![]() ![]() For example, such constant use of the B-word. The stereotypical librarian warns him that if his books are returned late, the library policeman will visit. His experience there is unsettling to say the least as he quickly realizes he has stepped into another world. In ways it's very (when was this published? Early nineties?). 'The Library Policeman' A man who hasnt visited a library since he was a child drops in to find two specific books. ![]() I'd say mainly my issues, besides kind of leaving behind the sinister old library/librarian would concern the sort of typical dopey "regular joe" guys that some of King's novels are obsessed with, and how women get short shrift. ![]() There was a nice little dig where the protagonist says most are bored by talk of his real estate/insurance work those who aren't bored. I always come back to King because of his irrepressible realness. King brings in the AA aspect again, that is also quite real. But I did like the haunting parallel uncoverings of the history of the library and the protagonist's long-ago trauma. The intrigue and subtlety of that didn't quite come through the rest. The first library scene: the deserted old library, nostalgia turning sour upon sight of the chilling posters and then the arrival of the sinister librarian, was my favorite part. ![]()
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