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Book Review of Joyland

Joyland
Joyland
Author: Stephen King
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


This is the newest of Stephen King's books. It took me a little over three hours to devour this. It is the story of Devin, a 21 year old college kid besotted with his first love who has dumped him. He takes a summer job at a local carnival hoping to forget her, and instead stumbles upon a ghost story and a murder mystery. I can't say too much more without spoiling it; suffice it to say that this was a really good book. I've had issues with some of the endings of other Stephen King books seeming somewhat weak or contrived, but this one was spot-on