Author: Stephen King
I enjoyed his new novel, Elevation, because he wasn't writing a huge 1000 page tome to give me nightmares, but instead weaving a story about overcoming obstacles, changing prejudices, and being a friend. Scott Carey is a 42-year old pudgy white guy.....with a strange affliction. He's losing weight. Normally that would be a good thing....but Scott's weight loss is different. He weighs the same naked, clothed, carrying 50 pound dumbbells, pockets full of rolls of change......the number is always the same no matter what he does. And....every day that number is going down. Clicking it's way to Zero Day....that day when he will suddenly weigh nothing. He chooses to help his new neighbors find a niche in Castle Rock before it's all over.
Lovely story. It's definitely King's writing....but I love the fact he had a better point than scaring me. It's a pretty obvious point, but I still enjoyed the journey. Elevation is a quick read at only 146 pages. The book is small but mighty. Loved it!
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