![]() ![]() For example, such constant use of the B-word. In ways it's very (when was this published? Early nineties?). I'd say mainly my issues, besides kind of leaving behind the sinister old library/librarian would concern the sort of typical dopey "regular joe" guys that some of King's novels are obsessed with, and how women get short shrift. There was a nice little dig where the protagonist says most are bored by talk of his real estate/insurance work those who aren't bored. ![]() I always come back to King because of his irrepressible realness. King brings in the AA aspect again, that is also quite real. But I did like the haunting parallel uncoverings of the history of the library and the protagonist's long-ago trauma. The intrigue and subtlety of that didn't quite come through the rest. If he can find it in time, he might stand a chance. ![]() But for small businessman Sam Peebles, who thinks he may be losing his mind, another enemy is hiding there as wellthe truth. ![]() The first library scene: the deserted old library, nostalgia turning sour upon sight of the chilling posters and then the arrival of the sinister librarian, was my favorite part. Three Past Midnight: 'The Library Policeman' is set in Junction City, Iowa, an unlikely place for evil to be hiding. ![]()
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