captivating, and I often wanted to reach out and hug them. Everything about it created a nicer, better world (in Castle Rock). The writing was very Stephen King, very descriptive, without any clarification around whys. Stephen King fans will be surprised at the definitive ending, I know many will be relieved. Elevation as a story was, in short, elevating.

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Sitting down

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