Play Book Tag discussion

Might be the least "horror" Stephen King book I've encountered.

This book contained two short stories.

The title story Elevation follows the story of Scott. He's losing weight, but not getting any smaller. He's in a battle with his lesbian neighbor Deirdre - who has been shunned by the whole town. Her restaurant and her relationship are in jeopardy.

Through an act of kindness, Scott "saves" Deirdre by accepting her as she is. And then the rest of the town accepts her too.

In the second story an older widower is "rescued" by a puppy given to him by his sister.

The only twist is Scott's strange affliction of getting lighter and lighter with no real cause.

King has said he wrote Elevation as a protest against how gay people are treated in small towns. I feel like Scott's weightlessness was just to check the "Stephen King" box.

The stories were sweet, but not really what I read this author for.