Stephen King's Maine: A History & Guide

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Growing up in suburban Maryland, I first picked up a Stephen King book in Jr. High school - 1982 or so. I think it was The Dead Zone or Firestarter. I'm not sure which of my parents brought them home. They weren't library books and I still have them. Thus started my fascination with King's works, and that far away place; Maine.Fast forward to 1994 and - by pure coincidence - I not only find myself living in Maine, but right in the heart of King Country. First Durham, now Lisbon. Most of the time working in Lewiston.While I've played about with the "where is this, really?" when reading King's works (especially 11/22/63), Kitchens has pursued and compiled an impressive portrait-infused road map of the geography, teasing out the small details and influences that underpin both the man and his richly detailed fictional worlds. Truth really is stranger than fiction.The personal interviews really add a degree of intimacy. You can feel the weight of time passing and pressing on these small towns coping with progress and what it can leave behind in its wake. ("Beware the under toad" with respects to John Irving.)But it's not all about King. While his life and stories have led us to these locales, each one has a life of its own, well worth exploring. Rather than leaving you wondering what to do with your new-found knowledge, Kitchens provides easy to follow, short road-trip itineraries, including tons of food recommendations and a variety of activities, that will bring you closer to these places.Reading this book makes me want to venture out and explore more of King's works (I've fallen a bit behind) and my adopted home state.

Met the author and talked to her about the book. It was fun.This book is a history guide. Stephen King even read it! I enjoyed it, and I went to the same high school, King, went too: Lisbon High in Lisbon, Maine. This book provides an in-depth guide of King and his works. Highly recommend.

As a fan of King and a former Maine resident, I adored every page of this book. Stephen King is one of the most prolific writers of our time, and Sharon Kitchens breathes love and life into his story. More than that, she guides us through the many haunts and stops of Maine that inspired King and that are still treasured by Mainers today (who are heavily featured throughout this book). As a fan of King or Maine you'll enjoy this deeply - but even as a fan of writing and the sense of place that can influence it, you'll find great appreciation. I look forward to adding this to my bookshelf next to Misery, my favorite Stephen King novel.

I'm from Maine and a Stephen King fan. I also spent my boyhood years with my grandparents in Durham and Lisbon Falls. I liked the book and the pictures brought back memeories but I think the author could have done a deeper dive.

Purtroppo introvabile o inesistente in lingua italiana.Io non ne capisco niente di inglese, ma anche solo per le immagini, vale assolutamente la pena prenderlo.Ogni Kinghiano dovrebbe averlo nella sua biblioteca, e chi se ne frega se non capiamo cosa c’è scritto! Le immagini parlano da sole.