Elevation by Stephen King

I read Stephen King's early books. Then, he wrote Misery , and it was too much for me. I did read The Green Mile , but nothing else until his latest novella, Elevation. In just 146 pages, Stephen King gave us a story about kindness, persistence, our own blindness, and one person who makes a difference. He also made me cry. Scott Carey leads an ordinary life in Castle Rock, Maine. He's a divorced website designer who lives with his cat Bill D. Cat. But, he's caught up in his latest well-paying project, and hasn't really paid too much attention to his neighbors, Deirdre McComb and Missy Donaldson, other than to complain when their dogs pooped on his lawn. But, the rest of the town notices the women are married, and they shun their restaurant, Holy Frijole. Scott has his own problem that he only confides to his friend, a retired doctor. He's losing weight, about a pound a day, but he doesn't physically appear to have lost any weight. That's a problem if you cho...