Dreamcatcher: A Novel by Stephen King
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Book Reviews of Dreamcatcher: A Novel
Book Review: Dont like King, but I like this one!!
Summary: 4 Stars
Dreamcatcher had one of the goriest scenes in the world of liturature. The thought of an alien biting its way out of someone's rectum is just sickening, and strangely appealing.
I really enjoyed the book but like with so many novels of this size, the ending almost always lacks from the rest of the book. Ive seen this happen many times, even to the best of authors: Dean Koontz, John Saul, James Patterson.
After a drawn out ending that could have been 150 pages less than what it was, my interest level drudged down a bit, but I still enjoyed the book very much. Otherwise it would have been five stars.
Book Review: a minor King work
Summary: 3 Stars
I have to say, King's epilogue was pretty cheesy (sorry, am I a fan though). To learn that "Mr. Gray" wasn't really "Mr. Gray" after 600 pages (I'm referring to the hardcover - I'm sure in paperback it's close to 1,000 pages); that it was simply Jonesy reacting with Duddits' Dreamcatcher abilities...I don't know - it seemed like a quick way to end things. The meat of the book though; the individual scenes of Kurtz or Jonesy w/ then "Mr. Gray", Duddits, Henry, etc. were very well put together.
Book Review: Good alien book
Summary: 4 Stars
I got this book because it was cheap, being sold on Amazon as a bargain discount book. I enjoyed the story, and it got emotional for what happens at the end. Sad, but I guess that's the point. The character development and action and horror scenes are awesome. Another winner from King!
Book Review: My first Stephen King Read
Summary: 5 Stars
This was the first book by Stephen King I have ever read. Infact it was the first book over 300 pages that made me want to continue reading still. This book managed to keep my attention glued from page 1 and what a joy it is to read this book. I looved reading this book, and if you don't know which book to buy this is a good choice!
Book Review: An uninspired tale of nothing.
Summary: 1 Stars
I attempted to read this book. While I do admire Stephen King and believe he is a unique storyteller, and I emphasize story teller, some of his work seems to be rather lackluster in presentation. I have heard that he has admitted on several occasions that he does not write good literature, but writes good stories. I can agree with that assessment and I myself, being an author, will likely never write what will be considered good literature.
But unfortunately this book did not fall into either category. The story is much the same in formula to many of his other works, a group of adults that were very close as children and teenagers have become estranged and some supernatural force or experience that they have all been involved with for the greater portion of their lives, pulls them back together. While it is said that authors write what they know, this is too much like many of the stories he has told before, and he has certainly done it better. While there was one idea that I REALLY liked and thought was very much worth reading, (the store room of ideas and filing system that one of the characters had) I couldn't really grasp why I should care about any of them. Obviously it was difficult because I can't remember a single name. And crapping out deadly aliens, c'mon, give me a break. How is that scary?
I don't usually stop reading a book because I don't like it. It's rare, but I had to put this book down. I just couldn't bring myself to finish it. I do have a general idea of what happened as I saw the film version, although there is much to be said between the art of cinema and literature, in that they are two completely different art forms and cannot be judged on the same criteria as one another. Oh, and while I'm at it I should mention that you should skip the film too, unless you want a good laugh as it's unintentionally funny.
I don't recommend this to anyone. I would be lying if I claimed that I've read a whole gamut of his work, but I have read bits and pieces and what I have read, I did enjoy. While I have read only one other Stephen King book, which I actually loved and will be reviewing here shortly, I would suggest people pick up some of his other work. He is talented, but this is not one of his better moments.