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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: Stephen King's therapeutic alien invasion story
Review: Because "Dreamcatcher" is the novel Stephen King wrote (in longhand) while recuperating from his near-fatal accident, it easily lends itself to all sorts of psychological interpretations. After all, one of the characters is hit by a car and breaks a hip. To me, the first part of the book comes across as a melting pot of familiar elements from King books: once upon a time there was a group of four boys who were best friends ("The Body"), who become involved in stopping a great evil as adults ("It"), because of a spaceship that has landed in the woods ("The Tommyknockers") and a horrible infection is spreading around ("The Stand"). Fortunately they have some psychic ability ("The Dead Zone") that will help them not only with the aliens but also with the psycho running the government operation ("Firestarter"). For good measure, throw in literary homages to the original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "Alien" with a generous twist of "The X-Files," while keeping in mind that not everybody gets out alive in a Stephen King novel, and you have the general picture of what "Dreamcatcher" is about.The four friends--Joe "Beaver" Clarendon, Pete Moore, Henry Devlin and Gary Jones--are bound together in a way that they do not even suspect. Beaver is an inventive curser who owns a cabin in the Maine woods where the group gathers for the last time, Pete can find lost car keys or anything else when he puts his mind to it, Henry is a suicidal shrink who has a tendency to lash out at patients from time to time, and Jonsey is a college professor who just "knows" when students cheat on exams. The common link in their lives is Duddits (but I am not letting that particular cat out of the bag--read the book). When Richard McCarthy stumbles out of the woods, dazed and confused, not to mention the worst case of flatulence in the history of civilization, the group has no idea that they are on the edge of the end of the world as we know it. "Dreamcatcher" is not a great Stephen King book and even while it rehashes some familiar elements once all the pieces are in place the guy knows how to tell a story. The idea that the right people are in the right place at the right time can come across as either heavy-handed coincidence or another instantiation of King's faith in the hand of the divine. Certainly, it does not work as seamlessly as it does in "The Stand." Be warned: this book contains some of the grossest scenes King has ever created (i.e., do not read parts of this book while eating). This is not a book for King neophytes, but for his fans. In the final analysis, the important thing is the man is up and writing again.
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Summary: King Still Has It!
Review: Despite some of the negative reviews that I've read about this book, I decided to read it anyway. Stephen King books are always adventurous and thrilling, and I didn't want to miss out on this one. It hit the bullseye, and allowed me to breath a sigh of relief...King still knows how to write one heck of a book! This lenghty novel (879 pages) was a rollar coaster ride of ups and downs, thrills and spills (on the gory side), and emotions of "the 3rd kind" mixed all together. The base of this story is 4 childhood friends who are on their annual hunting trip, when an unusual stranger stumbles into camp. The strange man has far fetched explanations and gives off a horrible stench. Soon after, the 4 friends are each thrown into a whirlwind of events that leaves each one of them feeling isolated and scared. The worst fears from outer space have come true, and the whole world's safety could depend on these 4 somewhat unstable people. A brave deed from the past may be the only chance of survival. If I could give it 4 1/2 stars, I would. The only reason that I didn't give it a full 5 stars was that it could have been shortened just a bit. Forget all the talk about "too much gore". It's practically needed to get the full effect! Go out and read this book.
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Summary: the dreamcatcher
Review: i didn't like the story at all iam not a big fan of scary movies
i felt that the book was very confusing it had you going back and forth from the past to present then back to the past again. i give the book one thumb down.
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Summary: dreamcatcher
Review: I felt that this book was a very well written book. It is a book had a lot of twists and turns to it. Its suspense kept me wanting to find out more and finsh the book. There are a lot of books that you lose intrest interest in a couple of chapters but not this book. Its flooded with suspense, fun, and danger. I would reccommend this book to anybody as a book they have to read.
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Summary: Dreamcatcher
Review: I have read a few Steven King novels, but this one just did not do it for me. I normally do not read novels dealing with Science Fiction, but it did sound a little interesting. After reading the first chapter I completely lost interest in it. After reading further, I disliked the book more and more. The book jumped around too much, I could not follow the content at times. In my opinion, King is an excellent writer, but this one was not one of his best.
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Summary: Dreamcatcher review
Review: I like this novel,the way Stephen King decries the setting and the character. Everything about this novel is good but the alien was joke. Only the alien that all that why i give 4 star out of five.
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Summary: Great Book - Gripping
Review: I loved this book. The characters are awesome - ranging from good to nuetral to bad to evil to very evil. King drew some very vivid imagry. Not the SSDD (gotta read the book).
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Summary: One of the best work
Review: Is book is one of the best work by Stephen king. He has you thinking thought the hole book about what is going to happen next. The alien comeing out of a person has to be one of the best part about is book.I have a good time reading it.
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Summary: Back To The Old Formula
Review: Like quite a few other Stephen King books, (e.g. "Christine", "Needful Things", "The Tommyknockers", "Desperation" and even "Misery"), the story starts off with life going on as normal. We go from there to an uneasy feeling that not everything's as it should be. Then things start to get slightly skewed with the protagonists feeling just a little nervous. They don't know exactly what's wrong, but something's not right. Finally, all hell breaks loose and you are left with no doubt that you have just passed into Stephen King's realm, and through all the unreality, you still get the faint glimmer that this impossible situation just could be possible. We're faced with aliens in the woods, a possible threat to humanity and average guys who, on the surface, aren't really equipped for the fight. You will probably want to read this book if: - You're a Stephen King fan who really enjoyed The Tommyknockers. - You want to read a new explanation for all of those supposed UFO sightings over the years. -You enjoy epic, save-the-world stories that, let's face it, could never happen - could they? You probably won't want to read this book if: - You didn't enjoy The Tommyknockers. - You like the action at a sustained fast-pace. The book does tend to lose momentum mid-way through. - You have a thing about profanity. Although the story is rather formulaic, this formula is the reason I read Stephen King books.
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