JOYLAND (Stephen King) - August 14/13

This weird little book basically tells the coming of age story of a 21-year-old who encounters a killer and falls in love one summer while working at an amusement park. It's basically readable although it really felt much longer than its 283 pages, as the majority of the book is devoted to the freewheeling exploits of the main character. Things heat up towards the end with an exciting confrontation with the killer, but still, I wouldn't say I was remotely engrossed at any point. **1/2 out of ****