Author : Stephen King
What is it about : A much-ado-about-nothing story, happening in an American rural one horse town, our Scott Carey experiencing weird gradual weigh loss without any changes to his physical appearence. A lesbian couple running a "fine dining experience", five-years-retired Doctor Bob, Dee and Dum, two boxers dogs, and the local Thanksgiving 12K run, the annual Turkey Trot, add to the list of dull events and characters in this King Novella.
Some thoughts after having read the book : Uneventful, sleep inducing for most of book, as Scott's weight loses at an accelerated speed from more than 250 pounds to almost 30 pounds, his strides became leaps and he's unable to control his own momentum, the ending redeems this novella somewhat, with a nice little twist. Basically gravity no longer exerts its pull on our Scotty, every step becomes a slow motion leap like those in a bad 50's sci-fi movie. Still, anyone with such a condition (this weightlessness is even contagious to whoever touches Scotty) would head straight to the hospital, right？Oh no, not our Scotty, he finds it amusing and somewhat comforting. Ha hum.
Would I recommend this book to you : A book slightly better than watching paint dry. Go read The Shining or other really good King books. BTW, Elevation in book title refers, firstly to the runners' high after the Turkey Trot and lastly, to Scotty slowly gaining Elevation as he left Earth.
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