Perhaps more than in any of his other works, the dramatic effectiveness of Stephen King's prose style is evident in Pet Sematary. The use of italics and other typographical devices — a practice he occasionally overworks in other novels — here functions especially well as a means of gauging characters' inner states, and all of the stylistic touches familiar to King readers, from the prevalence of brand name products to the most wrenchingly visceral of images.....
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