Rating: 
Summary: Surprisingly good
Review: This novel starts out slow, and at first is written in present tense making it difficult to read and follow. However, after the first chapter it really picks up and becomes an entaining story that kept me reading to the very end. I have never read much Stephen King because I really don't care for his writing style, so I can only compare this with the few other novels of his that I've read. To me this one is up there with "The Stand". Not as all encompassing, this is a tighter story centering on five friends and how they become intertwined with each other and an alien encounter. The only dissapointment was the ending. Its not a bad ending, but as I approached it I was hoping for something a bit more grand. Minor quibble, and doesn't distract from a very satisfying read.
Rating: 
Summary: Not King's best work, but still good.
Review: As usual, King creates suspension, invokes a believable dark world, and populates it with characters that seem very much alive. The dialogue and humour in this book is typically Kingish, and two of the characters are so well done that half a year after finishing this book they are still in my memory in great detail - like I met them yesterday.
The plot, though, isn't his best. It's rather original but that doesn't necessarily mean good. If you're into psychology, it will be easy for you to read this book and study King's inner conflicts - because clearly, that's what he's really writing about. Earlier, that has led to such enormous books as "Pet Sematary" and "It". Although "Dreamcatcher" is a good book compared to other horror stories, I must say that if you haven't read King's books this should not be your first choice. Because the conflicts here are more mature, more complicated, and thus it's harder for the reader to really get hooked into the story. I ended up thinking "I wonder what King was feeling when he wrote this?" a number of times, and that was in spite of the fast pace and the catching characters.
Why anyone would try to make a movie out of this book is beyond me. The book relies very heavily on flashbacks, a technique that King manages to use nicely but that it's really hard to use in a movie.
There are some really good moments in this book, it is scary, cruel, and often gory, but it's still not one of King's best. Not at all.
Rating:
Summary: Dreamcatcher-4 stars
Review: Dreamcatcher is a very interesting and horrifying book. This is another story by Stephen King where he takes an ordinary event and makes it into a horror story. It is about four friends who are in Maine for their annual hunting trip. Suddenly, a stranger comes into their camp, lost and delirious. Then, the four friends are trapped with a creature from another world, and the only thing that can save them is their friendship. My favorite part was when the four boys save Duddits (a retarded kid) from bullies.
Rating:
Summary: Best in Months
Review: This is the first book in months that I haven't put down and promised myself I'd finish. It has kept me captivated to the point of staying up way past "bedtime". A Terrific Read!
Rating: 
Summary: Hard to follow
Review: I enjoyed the parts of the book about the four friends and their strange powers, but once Kurtz and his crew came on board, it got hard to follow. It took a long time for the storylines to mesh. The dialogue is Big Steve at his best, but I think the Duddits stuff was a little overdone.
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Summary: What a bore!
Review: I love a good horror book & this was not it. This was a total waste of time. I had to force myself to finish it only so I would know what people are talking about. A book has to be really bad for me not to finish it. I found it really stupid with all the belching & flatulance although I imagine teens will really like that part of it.
Rating: 
Summary: couldn't even finish it
Review: I am normally an avid Stephen King fan. I was terribly disappointed in this book. I had a hard time following the frequent jumps from point of view to point of view. Plus, I am not that big of a fan of the alien\government conspiracy storyline. In my opinion, this was more cynical and more bitter than King's other works. He has written much better.
Rating:
Summary: What The ...
Review: THIS BOOK ... SO MUCH ... I mean if you wanna waste you ... summer reading this book then go ahead. See what this book has taught me? NO just kiddin it was good.
Rating: 
Summary: Some more of the same from the horror king
Review: The truth about this book is that it's among Stephen King's most formulaic. The mind-controlling, body-destroying aliens are reminiscent of the Tommyknockers (and contain elements of the children of Village of the Damned and the aliens of the Alien series), the childhood bond theme (complete with juvenile delinquent bully) was done in the magnum opus It. And speaking of bullies, insane military man Kurtz's pursuit of the heroes is just a bit too reminiscent of the aforementioned It-delinquent. But formulaic for King isn't that terrible a thing, if you're an addict like me. It's like slipping into a pair of well-worn jeans. There's comfort in revisiting familiar places (Derry, Maine) and familiar names (the Losers club makes an indirect appearance), even familiar plots. If you've never read Stephen King, you can give this one a shot. It's a good starting place to build up to It or The Tommyknockers. If you're a die-hard fan, this'll be a nice retreat, after less horror-infused novels like Tom Gordon. On the other hand, if you're a casual reader, this book might leave you cold, feeling like King's not up to his innovative best. But to us, the Constant Readers, we know better...
Rating:
Summary: Engrossing, Hard to put down, and Touching...
Review: Stephen King puts ALOT into this story. The character development is such that you become immediately invested. Only the second book I've read that actually made me cry. The first was Bridges of Madison County. For a horror/sci-fi story...that IS something.It's a long book but I regretted finishing it because I was so caught up in it!
King wrote this by hand while recovering from his accident and the depth of the novel must come from his experience. From what I have read, the movie can't capture that depth.
I strongly recommend reading the novel before the movie...or if you've already seen the movie, still read the book...either way just read the book!
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