The Institute

Evil. If the words that come to your mind when you think of author Stephen King are “horror,” “supernatural,” or “creepy,” and you avoid reading him because that’s not the reading experience you’re looking for, take another look at this talented writer and his new novel titled, The Institute. As always, King tells a great story. The characters are interesting, complex, and they resemble us or people we recognize. The new novel starts so gently that some readers may feel lulled into a state of calm. While we are feeling calm, children with special talents are being abducted and abused, locked in a Maine facility that gives the book its title. King explores the evil inside those characters who become used to abusing children to support some distant government official’s notion of a greater good. Once the use of a child has been completed, the child is destroyed. King lays all this out, then gives the children agency, and lets them use their power. Both good and evil can be powerful and King offers readers a well written story that resonates for our time. Rating: Five-star (I love it) Click here to purchase The Institute from amazon.com.