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Summary: Not the best King has to offer
Review: It is VERY unusual for a movie adaptation of a Stephen King novel to be better than the book itself. This, in my opinion, was the only exception where the movie was better than the book. The book itself was very well written- as most all of King's works are- and I have sifted throught a lot of King's boring and heavily-worded works. The Dead Zone just did not hold my attention the way most of his other stuff did. I liked the premise and the character development but just did not get into the story the way I usually do with nearly any King novel.
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Summary: Esential King, is Very Different King.
Review: In the Dead Zone, we find a different Stephen King then one is accustomed too. Gone is the sometimes wordy, (sorry Steve, but you knew that, right?), and clustered, apocalyptic, monster filled tales that one generally associates with Steve King, (which is a shame really, he is quite frankly a much better writer than most of those ignorant minds tend to believe, (I'm talking to you English Teachers!!!). Present here is a more restraint Mr. King, a softer, less horrific one, and the result is one the best novels ever written by Mr. Boogeyman, or any other author now that I think of it. The story of the painfully ordinary John Smith, (the name tells you how ordinary he is), and the tragic results of a car crash and the birth of his new power/curse is definitely Essential King. It's less scary than, say, Pet Semetary, or The Shining, but in my opinion, a much better read than them, (well maybe not the Shining, that kicked). Anyway, enough of my banter, pick yourself up and go read this book already!!!!- Slash669@hotmail.com
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Summary: Stephen King's Best Novel Ever!
Review: Once you start reading this book it just grabs you and you'll stay hooked from start until finish. All the characters are so real and amazing. King is the true maestro of horror-thriller fiction. Unbeatable. Ignore his newer works like Gerald's Game, Rose Madder (the worst!), Insomnia or The Green Mile. The Dead Zone is THE Classic Stephen King masterpiece. I've read it 3 times over the last 5 years, and frankly I wouldn't mind picking it up again. The story is very original - the villain in the book was is so evil and real, you just pray you would never meet such a person in real life. And the main character/hero, you just emphatize with him - he who lost years of his life due to a coma and when he woke up was "rewarded" with a cursed psychic power he couldn't control and which he dreads. If you've read the book, you could compare it with the movie starring Christopher Walken and Martin Sheen. Excellent movie! I highly recommend this book to all fiction-enthusiasts. This book ranks among my all time favourites. Other King's books which are similarly well written are Firestarter, The Dark Half, It and Misery. I'm a quarter into his latest book - Bag of Bones. It's OK so far but nothing like The Dead Zone. You really must read it to know fully what I mean.
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Summary: Emotional and terrifying... King at his best...
Review: The best thing about this particular book is its ability to draw you easy into the lives of its characters and still have the punch to make you read it with the lights on. I compare its quality to Christine: amazingly well-written. King has the ability to make the characters come alive inside your head. I really thought this was more of a love-story than anything else. Yes, the horror is there, but done in such a way that it doesn't overpower you. John Smith is a real man (and maybe his name indicates that he is another form of Everyman) and the events that take place in his life are things that could happen to you and me. In short, I couldn't put the book down when I first read it umpteen years ago, and I couldn't put it down when I reread it for the umpteenth time last month. If you don't cry at the end of this story, something is wrong with you...
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Summary: stillson and hitler are the same person
Review: to be honest i only saw the movie. but it was good and i am contemplating going through the book. It wasn't that the guy had abnormal powers that inticed me, alot of his book sare about paranormal powers. like most horror writers. what was fascinating was how king, probably intentionally, portrayed stillson as the hitler of today. he was heavily pro nationalistic, a great orator, started small and worked his way up the ranks, and was very violent. I can't say that the plot was extremely fascinating, its typical king. good, but i guess writing horror is hard when you are the no. 1 guy. with all the pressure to be perfect. but, take a look at the movie, and the book. Maybe king was trying to tell us something about ourselves. About how we would support a new hitler, a new narcissistic, violent, mass murderer. Who was a great orator, kissed babies, had his goons take care of his enemies, set his enemies up. I think king had a message beyond just anohter book. That we need to watch ourselves. That evil changes texture as political correctness changes. Hitler would never make it in todays world, but stillson would. But both were the same. Narcissistic mass murderers who were really great oraters. think about it.
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Summary: One of the best books ever written
Review: I admit that the book kinda started out slowly, but when it got going it was full steam a head. Congradulations to Stephen King on another find piece of work.
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Summary: Holy buckets!
Review: During the summer of 1992, I read all of the Stephen King books that were in print at that time. The Dead Zone was one of the standouts for many reasons, such as the things it DIDN'T have: NO merry band of main characters. NO precocious children with paranormal abilities. NO "phantasmal Greek chorus". I'm sure these sound familiar. The things the Dead Zone DOES have are a fascinating plot, a strong main character, and a conclusion which actually has implications to the "real world". Hmm... I wonder what Oswald was thinking?
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Summary: Simply one of the best books i've ever read
Review: I love Stephen King but I'm not a huge horror fan ,I love king because he has great characters that you really care about and empathise with and Johnny smith is one of his best with Nick Andross and Larry Underwood of the Stand a close second and third.
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Summary: The best before dark book I've ever read.
Review: The dead zone is so scary because it is not to far from being something that could really happen. I hve this book sitting on my shelf and reread it once a month. One of his best works.
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Summary: Love loss and psychic abilities and Maine
Review: Always one to suck you in almost immediately, Stephen King does a masterful job with his story of lost love and a tale of a man who one day discovers that the fate of the world rests in his hands. A good read and one of his best. The David Croneberg film produced in the 1980's takes a slightly different spin on the book but is in many ways more effective and powerful (Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption and The Body are similar examples). Read the book, check out the movie
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