Stephen King can do no wrong, and I feel that way about Firestarter. The sole reason that I rated it a three is because even though it was good Stephen King has given us so much better. Firestarter is fast paced, interesting, and complex. Not one character is flat. In fact, each character in Firestarter is so completely rounded out that I just wanted to know more. Any one of these characters could have short stories written about them (how great would it be to read more about Cap or Rainbird?). 
 Firestarter is incredibly smart, incredibly touching, and incredibly thought-provoking.