The sinister half.
Synopsis
When Thad Beaumont, in the midst of a creative blockade, after his novel The Sudden Dancers of the National Prize for Literature and losing him, decided to follow his wife's advice and publish a series of twisted and bloody thrillers under the pseudonym George Stark, he didn't think, by any means, that it would be so difficult for him to "get rid" of that other self that, he didn't explain how,
It's no secret to anyone that Sai King is by far my favorite writer. I'm simply in love with the way he writes; the way he makes all the characters have their place, their personality, their version of events; the way he develops his plots drawn from dreams and nightmares; how he is a sucker for the underdog with all his main characters who are far from perfect or "good". Anyway, I feel that when I read it, it's like I'm writing just for myself.
If there really is a God and if he really made us in his own image, I would not like to think of why there are so many cursed men like this one, walking so quietly with the destiny of so many others in their hands.
Far from being a book of horror, as Stephen King has us accustomed to, this book (in other places entitled "The dark half") brings us closer to one of his own pseudonyms, Richard Bachman. If you have a preference for gore and like crime novels, this is the book for you. Personally, Thad Beaumont's character seems rather foolish to me, I don't like him at all, predictable and boring. His wife, Elizabeth, is a little pineapple under his arm but she is so insipid. My favorites were George Stark, the monster, I found him quite nice and colorful as a character and Sheriff Alan Pangborn who is one of those characters with many scruples and a good basic story. The story became much longer than it should have been, but I must say, King's narrative saves any story. It is usually a very entertaining book, for those who do not know another work of the author, it will be very good and will hook them. For my part, and considering my high esteem for the rest of his work that I have had the pleasure of reading (I have read a few but not nearly as many as I would like), this book is far below the rest. However, I must say I loved the gore touch of history. ⭐⭐⭐/5
Almost always arrived in time to find the culprit, contemplating the disaster and wondering what the fuck he had done; how he had gone crazy with all that fatal speed. Even if the perpetrator had left, it was usually not too far away and two or three eyewitnesses could tell exactly what had happened, who had done it, and where it had gone. The answer to the last question was usually the closest canteen... As a rule, murder in a small town in real life was simple, brutal and stupid.
Are you familiar with King's writing? What's your favorite novel?