My name is Kaleigh Robichaud and I am a journalism junior at Michigan State University. Writing a blog on this novel was actually something I enjoyed because my major doesn't usually allow me to read fiction a lot. I am always stuck writing and reading hard news stories, so reading fiction is great and reading Stephen King is even better.
One of the reason's I took particular interest in this book is because I actually have family that live in the beautiful state of Maine and have visited there many times. I'm actually planning to go there again this summer. Reading this novel I felt that I was able to relate to some of the characters because I have been to a lot of the little towns in Maine such as Portland, Bar Harbor, Angola, Camden, Rockland and Bangor. Just like 'Salem's Lot, the people in the towns know everybody else's business and can spot a tourist when they see one. Let's just say I've had that uncomfortable experience when my family decided to go to their annual Lobster Fest in downtown Camden.
Of course you're wondering if I have been by Stephen King's waterfront house. And the answer is, yes! I have not seen the front of his house, but I did see the back of the house when we went kayaking in Bangor. At the time I didn't really know who Stephen King was, but my dad sure did. My biggest fear was trying not to tip the kayak while my dad kept shouting for us to look to the right so we could see his house.
It's kind of funny to mention this, but the last time I went to Rockland with my family to visit my uncle for a week, it was foggy the whole time. I remember my uncle saying that sometimes it can be foggy for days and then all of a sudden it's gorgeous out again. I'm glad that I read this book after I had been there because otherwise, I probably would have been a little creeped by the dark, overcast skies.
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