Most fun I've had reading a King novel since Needful Things. It's one of Stephen King's few "straight" novels where there is not a trace of the supernatural. And when you finish it, you wish King wrote more in a similar vein.

This is a funny, sad, and compelling character study. The characters are strong, they jump off the pages and make you feel like you're in the room with them. It's nearly unputdownable. One of the best King novels, and certainly the best Bachman book I've read so far (Rage was good, too, and The Regulators was very poor).

I definitely recommend this to all King fans and for those who enjoy following a character on a dark journey.