I know I know it’s Stephen King, but when he stays away from the horror, he’s actually a bloody good writer. This volume contains two classic short stories that have subsequently been made into movies: Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (filmed as The Shawshank Redemption) and The Body (filmed as Stand By Me). King’s writing is spare and restrained and all the more powerful for it. Very, very good.
