Sharon G. (mustangsharon) reviewed on 2/23/2019 + 84 more book reviews

I am not a baseball fan but my BFF is a HUGE baseball fan so I read this book with her love of the game in the back of my mind. The story is a bit slow, as is the game of base ball. The basics of the story is a young girl goes on a day trip with her mom and brother into the mountains for a hike. Her family is torn by recent separation/divorce and older brother attitudes. Due to family dynamics she somehow becomes lost in the woods. She is not alone, (of course not, this is a Stephen King Book, right?). She is followed, she has her companion, as well as others. Not only is the slowness of the story due to the way the game is played, I believe it is also due to the way it would feel to be lost in the woods, days wondering alone with your thoughts and fears, nights even longer as your fears claw at the edges trying to take over your resolve. How is it that she stays alive far longer than most adults would be able to? Was it her "god", was she in an alternative dimension (a fact we discussed in book club, brought up by friends who are into sci fi more then I am). Even though this was a "slow" book, it was by no means boring. It felt slow while reading but I actually finished it quickly, it was really strange, almost like being lost in the woods. Stephen King is brilliant, I love him, of course.

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