![]() ![]() Turns out they can’t all be Stephen King, cranking out novels. Stephen King's latest book, “If It Bleeds,” is a terrific collection of four novellas. The final story in the collection, Rat, revisits a frequent King theme the lengths writers will go to put words on a page. The themes in this collection are quite a variety. Harrigan's Phone,” a young boy takes a part-time job to read to a retired, wealthy man. ![]() ![]() A coming-of-age story in the same vein as “The Body,” the boy comes into his own with the mentorship of a wise, fair and ultimately tough mentor. The second tale, “The Life of Chuck,” King takes us on a truly unique voyage of destruction in the form of Chuck and his curious billboard.Įach learns a valuable lesson from the other and they form a bond that can transcend death itself. It reads: “Charles Krantz: 39 Great Years! Thanks Chuck.” It captures the attention of Marty Anderson which is an almost welcome diversion from his main problem, that being the fact that here in California, his state is rapidly falling apart. In the title story, “If It Bleeds,” we are treated to another tale featuring my and apparently, King's favorite creation, Holly Gibney. Having successfully wrapped up the strange and baffling case of The Outsider, Holly is keenly attuned to beings that are extraordinary. Can there be another Outsider at work when she sees a bombing at a local suburban elementary school? I hope to see more stories featuring this wonderful lady and am hoping King does nothing fatal to her in the future or, I suspect, he will have his own Annie Wilkes to contend with one day. ![]()
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