Swan Song

This monster of a book took me a while to finish because of how disturbing it is. Body horror is perhaps one of the things that can actually disturb me. Swan Song is a double-edged sword in that it's the only book that has been compared to Stephen King's “The Stand,” and written around that same time as it. That book is one of my favorites and it's considered King's magnum opus.

This story is excellent in its characters and their hardships, but there is a massive shift in its pivitol moment that falls a little short with little explanation. The book itself is worth reading, but the book itself is near 1k pages, which can be difficult to swallow.