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Well, dammit, now I have to read it. You're making some big claims my friend.
It blew me away. I was very skeptical of the advance reviews as well - it may be his best reviewed book to date. Some even claiming it will elevate his status from great genre author to great American author, or whatever. But it is really that good. It's timely, poignant, frightening, exciting, and emotionally moving. And they way he strings the scenes together - its like he's directing a film in the way he writes his transitions. While there are dozens of characters, I never once lost sight of who was with who and where they were. There are also a few passages in which King breaks through as the narrator and addresses the reader - these are filled with King's best writing to date, and his deft insight into the pathos of his characters.