A friend of mine recommended Fairy Tale by Stephen King. I tried it. I found it odd that every time I was going to quit reading it, the story became interesting. As it came out to be, I read the entire book. It is ridiculous, but it is a fairy tale and they are ridiculous.
The narrator is the main character. Charlie Reade is likeable, strong, honest, and everything a hero should be. Since Charlie's mother died, his father became a drunk. Charlie prayed to God to have his father to stop drinking. Being in a similar situation, I know praying to get someone else to change doesn't work. Free will! But Charlie made a bargain with God that if his father stopped drinking, Charlie would dedicate his life to doing good deeds. Again, I know from experience, that making bargains with God results in outcomes that aren't what you want. However, they are in a way. I guess God is just smarter than us.
Anyway, back to the story of Charlie Reade. Charlie's good deed was helping a grouchy old man and his dog. Through this man, Mr. Bowditch, Charlie finds gold (literally). A hole in Mr. Bowditch's shed leads to another place and time. Remember this is a fairy tale.
Charlie's adventures in this new land is the story. They're hair raising, but this is not a scary Stephen King book. I did not have nightmares. I found how the two worlds, above and below the ground come together, interesting. It was a different type of book for me, and Stephen King.
