Had this been only a story of the main protagonist and his relationship with the eccentric pastor, King's Revival would have been a great book. Late entry of horror is good and is in the caliber of his earlier books but it does take away a lot from a promising novel. King is at the top of his game when he is creating family scenes, a child's world view, a teenagers romp and a drug addicts travails be is chilling when creating the horror scenes but in this novel structural issues are there. Despite lurking horror late horror feels contrived and labored.
All said, this is good writing and enjoyable read though climactic pay-off is not adequate.
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