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To be honest, I couldn't finish this book. It had some plot holes, and some of the political stuff was so clumsily delivered that it jarred me out of the story. Yes, I know Stephen King is a raging SJW, but he has written some great stories, so I typically don't mind his politics. I'm not a political person, so I could care less. Some things are better delivered with nuance, rather than a sledgehammer. Minor Spoilers Ahead One of the witnesses, Willow Rainwater (the name is a glaring stereotype, and I can't take it seriously), seems like a carbon copy of Annie WIlkes - minus the cockadoodie. She is disagreeable with the cops, and no motive is given. The way her interview is conducted is just unbelievable. She's telling a story and cops can't interrupt? Since when is that normal? Later in the story, there is a discussion between the DA and a cop, and one of them says that Willow Rainwater is not a reliable witness to use on the stand, because their fellow townsfolk still don't take too kindly to Native Americans. WTF? This is a contemporary story, not a pre-civil rights era story. Race is NOT a factor here. The young boy was sodomized with a tree branch. It was done with such force that bark was stripped from the branch and a bloody hand print was left behind. However, the police never check the hands of their suspect for injuries. It never dawns on them. In the real world, that's one of the first things they'd do. There are other examples of plot holes, and silly SJW nonsense, but I think this is sufficient. To be honest, I think King is getting too old to keep up with the details, and he has gone off the rails politically. There is no nuance to his introduction of political views into his storytelling, which he used to be able to do. Americans are so trapped in politics that they can no longer relate to one another, and they don't know how to relax and have a good time. People read fiction for fun, not to be bludgeoned with clumsily delivered politics. Stephen King wrote good stories when he wasn't obsessed with Twitter and could keep track of details. That's just no longer the case. It was a good run while it lasted. I am no longer a constant reader. Well, there's always the back catalog to revisit.