Cujo

Sadly, I have to give it 3 stars. First half of the book is awesome but when Cujo, the dog after whom the whole book is titled, shows up, the quality goes down. More than 100 pages of the drama in the car was “a bit” of a stretch.
King excels in creating relatable characters and that's why I was so excited when I started reading this book. Marital conflict was handled brilliantly.
But in the second half he focuses more on the dog and drama of survival. Rabid dog just isn't enough for me, though. Few pages could be considered a prequel to legendary It, but it's only in the beginning.
I think this book should be shorter and released as part of his novella collections. Maybe even part of Skeleton Crew because many of short stories there felt like writing exercises and nothing more.
Iconic terror... I agree with the latter but this book definitely isn't iconic.