Dreamcatcher by Stephen King Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Dreamcatcher
Book Review: Classic King
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an overall good book. Typical Stephen King. Although the plot is a little on the weak side, King's writing and storytelling is at it's best. There were almost 900 pages and there were very few places that dragged. Pretty impressive. Overall, in the better half of King books.Book Review: Classic King is back...finally!
Summary: 4 Stars
While this is not King's best novel by a long shot it is still a fast-paced and entertaining read that will keep you turning pages late into the night. After a couple of stinkers like "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" and "Storm of the Century" it is good to see King return to the long novel format we've all come to know and love. Yes, Dreamcatcher is "wordy" as ever, but King finally brings it back to the familiar apocalyptic territory that he explored in "The Tommyknockers", and "The Stand" with a tale of alien body snatching out in the snowy, remote woods of Maine. While most of this story has been done before (either in his own novels, or in films like "Alien" or "The Thing") King still manages to grow and cultivate his influences rather than merely ripping them off. The story happens in multiple layers, ranging from the present nightmare situation of his characters, to childhood flashbacks, and even an entire world inside the head of his possessed character Jonsey. First time King readers will be put off by these abstract settings, but longtime fans will recall classics like "Insomnia" and "The Talisman." Other elements like the telepathic relationship between the four characters, and the growing alien threat are equally frightnening. Overall, Dreamcatcher proves that King is still the master when it comes to creepy tales, and it makes for a great winter read!Book Review: Come ON Now
Summary: 3 Stars
I've been an avid King reader for years, I've read many of his novels, if not all. I love his characters and I love the nightmares of humanity his books force you to embrace. But I will not be embracing anything but another book on my bookshelf from this novel. The only reason I rated this 3 stars was because Stephen King's name was on the front cover, and any book with that deserves at least 3. In my opinion, this book was ridiculous and left much to be desired. Like the other novel based in Derry after It, Insomnia, this novel was lacking in true plot and real, identifiable characters. Derry is a place of nightmares and in the middle of the night horror, and Dreamcatcher, which by the way, drew me in by the name of Derry, did not live up to the reputation. Perhaps it was because the little portion of the book actually in Derry had little to do with the wanting plot and outcome anyway. I feel that Stephen King used the name simply to draw devout readers into buying the novel, if the fact that it was his first novel after his accident alone did not give reason enough. Dreamcatcher killed off the more interesting characters within a few hundred pages, and left you with dry shells of characters past. The plot was confusing and lacked the spice of a true King thriller. I haven't been impressed with any of his more recent novels, and this one truly disgusted me with its lack of preparation and editing. The profanity and vulgarity which is usually amusing and helpful to his novels was downright pathetic as it was used everyother word in Dreamcatcher, and it hardly made up for his inattention to the more important matters which could have been focused into to create at least a decent novel. If King truly wants to recreate a Derry thriller, he needs to stop throwing out these wayward, ridiculous stories such as Insomnia and Dreamcatcher, which have the redeeming grace of mentioning happenings from It in each, and find a way to bring It back in some form. Even then, it would take a miracle to salvage the disappointment true King fans have felt during these dark times and immature stories we have been given.Book Review: Coming of Age Gone Nuts
Summary: 5 Stars
Dreamcatcher is the story of a group of 4 friends that come of age "twice" with the help of a special boy. The special friend they make gives them each an insight that gives them abilities to read minds, find lines for lost trails or items and a connection that holds them together through adulthood. This group of friends takes a hunting trip each fall and this year is no different, until everything that could go wrong goes very wrong in an inter-galactic sort of way. Their special friend Duddits has been waiting for this day his whole life, and the insight he has given them is their power to try and make the world right again.This is a journey that you will love to take and friends that you will love to meet! A must read.
Book Review: Decent King
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a THICK read, and there is a LOT of stuff, so this is in no way a 'light' read, but if you're a Stephen King fan or have already read at least several of his books, this should be enjoyable for you. It would take too much to go into the plot and the spotlight reviews for this product do a good job of explaining, so I won't go into that. If you have seen the movie, don't judge this book by that - the book is WAY better.