Dreamcatcher by Stephen King Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Dreamcatcher
Book Review: Definitely memorable...will read again
Summary: 4 Stars
Like most of Stephen King's work, DreamCatcher is a very original story that is hard to forget once you have finished. There are certain parts of the story that jump out and grab you. Stephen King has said in many ways,Dreamcatcher is a mean book. He's right...DreamCatcher goes for the jugular and doesnt hold back. Hands down, Dreamcatcher is flat out GROSS. This was one of those stories that made me feel sick and uncomfortable. Translation, Stephen King Delivers the Goods! Great bleak story from King Writimus Maximus. Enjoy!Book Review: Disappointed and confused
Summary: 3 Stars
First, I must admit that I am a Stephen King fanatic, I have purchased (to the detriment of my checking account) and read every one of his books. The vast majority have provided me with hours of entertainment and sheer pleasure, with a few notable exceptions, ie; Tom Gordon, Gerald's Game. Unfortunately I have now added 'Dreamcatcher' to the DUD list. I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of the book but became bored and then completely confused. Will someone please explain the ending to me? One minute Mr. Gray is controlling Jonsey's body and the next we are being told that he never existed? That it had something to do with Jonsey's accident and comatose state while in the hospital?? TOTALLY CONFUSED! I will continue to eagerly await any new novel by Stephen King and I will forever be a huge fan but I can't, in good conscience, recommend Dreamcatcher.
I yearn for more books like 'The Talisman' which is and always has been my favourite.
Book Review: Don't 'Catch' this one.
Summary: 2 Stars
I have been a fan of King for years, reading anything and everything he writes. From the description of Dreamcatcher, I had decided that I was not going to read it; as another reviewer said, it sounded as though it had been done before (in both books and movies). But I purchased it anyway, and found that my initial instinct had been correct.I could not get involved with the any of the main characters, especially since only two of the boys are in a majority of the story and the Kurtz character is laughable and easily forgotten. The event that happened when the men were young is uninteresting and weak. The storytelling is not the best; I thought it was choppy and sometimes even confusing. I was just disappointed with the overall effort. I know King had the accident and wrote this one by hand, but he doesn't need to publish everything!
Why King would choose to write about aliens (too similar to the movie Alien(s)) after writing Bag of Bones, Hearts in Atlantis, and On Writing is beyond me. I thought a new King was emerging and was excited for his future endeavors, but somewhere along the line King got an idea for aliens, and unfortunately decided to go with it. This book should have been written early in his career, not at this point in his career. He is too talented a writer to tell a story about aliens and telepathy.
Overall, low rating is for poor storytelling, poor concept, and for King losing some of that writing maturity I had been waiting for.
Book Review: Don't believe the negative reviews!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I haven't read too many of his books yet (Sa. Lot, Carrie, Stand, Pet Sem., Night. and Dream., Desperation, Grav. Shift, Regulators, Hearts of Atl.), but out of all of them, I rate this one, Hearts of Atlantis (1st and 3rd Stories), Desperation and Salem's Lot the best. Dreamcatcher and the first story of Hearts of Atlantis left me wanting to read more. This story was written by him while he was recovering from his injuries and it seems like he put ALL that recovery time into it. It is an excellent story and I especially like the parts when the character's are living through the tunnels of their minds especially the "main conflicting mind battles" of the main character. It really gets you thinking about how your mind works. It took me a while to buy this book because I associated it right away with some of the weirder science fiction type stories out there but it's not like that at all. It is very scary and some of the morals played out by the character's are very scary because of the reality they mimic (you'll know what I mean if you read it, I don't want to ruin the surprises by describing more).Book Review: Don't write a book review based on an audio tape!!
Summary: 5 Stars
It's understandable that you might not have gotten the information out of the audio tape but don't review a book from it. All the information that people said was lacking was told in the book. The weasels are bacteria that lives in the body till too big than break out (he compared their stages in the body to active yougurt bacteria cultures). The differences between the byrus and the weasels were also described in detail in the book. This was an awesome book to read and it "read very quickly." I could not get through the entire Stand because it got predictable after the groups of good and bad people met up respectively. This book was MUCH BETTER because it wasn't as predictable (for me anyway). If you like books that aren't predictable like I do, you will love this book along with his other lesser known book Desperation. Don't pass this one up on a review based on an audio tape!!!