Revival: A Novel

Stephen King

Nov 2014 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

Stephen King presents “a fresh adrenaline rush of terror” (People) in this electrifying #1 New York Times bestseller!

The new minister came to Harlow, Maine, when Jamie Morton was a boy doing battle with his toy army men on the front lawn. The young Reverend Charles Jacobs and his beautiful wife brought new life to the local church and captivated their congregation. But with Jamie, he shares a secret obsession—a draw so powerful, it would have profound consequences five decades after the shattering tragedy that turned the preacher against God, and long after his final, scathing sermon. Now Jamie, a nomadic rock guitarist hooked on heroin, meets Charles Jacobs again. And when their bond becomes a pact beyond even the Devil’s devising, Jamie discovers that the word revival has many meanings….

Ratings and reviews

I read the paperback. I believe it was the 3rd of King's books I had ever read at the time. Now, I can't count how many. While the book may seem to have a slow start and the horror factor isn't as high as King's other stories, the storyline was still great. It gives you enough to want more and continue reading constantly tugging at your curiosity and wonder if what's next and what's the end game. Yes the ending, er well, the last quarter of the story could've offered more, it was still overall a solid 4 star read.

Pick another New York Times Best Selling horror author to read. sk uses the "n" word a plethora of times in 98% of his books. What, you just ignore this fact everytime he writes it and you read it? You're not offended? Well, like me, you should be outraged. You should burn everyone of his books that reference this word. His books should be for "RACIST RATED AUDIENCES ONLY', since it's illegal to out-and-out ban them. I'm under the impression he can't write a book w/o refering to Black People as liars, cheaters, thieves, ignorant, disgusting, etc., because that is the definition of this word. Everytime one of you buys one of his books, you're supporting a racist and helping him spread his racist ideologies. Do you then give it to your children and other minors to read? No, no, wait... Don't start making excuses for putting an elaborate lifestyle at the feet of an admitted racist pig akin to david duke. There are no excuses! And, don't find fault with my finding fault with this swine. he's probably a card carrying member of the kkk, the nazi party, the arian nation, john birch society, etc. If there's a hell below, you're all gonna go... STOP BUYING sk's LIERATURE if you're not racist, too. Put your money where your mouth is and STOP BEING A HYPOCRITE. If you are a racist, you're not gonna change, so I'm not wasting my breath on you 'cause I'm gonna need it to die with... It's the rest of you that need to wake-up. Indeed, I hope you do! Never, never buy works by people like this, NEVER!

I've read many of Stephen King's books, my favorite being Lisey's Story. Revival reminded me in style of that thoughtful read. The main characters in Revival are easy to become attached to and believe in. Is I journey through this read and approach the end for just a little while I was disappointed. It seemed a little anti-climatic and I wandered away for a couple days. Thank goodness I went back because the ending smacked me right alongside the head. Give yourself a treat and breed Revival you won't regret

About the author

Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes the short story collection You Like It Darker, Holly, Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, Doctor Sleep, and Firestarter are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.