The Institute

Here, I'll say it up front: This is my first Stephen King book, ever. I saw movies, your classic "Pet Semetary", "It", you know. But never a book.

The Institute both differs notably from the tone of the movies I saw and at the same time shares a lot of the same vibes. It's much less of a thriller than the above, but it's gripping, it makes you care (always a plus in a story), it pulls you in. Well, it sure did me.

And I LIKE the ending a lot. Endings are hard, but King nailed it here.

So, go read this, really.