Be careful what you bury and where. (Pet Sematary - Stephen King)

Member Name: kelly10

Product:	Pet Sematary - Stephen King
Date:	15/08/08 (64 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Another good book by the the King of horror

Disadvantages: I was left with a few questions at the end

I found this a good read but it doesn't really get going until the second half although it does keep you gripped.

My only gripe was that I wanted to know what happens after the story ends. Although nothing is left unfinished it did feel like something needed to be said with regards to how the charcters carried on. I especially wanted to know how certain things were explained away, like people returning from the dead. I also felt that some things could have been brought to the forefront more, like the daughter having possible psychic powers. It more then hinted at it, as it mentions her dreams and pictures she drew but it doesn't really go into enough detail. I think maybe King was going to include this in the story and changed his mind.

Some of the storyline and characters are of your staple horror genre, death, elderly people, country bumpkins, possible psychic powers, and love. Although for me this did not detract from the storyline at all.

The book was first published in 1983 but when reading it could have been written and set in the last year.

I don't really want to go into too much detail with regards the story line but it is about a family that move for work. Louis Creed gets a job at the university in Maine as doctor of the campus' health centre. He moves there with his wife Rachel and two children, Ellie and Gage. When he starts he new job, Louis begins to experience strange goings on.

Jud and Norma Crandell live across the road and they all become friends, Louis and Jud having a father/son relationship. It is Jud that tells Louis the true stories of Pet Sematary and points out the dangers.

The book is very dark in places and of a much more supernatural tone rather then horror. It really is more about the unknown.

I would recommend reading this, I read it in about 3 days. Still yet to see the film though.

Summary: If you enjoy a good horror read, then pick this book up.