‘Young-adult novelist Robin Wasserman says the famous horror writer empowered her as a teen reader by capturing the uneasy teenage phase between childhood and adulthood.’ (Joe Fassler, Oct 23 2013)
I wouldn’t say that King saved my life but he certainly changed it when I started reading his books as a young adult. Very interesting Atlantic article on how King contributes to YA fiction despite not really writing specifically for young adult readers.
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/10/stephen-king-saved-my-life/280781/
Adrift On Dark Waters 