As a memoir, it was a good read to see into King's life. There wasn't as much on the craft as I would've liked, but his life as the writer and aspiring author, as well as his life as the prolific writer that he is, was interesting to read. The memories shared were poignant and his instance on reading and writing daily are good points. While I didn't learn much about the craft as I was hoping to do, I believe that was I was let down with in terms of advice may have been because I am already familiar with it from other writers or the internet; had I read this book at the time of its publication, it would have been different.

The decision to make it a memoir and not a writing manual was good. Anyone can write a book and tell you what works for them (and will probably result in what might not work for you) and explain the mechanics any English class can teach you, but King only explains what his method is and encourages a lifestyle more than a mimicry of his process and that is what someone should get out of reading this book.