Re: Books by Stephen King
Well, the man who's trying to help Jessie in the epilogue isn't too bad. Do remember this is like 1992, so they're still like twenty-odd years behind the overall curve. Brandon is not a terrible man by any stretch, he's just protective and sort of shocked. I think this is fine. I don't think we need a sympathetic male character, a "good guy" just to balance the fact that several of the men in this story are real pieces of work.
I also am pretty sure King never intended for Joubert's physical appearance or apparent homosexuality to imply that he was evil. His physical appearance is just meant to make him look ghoulish, and his homosexuality was just another point about him. I'd have to reread the epilogue to be sure, but I'm pretty sure King does not tie these things together. I tell you what though; when Jessie's in court and watching Joubert, and he leaps up and shrieks, "You're not real! You're only made of moonlight!", I got legit chills. That note, for me at least, was hit pretty much right on key. I do think the epilogue was too slow, mind you. Nice idea, but too slow.
Just After Sunset is, in my opinion, better than Four Past Midnight. There are some duds in that collection, but not many. Dolores Claiborn, if you read it via audio, is narrated by Frances Sternhagen, and so long as you can get past her voice (which some will find annoying) she's freaking amazing. The book itself drags a few times, but is ultimately quite good.
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