"Firestarter" by Stephen King

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Well, I finished reading a book called "Firestarter" by Stephen King. I've got to admit, it's REALLY good. It's one of his few books that I actually understand.

Before you read on, there MAY BE SOME SPOILERS DOWN THERE. SO IF YOU HAVN'T READ THE BOOK AND DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS, STOP HERE. Otherwise, kindly continue

It's about this little girl and her dad who are both running away from certain people working for the government. The little girl (named Charlie) and her dad (named Andy) both have special powers. A long time ago, Andy and a woman (who later became his wife, named Vicky) were part of an experiment that a special group in the government conducted (they were know as 'the shop').

There were fourteen people who were being experimented on with a special...drug? Liquid? It was some sort of thing. Anyway, it was quite disastrous. 4 people survived, the others either died or went insane and then died. Out of the four people, one was discovered with the power to shut doors and bend keys with his mind. Because of this, the shop kept this person prisoner and he became their guinea pig. They conducted experiments on him until he went insane.

Vicky and Andy both survived, each with the ability for mild psychic ability. Vicky could make things move or shut the door at random times without realising it and Andy could 'push' someone to do something. The shop never realised their powers but kept a close eye on them just in case. After they got married, they had a daughter which was Charlie. Thing is, after the experiment, their genes were...altered. And this allowed Charlie to inherit a new type of psychic power known as pyro kinesis: the power to light things on fire with her mind. She can makes things move too but it sometimes causes fire.

Anyway, fast forward a little. The government finds out, kill Vicky and try to catch Andy and Charlie who are now on the run from them. Andy 'pushes' people to take them to places far away, but he has massive head-splitting headaches when he does this so he tries not to use it too much. Charlie uses her ability to move things to get money (like change from phone boxes) but then it accidentally catches fire on someone's shoes.

And that is how the book starts - with them running away. The past is slowly being revealed and then a lot more things happen...which I will restrain from saying. I shall let all of you people read it! :)

Star xx