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Summary: strap in for a fun ride
Review: Heeeyahh!!!! That's what i felt as I read this book. It's light. No great moral or message, but fun. And what's wrong with that? King has the ability in inject wicked emotion with abstact imagination and there are scenes in the Dreamcatcher that rank with his best: the escapade of the eggman, the bacon fest (ew!), and Jonesy's veiwing of Sympathy for the Grayboys; they reminded me of the Trash Can Man's trip to Vegas with the Kid--roaring with freaks and fun. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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Summary: Vintage King
Review: Basically, if you have liked King's past novels, especially earlier ones such as It, The Stand, Needful Things, etc., you will find many of the same qualities and themes here. If you haven't liked King in the past, don't bother. Having written a series of novels I didn't much care for over the past decade (Insomnia, Rose Madder, Bag of Bones), King returns to prime form with Dreamcatcher. The story moves along as briskly as a 879 page book can, the characters are fully drawn and evoke our interest, the plot is tense, and the action thick. Also, I really liked the character of Duddits, a man with Down's Syndrome who was saved from bullies in his youth by the four main characters, Henry, Jonesy, Pete, and the Beaver. King really does an outstanding job of portraying Duddits; as someone with a brother who has Down's, I was nearly moved to tears a few times by the accuracy and humanity of King's portrait. Not to say that this was a tearfest; King's trademark horror skills are in full effect here, but the added human dimension in this story made it all the more compelling for me. At nearly 900 pages, it did tend to drag on at times, I admit, but overall, it was well worth the effort.
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Summary: very disapointing
Review: I was very disapoined - King just does not write like he used to
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Summary: The Best Book I've Ever Read
Review: Personally, I couldn't put this down. King's characterizing is awesome, and I read it so much that it snatched me from my life as Mr. Gray took Jonesy's! I really got to know these characters, and I felt like one of them every time I read. I chose picking this up over anything else, and spent countless hours reading it. My book was literally worn to shreds, and so much so that the cover fell off, along with the first 200 pages. It's that great.
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Summary: Great American story! Can the upcoming movie live up to it?
Review: KING FANS get ready! If you haven't read this yet, do so now because the FULL MOVIE ADAPTION is hitting the screen soon! And if you're like me you know it's rule to read the book BEFORE watching the movie. Like King said of "the stand"..."I want someone to have their own interpretation of what Stu Redman would look like, and not automatically just think of Gary Sinise"..anyways on to the book!About the book: Starts out with a classic brat pack reunion of fellas (I can see Sheen, Sutherland, Estevez...) meeting up at a cabin for an annual hunting trip. This seems to start out slow as it builds the 4 hunting pals but quickly EXPLODES!!! --A lost hunter is taken in, he's acting strange, he's bleeding... --Thundering noises are heard...why is every animal in the woods, every deer, coon, bear, bird, squirrel..fleeing in the same direction? What lies in the opposite direction? --Oh yeah, mind controlling aliens! King is great here, reminds me somewhat of "The Dead Zone". The description of experiencing hauling fast through the snow in a new Dodge Ram... ---Ahh, a memory and link they all share..who is Duddits? And why can't the aliens read his mind? ---Oh great, Uncle Sam gets involved...reminds you of some scenes from "The Stand". Ruthless. Swift. Trying to control a helpless situation, which is already out of their control..business as usual! ---The final plan, the aliens goal, uncle sams recourse, the hunters heroic struggle...and the friendships that bind all these men along with the dreamcatcher hanging in the old cabin, make this one of the greatest tales of the decade! This book will have you reading and rereading for years to come. King takes several simple plots and meshs them together into a superthrilling original tale! I only hope the movie is done like shawshank redemption..as close to word for word as they can, because then the movie to will be on my shelf for years to come. Buy it used paperback if you are scared...or wait the scared part comes after you turn the first page...
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Summary: SK almost at his best
Review: In Dreamcatcher, SK used his old and trusty vehicle of a group of childhood friends having a pivotal event in the past which held the key to the future. It runs similar to IT, when this group of friends came together for their adult adventure. In this story the pivotal event was the group of 4 friends - Jonesy, Peter, Beaver & Henry saving a helpless kid from school bullies. This kid turns out to be a telepath which transforms the lives of the group of 4. Straight on to the future, they face the horrors of Alien Invasion & Abduction, Military covert action & coverup. The prose is standard SK fare which means that the pace was tight, fast and exciting. Sk has a talent for making mundane childhood events extraordinary. It was very much hilarious in his description of stereotyping military competence at being incompetent. The narrative goes back and forth between the characters and timelines, converging into a climactic showdown and resolution. However, all the good effort was undone with SK trying to explain the psychological side of the story as a conclusion. I found this conclusion to be overly long winded and confusion, which detracted from the main story. Not on par with The Stand, IT and Tommyknockers.
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Summary: Not a Sci-Fi Book
Review: I saw the preview for the movie last month and had to read the book ASAP. What a dissapointment. I was hoping for a good sci-fi book that at least explained something about the aliens. King cops out in the worst way in trying to explain where these creatures come from and why they come to earth. There are logical flaws so huge that really take away from the otherwise fine writing. You are left with an empty feeling at the end. Those who want to read the book for King's writing, go ahead, but those who like sci-fi, avoid like the plague.
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Summary: What a let down
Review: I say the preview for the movie last month and had to read the book. What a dissapointment. I was hoping for a good sci-fi book that at least explained something about the aliens in the book. King tunes out in the worst way in trying to explain where these creatures come from and why they come to earth. There are logical flaws so huge that really take away from the otherwise fine writing. You are left with an empty feeling at the end. Those who want to read the book for King's writing, go ahead, but those who like sci-fi, avoid like the plague.
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Summary: Nothing short of great.
Review: 3 1/2 stars is the average review for this book?! Come on people, this book is fantastic. Deserves a higher rating. 5 STARS! P.S. The movie is gonna rock.
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Summary: Another King triumph!
Review: While it's true that Mr. King's pain is evident throughout this book, at least he even admits to it! The theme... typical King that fans have come to expect... the language and attitude, well hey-- he was recovering from that bad accident, its only common sense to have it come forth into the novel. Dreamcatcher is the story of 4 boys tied somehow to a 5th, a great friend named Duddits, even after years of absence away from eachother they still have a connecting bond. One hunting season, on the yearly hunting trip to Hole in the Wall, Henry, Jonesy, Beaver, (oops, I forgot the other one's name :~) has their world turned upside down as something has come not of this world. At first, no one knows exactly what IT is... the signs point to feverish hysteria in one case, and then some awful disease instead... then come the flashlights. Lights in the sky start to appear, animals flock together to seemingly escape something, electronics go haywire... what in the world is happening? All of these things come together and explain just what is happening... and I won't tell. I will admit that the book does get slow for a few chapters... but at about chapter 10 or 11, get reaady to hold on to your coffee cups and keep them full. Page after page will start to turn, weariness will be fought as you struggle to stay awake to find out what happens. Enjoy, and Mr. King... one heck of a job in Dreamcatcher, thank you.
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