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Sep 19, 2016zbielke rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I think King is showing his age with this book. His characterization of Jerome (a 17 year old boy) is especially off the mark - nowhere near any semblance of today's youth, no matter how tech-savvy or intelligent they are. This character is also African-American and comes very close to tripping over a stereotypical portrait of an upper-class African-American family. It's really almost clichéd. Beyond that, it seems to me that King is playing on either his fantasies or just the generalized fantasies of retired, white men with this novel. The chance to solve a big mystery and instantly fall into bed with a woman 20 years younger should really get that sub-culture's juices going. For me, it was SO lame. That said, the book is all plot and moves along quickly, with no challenging moments to speak of.