The Institute - 03/23/21

 Hello Horror Fans, 


Book 15: The Institute (8/10)


Premise: An Ex-Cop following his intuition, a young boy genius, and an hidden organization who kidnaps children for an unknown reason.  


The story line of this book is not very different than many other YA novels out there. It heavily falls into the mystery/thriller categories and skirts around horror. Stephen King is one of the best world builders out there in my opinion. I often get drawn into his books, especially the longer novels. King doesn't over do description or metaphors, he knows the line to draw to make you feel like you are there without having you read pages upon pages of descriptions of mundane things. 


I really enjoyed this book, but I have the same gripe as I did with "Under the Dome", to a much lesser extent. The story is pedal to the metal the entire way through, and then it feels like King ran out of steam and the story just fizzles out. The difference is "Under the Dome" is the story sharply veers at the end. "The Institute" just comes coasting to the end. 


I don't want to get into the plot because for fiction it just ruins it a bit more than the general non-fiction books I read. But I genuinely think this is one of Kings best longer stories (i.e. not short stories), even though it doesn't have the same horror feel as many other of his classics. 


So read a new version of a classic plot.

And remember dear readers, Stay Vivid

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