The plot : it was excruciating slow at first, various times I want to put the book down and scream WHERE ARE THE FUCKING VAMPIRES?, but thanks god I have the tenacity to hold on until the end to finish it. 
 Character : meh, beside Mark Petrie and Father Callahan, there are nothing notable any other characters at all. Ben Mears is just tedious as a protagonist, except for his scary childhood story. And all other character in the Lot had nothing distinguish themselves except their jobs and their daily activities. What are their psyche, personality, I don't remember, except for Ann Norton, and the family of Danny Glick. The rest are just boring and confusing. Sometimes King switched to different point of view and it takes me a while to actually comprehend who is who. 
 The Prose : This is what I dislike most about this book. I just can't tolerate King's style. I don't know but it feels incomprehensible to me. That probably originated from two facts - one, I am not a native English speaker, and two, I was so getting used to read Victorian prose that contemporary prose usually disappoints me a great deal. There were certain lines in this book that felt very poetic (see the Martsen House), but the rest is just meh. The dialogue is tedious, and all in all, nothing exceptional shone through the pages. Luckily, the story makes up for the bad prose. 
 The Villain : The villain of the book is (view spoiler)[ Barlow and Straker (hide spoiler)]. All in all, I found them have little dimension except the embodiment of your traditional vampire: the haunted, seductive voice, the bloodthirsty, the evilness. But still, they are sufficient as the antagonist of the story. They make you feel disgusted and root for the team of good people to champion. 
 The best part : is the latter half of the book, beginning with Part 2, when the story started to pick up its pace and moving from a boring town to a less boring town with vampires. It was so engaging I sat at the window and finish it in 4 hours. Really, you can skip the first part by just looking up the character online and see what they do, instead of tolerating the whole long paragraph about their little daily lives. I don't know about you but I am quite an impatient reader and I can't wait like half way for things to happen. 
 Conclusion : 3.5 stars. Definitely recommended. This is my first King book. Right now I don't feel like picking up anything by him next, but I will look forward to read other King works in the future! :D