I've marked this two stars because it was just an OK read. It didn't jump out at me and I had to force myself to read it at times. It was written well, as are all Stephen King's books, the characters are believable and the bad guy creepy and weird. I just found it a little boring during the middle of the book and it wasn't what I expected it to be like. 
 Overall, I'm glad that I read this book on my mission to read all his books in order of publication, but it certainly wasn't his best.