The Talisman
£4.27
Beautiful but flawed! - I am a great fan of both Straub and King so I was surpised I had not read this and its sequel,Black House until now. Well I am glad I did! Both books are rich in the intimate, non-apologetic attitudes and mindsets of the characters, evil or otherwise that Stephen King is known for. And Straub s elegant and dark imagination is well at play here.The problem, and reason I give both books 4 stars, is the fact that on first contact with The Talisman one gets the impression it is geared towards a younger audience. This is not so. Both these books are very, very adult. I m not talking about sex scenes, deviant or otherwise, though in Black House that is certainly an underlying flavour in the story. I found the overall subject matter mature and adult in nature and complexity in both books. These are not stories for children, beware!But if you are an adult and like getting that chill up your spine when you read a horror story then you ve come to the right place. Come and get it!