I finished Salem’s lot recently and like most of King’s works I really enjoyed it and read it quickly. The one part of the book that kind of annoyed me was the prologue which features a man and boy and takes place after the events of the book.
You can find out who the man is from the first chapter alone, and while I initially thought the boy may be one of Glick children, it doesn’t take too long to figure out Mark Petrie is the boy. This took quite a bit of the tension away from the book as you know these two are destined to live, and can infer the rest of the characters are destined to die. I felt less invested in Susan’s and Ben’s relationship as it seemed obvious she wouldnt make it to the end.
The epilogue and the prologue are also fairly similar in this book. I think the prologue would make more sense if they flashbacked to younger Ben going into the Marsten house, or even Hubie Marsten on the night he killed himself and his wife.
I genuinely enjoyed the book but was just curious if anyone else felt this way.
by Dirtstar2091