The Institute by Stephen King – 4 Stars
Publisher: Scribner
The probability of a secret
Institute as in this book existing and for as many years as it did without
being known, along with the atrocities that occurred at the Institute are
unimaginable, except for Stephen King of course. The story will be memorable:
painful recalling the cruelty to the kids, rewarding that they were given the
powers of unbelievable levels of telekinesis and telepathy that made them the
victors, sad that so many of the kids were killed. Those sensitive to the any negative
implications in the previous statement might want to avoid this book. Also,
those who are just as tired as I am with hearing about King’s politics should
also avoid reading this or, like me, just accept the fact that he obvious lives
reality like his fantasies and his Leftist comments just show his ignorance of
reality. A good way to throw 51% of the potential sales in the trash!
That being said, the story is
captivating and the characters, as usual in his books, were well developed and
perfectly utilized to garner the images and emotions he wanted to project – fear,
evil, concern. I would say he made some recovery in his writings since the last
several very disappointing novels; kudos for that. But a lengthy book invites
lulls and reduces the enjoyment. I was a fan and would like to get back on the
Stephen King bus. Sorry, can’t do it when idiotic fake-news politics infiltrated
well-written prose. I’m leaving a star at his door in hopes it works like the
sparkler in this story and allows him to focus on the story alone.
Reviewer: Rich
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