I generally feel like Stephen King is hit or miss with his books. There are many that I love .. this is not one of them. This is my 6th month on reading it .. and I haven't given up because I am odd about finishing a book before going to another if already started. I was fairly intrigued by the story prior to Charlie going down the well but then I felt it became mediocre. 100 more pages until I finish and I am looking forward to it.