FULL DARK, NO STARS (Stephen King) - December 10/10

This relatively strong collection of four stories starts out with a bit of a whimper, as 1922 wears out its welcome somewhere around its midway point. But the revenge tale, about a woman who sets out to kill her rapist but also winds up killing his mother and brother, really stood out for me, while the other two stories are also quite good (especially the tale of a wife who learns her husband is a serial killer). King's reliance on oddball elements notwithstanding (ie the wife's "mirror universe" fantasies), Full Dark, No Stars is right up there with the best of his recent work. *** out of ****