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Full disclosure, my King reviews are always positive because I have a deep and unshakable bias for my favorite author. I've been an obsessive fan of King for 30+ years and my response to his work always falls somewhere between "pretty entertained" and "wildly delighted." Don't look to for high brow analysis and in depth criticism (not that the material isn't worthy of such examinations-that's just not my bag. I will point out three things that were especially interesting to me about this book: 1) I always get a kick out King's collaborative works. When you read a copious quantity of books by the same author over several years, you really become familiar with the variations of that autjor's narritibe voice in your head. This is why I think it's so much fun to try and tease out the places where King's voice is unquestionably there and the places where someone new and unfamiliar has stepped into the old story telling circle. Owen's contributions certainly add a new texture to the experience and my only complaint is that so would like to hear more from m him and get a chance to know his unique groove a little better. (It slays me how how much writing talent this family has!) 2) Yes, this book follows specific King narrative shape or formula that will be very familiar to his fans- the old "oh my god that's a deliciously disturbing conflict and now here's 400 pages of 'the shit's hitting the fan' followed by heroics and tragedy for a huge cast of messed of characters all presented in this freaky epic suspense melodrama" yup, that one. I happen to be really crazy about that exact genre of King so...this book hit the spot for me. 3) I have read some reviews about Sleepings Beauties where the reader expressed being turned off by the "politics" of the book. Maybe the all the questions about gender politics that are raised here make them uncomfortable or perhaps they find the influence of 3rd wave feminism upon their popular fiction to be distasteful...fair enough..but I would like to point out that King has never been shy about his progressive politics and reverence for the power of women. Those are themes that you pretty much need to get down with if you are going g to read King.....and Owen too apparently. (Nobody tried to sneak any subversive liberal agendas into a horror story) WELCOME TO MY BOOKSHELF OWEN! I look forward to reading more of you and seeing you shine on your own.