The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King - Book review

I found this tale quite an enjoyable read but not for anything I’m used to finding when opening a King novel. There’s no real gore here, no buckets of blood or scary ghosts. What I did find though, was a story about the emotional horror one must feel when losing hope. 

I could imagine getting lost as a young child, because I took was lost when I was Trisha’s age. It brought back a lot of memories which may be why the story touched me. But it’s told in that unique way that instantly grabs you, wanting you to feel the story rather than simply read it. And that’s what really works here, the feeling of the tale, the feeling of the fear and the tension.

Although it’s significantly shorter than most of his other standalone books, it still works, finishing what it sets out to accomplish. The story took me on a journey into my own mind, letting me feel the terror of losing myself in the wilderness all over again.