Thoroughly enjoyable connection of short stories, or perhaps novellas. I had picked this up thinking it was one novel, and with each story, I was more confused about how he might tie all these characters together, until I realized my assumption was incorrect.

Still I enjoyed this, more maybe than some of the older collections. King has stretched into other genres here with the piece about Chuck, and it was a pleasant surprise.

I also thought his Holly Gibney dialog was more realistic in this incarnation vs that of The Outsider.