TCCDM Dig and Flip: "Revival" (2014)
"Revival"...Stephen King (2014)
403 pages
NO SPOILERS:
This wasn't 'scary' scary. But there are plenty of disturbing shadows to go around. A young family preacher loses his faith and finds something else to take its place. (I'm a poet and don't know it.) The story is entertaining enough. The main characters are fleshed and are easy to visualize. A third-string bar band musician and a traveling salvation tent healer. Sort of. On a given night, both can pull off a pretty good show. It's about obsession and a little bit of addiction. I'm glad I spent a few evenings reading it, but I felt the payout was a little lowball. However, there is an image Stephen King describes near the end of "Revival" that really creeps me out. Even now. Not in my top-ten King books, how could it be, but if you're a SK fan, here's another book to scratch that itch. "Reverend was right about one thing: people always want a reason for the bad things in life. Sometimes there ain't one.” ― Stephen King, "Revival."
"Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show" - David Spade / "Lost & Found" (1999)
Good stuff.
Casey Chambers
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