Dr. Sleep by Stephen King

[Drunk Monk]

I took Greg's borrowed copy to the beach on Monday - don't worry - I got less sand in it than there were already cookie crumbs. How many cookies did you guys eat while reading it anyway? There's like crumbs in every chapter and King writes super short chapters..and it's a 500+ page book! Anyway, I was hoping to finish it and get it over to CF so he could bring it back, but I got distracted by the beach. There was some sort of school of fish running, which attracted a huge flock of pelicans, some seals and otters and several pods of dolphins. Watching dolphins is like watching old episodes of Star Trek or the Twilight Zone; it just never gets old for me. There was also a huge fire in Monterey, and the smoke plume added drama to the bay. And then...thar be whales! Three of them at least by the spouts. They came in pretty close, followed by two whale watching boats. It was awesome.

But back to Dr. Sleep, I'm enjoying it so far. A good Halloween read. It's not scary, as long fiction seldom is for me (the original Shining might be the one shining exception for me), but it is engaging and I still love King's writing style. Pop fiction. I so seldom read fiction anymore. An RV just like the ones described for the True Knot has parked itself by Seabright and Windham, right near my bungalow. That really amuses me.

I doubt I'll be able to grab any more free reading time until this weekend.

Thanks for the lend, G!