'Bag of Bones' by Stephen King (A Bloody Good Read!)

I've literally just finished one of the best books I have read, probably, Ever! I bought 'Bag of Bones' by Stephen King back in November and have been meaning to read it for quite a while. Finally I picked it off the shelf (it was on top of a stack of other Kings) on Thursday night and began reading. Within a few chapters I was hooked. Now on Monday I've read the entire book - all 736 pages. I have to admit that I did spend almost the entire weekend in bed with the book, only getting up to make some food and refill my mug of tea. It was a brilliant weekend - theres nothing like being curled up under a duvet in bed in pyjamas for the entire weekend with just a really good book and a nice cup of tea.
The book I cannot praise enough. Ive only previously read a couple of King's books - Christine and From a Buick 8 - but I do own a good two-thirds of the books he has ever written. The lead - Mike Noonan - is an unlikely heart throb but you really do fall for him after a while, especially when you see him when he's around Kyra. He's easily relatable to both sexes and especially so if you are a writer - or a pseudo-writer like myself.
Set in beautiful lake-front Maine at the height of summer (mostly) with an array of weird and colorful small-town characters conveying a sometimes heart-wrenchingly sad and romantic plot, that also scares you witless at times and makes you think about an array of things - mortality and history especially.
The book just pulls you in and you cannot put it down until everything has been laid out on the table. It is certainly true that you can learn everything you need to know about writing by reading. I would recommend this book to everyone, even those who arent usually King fans, as this really shows what he's capable of - staying true to previous stuff but putting it under a different microscope. Lets hope the Tampa Tribune-Times is right and it does become a 'classic of its type'. Can't wait to pick up another of his works! I recommend y'all hurry to Waterstones now and grab yourself a copy. Now!
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ps - Got to mention that one of my Babes, L, has just finished 'The Aggressor' by Andy McNab and he totally loved it!
Y'all might want to pick this up too next time youre at the bookstore! XxxxxX