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Summary: The Master
Review: There have been countless reviews on this man, and most recently on whether or not he'd ever produce anything quality after his near-fatal accident. Quite frankly, I'm tired of hearing it. He's an artist...an amazing one. This book was as thrilling and captivating as any of his previous works. He hasn't lost a thing; rather, his newly-gained appreciation for life has opened him up to us even more. Bravo, Mr. King. Keep the stories coming, and this loyal fan will keep reading them.
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Summary: What's to like about this book?
Review: Like many of the reviewers I am a big Stephen King fan. His horror stories always had likeable characters who made you care about their survival. Yes, Henry, Pete, and Jonesy were appealing although you hardly got to know them before they were killed off or taken over by the alien in one way or another. Beav was mostly a collection of bad language that seemed excessive -- yes, we get it - he swears a lot but he's really a sweet guy. Duddits was interesting although not particularly so until the end. His mom was nice but she was very peripheral.All the bouncing back and forth between Kurtz (what a cliche) and the military crowd and the four protagonists and their flashbacks got so irritating I was ready to throw the book against the wall a third of the way through. But I slogged on. I understood early on that Kurtz was your sterotypical over the top military psychopath that we've seen in a dozen movies. The allusion to Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" was just too cute. His manic diatribes got exceedingly tiresome. We get that he is one crazy dude -- no need for overkill. His story was not particularly interesting since he was such a one dimensional character nor did it move along the central plot line of alien invasion. Towards the end I got interested in the book but in general it seemed to be mostly a collection of disgusting and/or painful incidents tied together with a confusing and tiresome mishmash of flashbacks, telepathic visions, and two and a half story lines. I sincerely regret that Mr. King had to suffer through the aftermath of a terrible and senseless hit and run accident. I hope "Dreamcatcher" was a catharsis for him during a painful time. It won't be a book I will likely reread and I won't recommend it to King fans.
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Summary: Gak. . .
Review: I've been reading S.K. since 1980: I'm pretty well acquainted with his writing. Sooo. . .
This book is really, really bad. The story is SO absurd (WHERE the creatures came from had to be the lowest and most perverse idea S.K. had ever had); I hated every character (wanted them ALL to die after the first few chapters)and the story itself was plodding (it took the characters about a thousand pages to travel from Point A to Point B).
This was a book written just to get something new on the shelves.
I was very disappointed. I can see the book on my shelf with the bookmark about fifty pages from the end; can't bring myself to finish it.
I'm warning everyone away from this one.
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Summary: Not the best but one of a kind
Review: This book kept me on the edge of my seat. A great read, Anyone with half a mind will be intrigued as the story goes on with Beaver, Pete, Henry, Jonesy, And Douglas (Duddits). If anyone has read any stephen king and liked it than this will be a great addition to your collection.
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Summary: RICHARD BACHMAN RETURNS??????
Review: Anyone you talk to will tell you that I am probably the biggest Stephen King fan they know; I love his writings!! HOWEVER, I was greatly disappointed in Dreamcatcher. I found it to be very dark and downright WEIRD (not to mention that the language was atrocious even for Stephen King!) much more reminiscent of Richard Bachman than the Stephen King we've come to know and love of recent years. It's my humble opinion that this book was SK's way of lashing out at all the pain he's suffered both mentally and physically since his accident. Want a good King novel??? Pass on Dreamcatcher and pick up THE TALISMAN --
now THAT'S a story!!
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Summary: King is still a cut above the rest.
Review: _Dreamcatcher_ will never be mistaken for one of King's best novels-- there's too many elements which are too familiar (and not in a good way) and there are too many stock-seeming undeveloped characters (Kurtz, for example, seems put in simply to provide the requisite relentless bad guy). This said, King is still one of the best rides in town if you're looking for horror. Mr. Gray is a fascinating character, and the battle between he and Jonesy is really good stuff. I think that King has his work cut out for him in that the standard of his early work was so high, we're judging his new books against nearly impossible to reach standards. It's a compliment to the overall quality of its work, but it must be tough being your own hard act to follow.
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Summary: King's best book, period.
Review: i'm 16, and have read more than 20 of king's books, and this one is by far the most intriguing and interesting one yet.
many people are saying that this book is too long, and that it is drawn out, but as i was making my way though the last fourth of it, i found myself angry that i was reading it so fast.
i savored every action and every twist.
the character development is just plain amazing. you really care about these characters. the story line is spot-on, without a single hole or "what-if", which is rare considering the length of the book.
i can't speak highly enough of dreamcatcher. it's simply a wonderful book. read this book regardless of what any of the other reviews say. it's a classic.
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Summary: Fun, interesting, scary, and bizarre.
Review: I'm not suprised that this book got some bad reviews. I know when I started reading it that it was definitely a little different from other King books. The main thing that suprised me was the amount of bodily function humor. The other reviewer that mentioned how it was similar to so many other of his books (Tommyknockers, It, The Stand), hit it right on the head, and that's what makes it so interesting. He combined some of the best parts of each to make a completely different story that keeps you going until you reach the end. "Dreamcatcher" is brutal and gory and I can't imagine it if it becomes a movie, but I would love to see it anyway. My opinion is that if you like the other books I mentioned earlier, then I can't see why you wouldn't like this book. Make sure you have some time to read it, because you won't want to put it down.
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Summary: Fine modern horror
Review: Dreamcatcher is not my favorite King work, but it holds its own nicely. I was reminded of his older novels, like Salem's Lot, when the fear overwhelmed and kept me from reading the next chapter. Wrapped into that emotion is some excellent modern-King, the King which shapes wonderfully complete and human characters, and deals with issues that few other novelists seem to understand. Sadly, the last 3rd of the novel just seems to fizzle away, and many of the deeper questions are just left unanswered, tensions left unresolved. The wonderful twists of earlier chapters just disappear, and the story becomes very linear and predictable. Like his early stuff, King has taken the old themes of alien invasion and made them his own, mixing all our standard movie cliches together in one big pot - mind control, alien experiments, government cover-ups, etc. You'll never quite know who to trust - the aliens are bad one minute, good the next, then, well, who knows? I never really knew, not about the aliens, or the government, for that matter. King had the great sense to leave much of his bigger world outside of the scope of his characters. He knows our expectations and uses them against the reader. Telepathy, clarvoyance, and the like was particularily exciting, and the author presents this with an amazing freshness and understanding of how our minds work - almost like a dream which floats from subject to subject, in control yet out of control at the same time. Brillant The human story in this book is wonderful - childhood friends who have reached middle age and must all deal with the death of their dreams and hopes, and promise unforfilled. The 4 men of this story also share a collective and mysterious past which they must face together to survive the alien invasion. Yet, as much as this built and built, as I grew to hope for a saticifying and deep conclusion to these subjects, in the end I thought the characters felt predictable and underdeveloped. Too very very bad. Still, if you are a King fan, definitely read this book.
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Summary: Potty humor?
Review: There is some great characterization here--"Duddits" is excellent, and his mom even better. But, I'm not so sure I need repeated, detailed descriptions of how these "byrus" inplants effect victim's gastrointestinal tracts. I mean, come on--we get it! The plot moves like a snowcat in a snowstorm, with equally unsure footing. I'm accustomed to humoring the author, but I think my patience was tested a little. I want to be scared--not totally grossed out!
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