Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Masterful storytelling

I normally associate King with horror ("Christine," "The Shining," "The Dark Half," etc), and I'm sure most people do too. That being said, I can't put this into the "horror" category -- to me, it's almost as if Hitchcock's psychological horror/thriller genre was put on paper. This novel, written as a series of almost-short-stories that tie together with common characters and theme, is an interesting read. If you're expecting the movie in book form, forget it. The characters in the movie were complex, yes, but nothing compared to those that King has created in print form. If you've seen the movie, that's pretty much the synopsis of the novel; however, the novel explains a great deal of the story behind the characters (What was Del's crime? What happened to Percy after he "went mad" and was sent away?). King's work is a great examples of masterful storytelling, with flashbacks merging seamlessly into the present, all the while tying together characters and plot. A great read!