Insomnia

I just finished reading Stephen King's Insomnia about ten minutes ago. My conclusion is that it was, over all, pretty good. It is true that it becomes a little tough to read in some parts round the middle, it was ultimately a very rich book. He constantly refers to previous events, and in the end, things that occurred even in the prologue tie up nicely in the end. A little too long, and not really engrossing in terms of plot, though the characters were more so. A satisfying read.

This is the first book on my Dust Collector List that I have challenged myself to read this year. it has only sat on my bookshelf for, at least, 15 years. Insomnia is about this man who has difficulty sleeping, and as the amount of time he spends sleeping decreases, the number of strange goings-on in his neighbourhood increases. I liked the character of Ralph Roberts, a simple guy who must make a stand against an evil entity from another "level"; but thought the entity itself, "The Crimson King", wasn't frightening or scary at all. He looked like a giant catfish. ( Apparently, this creature is the antagonist from King's "The Dark Tower" series, and is scarier in it than here.) I also though the story could have been shortened by a couple hundred pages, but King spends so much time with his silly little rhymes and ditties, expressions that may or may not mean something later in the book, that he sometimes wanders away from the story. Still, Insomnia was an interesting read that made me wonder enough about things like sleeplessness and REM sleep that I am sure to get a little less at night. I've included (Recommend Similar Titles) Stephen King's other novels set in Derry.

Without revealing too many spoilers, this book is about an elderly man named Ralph who is experiencing insomnia. There is nothing weird or scary about this of course. But it is from sleep deprivation that he sees his neighborhood in a different way, such as : strange auras surrounding everything; balloon strings rising out of people (what!); and of course three peculiar little bald men running around town(Ha Ha). Apart from trying to imagine little bald men without laughing, I also found the book unsettling every time King went in to the political subject of abortion. At the time of buying this book, I was not looking for any literature on the subject of abortion, nor was I wanting to read about a three ring circus of little bald men.
Disappointed is what best describes my feeling towards this novel. I hope this review was helpful to you.

I'm a Stephen King fan but this book is a complete waste of time.....If anything,this book is a cure for Insomnia.