I FINALLY finished The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub. It started out interesting, but very slow for me. It's a story of a boy named Jack who needs to end west to California to help save his mom who is dying of cancer. The trick to his travel, is that he will travel through other worlds, aka "The Territories" to save her. In the Territories, his mother is the Queen, who is also dying. So in order to save his mom and the Queen, he needs to go to California and find the Talisman.
I was really interested in Jack's travels, but honestly this book was way over my head. Some things I understood about his traveling, but it ended up getting a little too Sci-fi for me. Jack met very interesting people and creatures along the way. Some too unbelievable to even mention so I won't ruin the book for you. I felt it did get a little gory towards the end too.
I don't know if this book was meant more to be horror, suspense, or sci-fi. It didn't really scare me, it just kind of confused my mind. It was okay, but I wouldn't recommend it as a must read. It never really got good enough for me to "not be able to put it down".
Up Next: Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
I need some light mindless reading after that big confusing book. :)
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