by Stephen King
First published 2017
In 1960s America, a group of college students get caught up in a dangerous card game, uncovering their own "heart of darkness" scarred by the Vietnam War. As they confront harsh truths about themselves and their generation, their stories intertwine with those of a boy in suburban Connecticut and two men grappling with the war's aftermath. At the core of these interconnected tales lies the emotional toll of innocence lost and the elusive possibility of redemption.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Broad Street, Connecticut, Đông Hà, Harwich, New York City, United States, University of Maine, Vietnam
Period: 1960s, 1966, 1999, 20th century
688 pages · Paperback · Scribner
Content warnings: violence, war