01-12-2026, 03:09 PM
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
A big old door stopper of a book. It took me awhile to start because I was afraid if it was bad, I would be stuck finishing this 900 page book. But it turned out to be good. I felt like Hill was channeling his father for this one right down to the oblique reference to the Dead Zone early on.
Six friends summon a dragon to help them solve their problems, only to find out the dragon will return every year to solve their problems or kill one of them. The book charts the 40 years or so of Dragon problem solving. The book goes to a lot of places. There is romance. There is adventure. Lots of small town King situations. A lot of the book can be seen as the rise of the cell phone and social media.
It was a good read that was involving with some good twists along the way.
A big old door stopper of a book. It took me awhile to start because I was afraid if it was bad, I would be stuck finishing this 900 page book. But it turned out to be good. I felt like Hill was channeling his father for this one right down to the oblique reference to the Dead Zone early on.
Six friends summon a dragon to help them solve their problems, only to find out the dragon will return every year to solve their problems or kill one of them. The book charts the 40 years or so of Dragon problem solving. The book goes to a lot of places. There is romance. There is adventure. Lots of small town King situations. A lot of the book can be seen as the rise of the cell phone and social media.
It was a good read that was involving with some good twists along the way.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm