Title: Revival
Author: Stephen King
Description: In a small New England town, over half a century ago,
a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton
looks up to see a striking man, the new minister. Charles Jacobs, along with
his beautiful wife, will transforms the local church. The men and boys a re all
a bit in love with Mrs. Jacobs; the women and girls feel the same about Reverand
Jacobs – including Jamies mother and beloved sister Claire. With Jamie, the
Reverend shares a deeper bond based on a secret obsession. When tragedy strikes
the Jacobs family, this charismatic preacher curses God, mocks all religious
belief, and is banished from the shocked town.
Jamie has demons of his own. Wed to his guitar from the age of thirteen,
he plays in bands across the country, living the nomadic lifestyle of bar-band
rock and roll while fleeing from his family’s horrific loss. In his
mid-thirties – addicted to heroin, stranded, desperate – Jamie meets Charles
Jacobs again, with profound consequences for both men. Their bond becomes a
pact beyond even the Devil’s devising, and Jamie discovers that revival has
many meanings.
Review: Jamie Morton tells his story, of his life when he met Reverend Charles Jacobs.
The story takes time to get going. It begins with a detailed description of the
lives of Jame and Reverend Jacobs. The evens that lead to their fate are
described at length.
Stephen King has always been a very descriptive author, with which it’s
easy to picture characters, settings and situations. “Revival” is no different.
The pace of this story is slow to medium, but I didn’t mind. The characters are
so well-written and interesting, that it’s a joy to read about them in great
detail.
The detailed narrative is convincing, but there is a chance the reader
will lose interest because you have no clue where the story is going. It is
actual the constant tension that makes you want to continue reading. At first,
it feels like a literary novel, but more supernatural and horror elements will
enter later in the book.
The story has a lot of depth and it’s very clear that King was inspired
by books like Frankenstein or the works of H.P. Lovecraft. I believe that this
is one of those King books that lots of people don’t know about. I went in with
no expectations, but it immediately grabbed me and I enjoyed reading it.
Rating: 4/ 5
Author: Stephen King
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