A review by thatdecembergirl
'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

5.0

'Salem's Lot is a book written by a much, much younger version of Stephen King and it shows. But it's alright. It's very much alright. I started reading the book with a piece of prior knowledge as basic as "This is a novel about vampires" and finished it reeling; falling in love with both Ben Mears and Mark Petrie and how they bonded in an unlikely situation.

“Tonight they won’t be running sheep or visiting farms,” Ben said softly. “Tonight they’ll be on the run. And tomorrow—”
“You and me,” Mark said, and closed his fist. His face was no longer pale; bright color glowed there. His eyes flashed.

This novel feels like a hero origin story, but it's not.
It's not, because the tale ended right when we (I mean, "I") realize what is going to happen to the remaining "good guys". And I'm damn sure I WANT MORE.

Spoiler

I want to read the tale of Ben Mears and Mark Petrie fighting beside each other conquering vampires!!!

Some of the 'poetic proses' are a little awkward, but they never go into awful territory.
'Salem's Lot is a good book which, albeit never gets better as it gets older, never goes stale either.