Pet Sematary

King says this is his darkest book. Not scariest, though. And I agree, it's brutal. Personal family horror is what he writes best and in that regard this is his second best after The Shining. When he tries he really can write extraordinarily. That more I wish he just scrapped books like The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (read it just before this one) and never released them because they're lazy writing exercises extended two to five times of what would and could be their proper length.

As it is with almost all of his books ending is weak. It doesn't outright suck in this one but it's kinda lazy. He went for the easiest way out instead of trying to do something more horror-ish. Doesn't take away from book's quality, though. I learned that King is about the journey, not destination even if a good destination would sure make re-reads more enjoyable.

As it is it's in my top three of his books with The Shining and Night Shift.