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Summary: Dustcatcher
Review: All of King's books have found a home in my personal library, but "Dreamcatcher" has been collecting dust. Has taken months to force myself through 354 pages. Every time I open the book it's as though I'm overcome by a case of attention-deficit-disorder. However, having read a few glowing reviews offered in this venue, I will continue the read, searching for a bit of the magic that has made Mr. King a master storyteller.
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Summary: Not all that Scary!!
Review: I'm sorry that this book wasn't up to some of the earlier long novels like "The Stand" or "It". The old formula ,of a group of kids bonding together, as a strong front against evil has worked before.....but not this time. Maybe they're just not that likeable ,so we don't really care what happens to them. I was encouraged ,at one point in the book, when the action returns to good old DERRY ,and a sign is found ,stating "Pennywise Lives" and I hoped ,that one of King's finest villians ,would be resurected, but no way! Maybe we'll see him in another tale but I found this one weak !
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Summary: Fair Stephen King
Review: Not his best, not his worst. King's writing continues to evolve to better, more complex style, but this time, the story was flawed. I couldn't care less about Mr. Gray and the struggle for control just didn't work for me.By the time I finished, I'd been ready to be finished for 200 pages. Sigh... Stephen, if you're reading this: Scare me again, would you? I could always count on you for that....
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Summary: Stephen King Lite
Review: Dreamcatcher throws in most of the elements familiar to King fans(some setting and themes from It, government paranoia first groomed in Firestarter, and characterizations well-oiled from all the previous King novels) and somehow gets the formula wrong this time. The first half shows some promise, despite the over use of gross out over suspense as a way to hook the reader, but then the whole novel deteriorates into a very long chase sequence with little surprise or heft. There are some very clever ideas about memory and childhood stuck in along the way and the time spent inside the mind of one of the characters is time well spent but these interesting bits are plugged into a story that should have been better. The novel does its best to create proverbial mountians out of molehills but never quite succeeds.
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Summary: My first disappointment...
Review: Sometimes it happens even to the #1 fan...
It looks like king was trying to write a long episode of x files.
And not quite comprehansive one.
The story lose momentum as you past the first 60 pages. Even the attempt to tie the character with the dream catcher faild.
Is this the same author of the stand and IT ?
Does King become soft after the near death experience he had (i hope not)
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Summary: He's Back!!!
Review: As many of the reviewers here, I also have read everything King has written. I have not enjoyed many of his later novels, most specifically "Hearts in Atlantis", nearly as much as earlier works. However, this book takes me back to the spirit of his earlier works...excellent writing, a pace that won't allow you to put the book down, and weird characters that you like, even at their worst. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and it's great having Mr. King back!
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Summary: Come on Steve...
Review: I loved "On Writing", I loved "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" (well, the ending was a little disappointing) and most everything he wrote in the eighties. There are only about 3 of his book I have not read. But this... First of all, I enjoy getting pulled into Dreamcatcher. Like most of his works, the first few scenes combined with his wonderfully earthy characters are vintage King magic. But after a couple of hundred pages I found myself getting a little bored. The plot became predictable and the action became stilted. I forced myself through the last two hundred or so pages to a so-so ending. But I give it three stars (well 2 1/2 anyway) because I still can't help but enjoy his writing style. Hey, it's Stephen King man! But I think he could've edited out about 150 to 250 pages and made this work a little more dynamic.
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Summary: Maybe Stephen King Lost His Mind When He Was Hit By The Car.
Review: I could not take this book after 100 pages, this is not Stephen King as I know him. This may be his Worst Book every written, The language was really going over the edge, Not even Clancy went this far. If you want to read real Stephen King read Bag Of Bones & Hearts In Atlantis, They may not be Horror but they're good books and they're better than this stink bomb. Grade: D-
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Summary: dream catcher
Review: different from any other king novels, a real "page turner"
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Summary: Little Redeeming Here
Review: Like so many others who reviewed this book, I have read almost everything that Stephen King has written. Lately,however, I find his books hard to finish. Yet, I stay with them and ususally find that it was worth hanging in there. Most recently, I expereinced this with "Bag of Bones." So, I ran out to get this book the day of release...which was March 20, and I just finished it last night...August 29. "Dreamcatcher" is boring, plodding and just plain ridiculous. It is even difficult to feel anything for the characters because so many details get in the way. From a psychological point of view, the connection of the five main characters comes through, but it does not come easy to the reader...you have to plow through too much to get to the connection...almost like everything in this book is covered with the "byrus" that takes up so much space here. Personally, I think books like, "Misery," "Gerald's Game" and "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" and even "Dolores Claiborn" have so much more focus and depth psychologically. From this reader's perspective, this was the least appealing Stephen King book to date.
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