Finders Keepers by Stephen King
It does seem odd to me that I wanted to read this second installment of the Bill Hodges Trilogy. Mr. Mercedes was so gruesome but so good I couldn't put it down. This time I prepared myself for the horror to come because the writing is just so damn good.
The opening scene introduces us to Morris while engaged in a robbery of the home of his favorite author. Morris knows the guy is hiding notebooks filled with the manuscripts of sequels to his favorite books of all time. He has to have them. Robbery leads to murder and he hides the cherished notebooks until the coast is cleared. He ends up in prison for another crime for several unexpected decades leaving his treasure unattended.
Enter Pete, a teenage boy who discovers Morris' stash. Pete is also a young literary connoisseur who becomes consumed by the contents of the trunk. Let the action unfold. And Stephen King is a master at doing just that.
If I have any criticism, it's that the action really doesn't get started until two thirds of the way through. Once it starts however, hold on to your hat. The tension builds swiftly like only Stephen King can do it. The stage is set for the return of Mr. Mercedes villain, Brady Hartsfield, but he plays only a minuscule role in this book. He seems to have been inserted in Finders Keepers so we'd be sure to come back for book three.
And maybe I'm getting used to all the gruesome stuff. This book didn't bother me as much in that regard. I'd hate to think that I'm becoming hardened to violence and I don't think I am. I'm just mesmerized by one incredible author who has an amazing voice on the page.
It does seem odd to me that I wanted to read this second installment of the Bill Hodges Trilogy. Mr. Mercedes was so gruesome but so good I couldn't put it down. This time I prepared myself for the horror to come because the writing is just so damn good.
The opening scene introduces us to Morris while engaged in a robbery of the home of his favorite author. Morris knows the guy is hiding notebooks filled with the manuscripts of sequels to his favorite books of all time. He has to have them. Robbery leads to murder and he hides the cherished notebooks until the coast is cleared. He ends up in prison for another crime for several unexpected decades leaving his treasure unattended.
Enter Pete, a teenage boy who discovers Morris' stash. Pete is also a young literary connoisseur who becomes consumed by the contents of the trunk. Let the action unfold. And Stephen King is a master at doing just that.
If I have any criticism, it's that the action really doesn't get started until two thirds of the way through. Once it starts however, hold on to your hat. The tension builds swiftly like only Stephen King can do it. The stage is set for the return of Mr. Mercedes villain, Brady Hartsfield, but he plays only a minuscule role in this book. He seems to have been inserted in Finders Keepers so we'd be sure to come back for book three.
And maybe I'm getting used to all the gruesome stuff. This book didn't bother me as much in that regard. I'd hate to think that I'm becoming hardened to violence and I don't think I am. I'm just mesmerized by one incredible author who has an amazing voice on the page.
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