Stephen King's Big Driver is a story about the determination of a simple woman. The main character, Tess, encounters trouble while taking a shortcut and survived. She now seeks revenge and her need redemption leads Tess to her inner woman- a woman she held deep within herself. King knows how to grow and twist a plot and Big Driver is a perfect example of his genius. This novella is featured in King's Full Dark No Stars-- a wonderful collection of novellas that are beautifully written. I give Big Driver 5 out of 5 stars.
The Mask is a novel written by the Master of Terror, Owen West. It is about a loving woman named Carol who wants to start a family. Her and her husband Paul don't believe in ghosts, but haunting situations test their skepticism. The first half of the novel was strictly setting the scene and it sort of dragged. This story was interesting, but the style that it's being told was a little tasteless. This is one of his earlier works and he was still developing his style. The plot twists weren't all that shocking, but I don't want to compare him to Stephen King. Owen West is his own man. Owen West is the Master of Terror. Owen West is Dean Koontz.
I bought it for 50 cents at a book fair a few months ago and I decided to really read it a couple of weeks ago. Overall I give this book 3 out of 5 stars.
