LA Times Review Of JOYLAND

I really liked David Unlin's (LA TIMES) review of Joyland.  Titled, "In Stephen King's new horror house, it's the everyday eeriness that grips," Ulin takes simple delight in the new novel.

In particular, I liked Ulin's note that the book is "written with a lighter touch, an air of if not nostalgia then wistfulness."  I totally agree.  Though I've read some reviews that said the book was so heavy, so dark that they would  not read it again.  I do think there are dark overtones, but it mostly remains true to the hard boiled crime imprint.

Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2013/06/12/4728743/in-stephen-kings-new-horror-house.html#storylink=cpy

Here's a great line -- "Joyland has a patina of the supernatural."

Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2013/06/12/4728743/in-stephen-kings-new-horror-house.html#storylink=cpy