I finally read a Stephen King book and I wasn't disappointed. The book was engaging, the characters were real and I was so engrossed in the story that at times I was up till 3 in the morning just trying to finish up the chapters. However, James Franco's version of the audiobook was quite dull so I would rather ask you to read it with your own two eyes and not ears, that would add a lot more fun and zeal to it. The story building was amazing, the last part was very poetic and I just fell in love with how Stephen King writes. I love how each character was introduced to us and how it was all building block by block, I didn't feel as if I missed something or something I didn't understand, I could completely and quite nicely understand each and every character's perspective. Nonetheless, I wish the pace was a bit better and the book could have been cut short. STILL, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO PEOPLE and I will be also picking up a lot more books by Stephen King in the near future.