The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together—a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences.
Although Scott Carey doesn’t look any different, he’s been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Scott doesn’t want to be poked and prodded. He mostly just wants someone else to know, and he trusts Doctor Bob Ellis.
In the small town of Castle Rock, the setting of many of King’s most iconic stories, Scott is engaged in a low grade—but escalating—battle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scott’s lawn. One of the women is friendly; the other, cold as ice. Both are trying to launch a new restaurant, but the people of Castle Rock want no part of a gay married couple, and the place is in trouble. When Scott finally understands the prejudices they face–including his own—he tries to help. Unlikely alliances, the annual foot race, and the mystery of Scott’s affliction bring out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others.
Cute little novella by Stephen King. Overall, I thought he developed the characters quite well for a short story.
The premise of the story was his usual Stephen King weirdness.
I was left unsatisfied by having no explanation of what caused the weight loss. I feel that in King books there is usually at least some explanation for the weird occurances in them, even if that explanation is not wholly believable at times, at least it is there.
I also, was not sure of the underlying point of the story. I normally get some moral or ethical point underlying King stories but I must have missed it on this one.
Clearly, it is worth a read if you are a Stephen King fan but I wouldn't suggest it to anyone not familiar with his work (if anyone still exists).
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