The Exoteric Book Club selected for its monthly read the novel, Sleeping Beauties, by the father/son duo, Stephen King and Owen King. What a disappointment. The 700 pages of mostly character descriptions that led nowhere were so pervasive, they overwhelmed the plot and prevented any appreciation of what may have been an intriguing story. The backdrop of the novel was a pandemic that put women to sleep as tendrils grew and cocooned them. What a fascinating concept, raising t