It's a masterpiece from King, in the great American tradition of Frank Norris, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allan Poe. This rich and disturbing novel spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written. Their bond becomes a pact beyond even the Devil's devising, and Jamie discovers that revival has many meanings. In his mid-thirties-addicted to heroin, stranded, desperate-Jamie meets Charles Jacobs again, with profound consequences for both men. Wed to his guitar from the age of thirteen, he plays in bands across the country, living the nomadic lifestyle of bar-band rock and roll while fleeing from his family's horrific loss. When tragedy strikes the Jacobs family, this charismatic preacher curses God, mocks all religious belief, and is banished from the shocked town. With Jamie, the Reverend shares a deeper bond based on a secret obsession. Jacobs the women and girls feel the same about Reverend Jacobs-including Jamie's mother and beloved sister, Claire. Jacobs and her child die in a gruesome auto accident. Almost everyone in the tiny Maine hamlet comes to love Jacobs, his beautiful wife, and his young son.

His actions are eerily reminiscent of Pet Sematary, while his descent into mad obsession calls to mind Frankenstein, which King openly references. Revival by Stephen King When Charles Jacobs, a new minister, comes to town, young Jamie Morton is excited. The men and boys are all a bit in love with Mrs. Revival: How Charles Jacobs Loses His Faith Charles Jacobs is, in a lot of ways, a King character readers have seen before. Charles Jacobs, along with his beautiful wife, will transform the local church. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new minister. In a small New England town, over half a century ago, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. A dark and electrifying novel about addiction, fanaticism, and what might exist on the other side of life.

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