Insomnia

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Summary: Could not get through it!!
Review: I am sorry, I truly think that King is an extremely talented writer and a gifted human. But what was he thinking with this one? I really did try, it took me six months to get 1/2 through it and I finally gave up! Please don't waste your time on this one!!

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Summary: Insomnia - WOW
Review: Having read pretty well all of the stephen king books this one has to be in the top two or three.(Excluding the Dark Tower Series)Some may find it a little hard to get into but the character development is essential. Its many twists and turns, together with links to the Dark Tower, make this book no cure for "insomnia" as it will keep you up all night reading.

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Summary: Slow beginning.......Powerful ending.
Review: The story starts out a little on the sluggish side but you soon realize that it is necessary as King establishes realistic characters. This fantastic story takes the common disorder of Insomnia and puts a twist on it that few people would ever think of.....that is why Stephen King is a one of a kind writer. There are parts of this story that are somewhat confusing but I promise you that the ending will clear everything up....at least, it did for me. This is not a short-read but at book's end it is definitely satisfying when you finish it.

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Summary: One of his best!
Review: A truly fabulous work of art from the beloved, Stephen King. I have read most of his work and have yet to find a more in depth and mind twisting book than Insomnia. A fabuolus read, and I would recommend Insomnia to anyone.

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Summary: Disappointing as hell
Review: The generalizations that King makes toward the pro life movement stinks. He characterizes all pro-lifers as evil and insane, while making all others angelic. Gimme a break King, leave your politics out of your books. Aside from that, the allusions to the dark tower themes were well placed. An otherwise intesteting book packed with worn out political issues.

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Summary: Hate to do it...but it's a 3 1/2 really...
Review: Can't say that I totally hated INSOMNIA, but also can't say that I recommend it to other people. It was very interesting with lots of likable characters and such...but it just wouldn't get to it! Sure the ending is crazy like all Stephen King endings, but it took forever to get there. The storyline is a good, well-thought out one with interesting turns to it. King creates a wonderful cast of real and likable characters caught in a mess of insomnia, violence, and abortion. This is a good book, it just took me a long time to read. Sometimes you have to patient with it, in the end something DOES happen. What I liked best about the ending was that it did not just end abruptly. There was an ending, and then the epilouge was a whole other ending altogether and it really made the book worth it. Very nice.

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Summary: Insomnia
Review: As this was the second book by Stphen King i read (the first beeing bloody, high body count and rather scary "Desperation"). I was rathyer disappointed with this book, as i thought it would be a bloodfest, but later on my mind has grown, and a few weeks back i read it again and i thought that this was a rather exeptioanl work of art. With one of the most original plots i've ever seen (old people cutting ballon strings) he managed to twist it in to an extremely entertaining work, and putting a 70 year old man in the lead was a great twist from the usally young and healthy Heroes

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Summary: One of the better ones I've read........
Review: When I first started reading this book I was kind of lost, therefore, I was a little frustrated but I kept at it. It ended up being one of the best King books I have read! The book starts off with main character Ralph Roberts losing his wife to cancer. He begins to experience insomnia, thinking it must be because of the grief he is experiencing from his wife's death. But then he begins to see these auras around people: some bright and beautiful others black and deadly looking. On one of his late night awakenings he notices two little bald doctors coming out from his neighbor's house across the street. This sparks some fear but mainly curiosity which gets him involved deeper than he had planned. It begins the great journey of jumping in between the real and supernatural world, telepathy and the great lengths that people will go to to save someone else. What I really liked about the book was that I caught two references to different books that King wrote. He mentions Gage Creed from 'Pet Semetary' and towards the end he mentions that things in the sewer in Derry have an unfortunate way of showing back up (referencing 'It'). It is always amazing to me how King manages to throw those little things in! At times the book gets a tad uninteresting but all in all it was a great book. The ending really made up for any monotonous sections. I almost cried at the end even! Ralph Roberts is a true hero! If you like King you will definitely like Insomnia.

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Summary: I couln't sleep for reading, My first King book.
Review: First of all, do not pay attention to all the blubbering about how long this book is. When a book is good, who cares if it is long? What an intriguing novel, and probably one of the more original I have ever read. I loved the way King portrayed the seniors in such a sensitive way. He truly got to the heart of their concerns, fears and loves. This is not really the typical horror book, so if that puts you off reading it, please do not let it. I really didn't sleep much, either, for the book was better than catching those zzzz's!

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Summary: Caught Between a 2 and a 3; not King's best
Review: Ok, first let us discuss what was good about the novel. The characterization was very very strong, and you WILL care greatly for the characters by the end; especially the admirable Ralph Roberts (If I must grow old, may I at least be that great of an "old crock.") The storyline is highly original--I truly was in awe of King's imagination when I read this one. It was decent reading.And finally, there is a very special treat for those of you who love the Dark Tower Series (though I'm not a big fan of it...at all...I'm going to give it another chance within the next year); Just think of the little blonde boy from Drawing of the Three.

The negatives: The book went on and on and on and on. King knows how to over-write but he truly outdid himself and his book this time. My biggest complaint with overwriting (as usual comes at the end.) The book reached its climax, which is very effective, but then King drags the book out for another 100 pages and creates a little mini-climax making the true one rather..well..anticlamatic. Certainly not his best, but it's an ok read.