Bag of Bones (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Stephen King
- First Published: 1998
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: Primarily the mid-to-late 1990’s
- Setting: Derry, Maine, and Sarah Laughs, Maine
- Principal Characters: Mike Noonan, Jo Noonan, Mattie Devore, Kyra Devore, Max Devore, Sarah Tidwell
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Mothers
- Locales: Maine
Stephen King’s highly publicized split with his longtime publisher Viking and the reputed selling price he placed on Bag of Bones have placed more expectations upon him than usual. Bag of Bones easily lives up to these expectations, but is it his best novel ever? Probably not, but it is definitely the best work he has released in the past ten years and fits comfortably as one of his best to date. It is also his most mature work short of the unfinished novel-for-television Golden Years (1991). It represents a new direction for King; for both King and his fans, this...
[The entire page is 2068 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
See Also
