Review: The Institute

 

            The Institute by Stephen King begins with Tim losing his job.  Tim is a police officer and accidentally injures a bystander.  So, after being fired, Tim takes off to find out what will come next.

            Elsewhere, Luke Ellis is being kidnapped and his parents murdered.  There will be no ransom note.  Luke is telekinetic.  Kids with telepathy and telekinetic ability are needed by the Institute.

            Part Carrie, part Dead Zone, and part IT, The Institute confronts the reader with questions – not only of special abilities – but with the uses and protections of kids – and their ability to even overcome grown-ups and their problems.  The3 nuance here is that the grown-ups could be right.

            The novel moved smoothly and was very enjoyable – except for a passage near the end of the novel where King has a character express a political view – obviously his – which tilts the ret of the novel.  I wish he had left out or modified that section – you’ll see it.

            I read King for good story telling and to rouse my fears.  He does that most of the time.

            Enjoy the Institute.

            [This review appears on my blog, Amazon.com, and Goodreads.com.]