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Stephen King puts ALOT into this story. The character development is such that you become immediately invested. Only the second book I've read that actually made me cry. The first was Bridges of Madison County. For a horror/sci-fi story...that IS something.It's a long book but I regretted finishing it because I was so caught up in it!King wrote this by hand while recovering from his accident and the depth of the novel must come from his experience. From what I have read, the movie can't capture that depth.I strongly recommend reading the novel before the movie...or if you've already seen the movie, still read the book...either way just read the book!
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The new Stephen King novel has not only the horror, suspence and overall nailbiting one would expect from a typical King book, in addition to the above it also has humour. More than once at the beginning of this book I found myself chuckling out loud. As is King's style however, my chuckles turned to horror as the true nature of the humouress 'moments' were exposed.King captures us up into his 'Dreamcatcher' and leaves us with more than one sleepless night. A must read book. One that King fans surely should not miss!
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As a first time Stephen King reader, I bought this book mainly for two reasons: to see if the hype surrounding his books was justified and to finally be someone who could say "the book was better than the movie". I'm happy to say that this huge page-turner achieved both purposes.King's tale about four childhood friends with an unusual connection is well written, suspenseful and often humorous. The narrative successfully skips between the men's childhood and their untimely fate, while throwing in enough pieces of the puzzle to keep the uncertain reader wanting more. The result is both a terrifying and heartwarming story, completely believable in the town that King has etched out.Perhaps the only slow parts of the novel, in my opinion, occur when the efforts of the military team used to combat the aliens is described. Amidst the long descriptions, two major characters still manage to shine - sadistic Colonel Kurtz (how's that for literary allusion?) and his once loyal Captain Underhill. Their roles in the novel lead to a climax that will keep you up at night, desperate to finish the book.Although this was my first Stephen King book, I'm almost certain that it will not be my last if all of his novels are as long, but fast-paced as "Dreamcatcher". Please do yourself a favor: skip the movie and read the book. I had a hard time justifying to friends that the book was so much better in comparison and that the entire ending of the movie was completely fabricated and meaningless. For roughly half the price of the movie ticket, I was more thoroughly entertained reading Stephen King's "Dreamcatcher".
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I'm a long time King fan. I've read most of his early stuff, but not much in the last few years. When Dreamcatcher was released and made into a movie, I thought I would give it a shot. IMHO, it's not the equal of King's earlier works. When I read a novel, I read for pleasure, so I read every word. At times I found myself scanning paragraphs and occasionally, entire pages, just to get through them. Overall, I enjoyed the story, but I can only recommend this book to hard core King fans.
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Heeeyahh!!!! That's what i felt as I read this book. It's light. No great moral or message, but fun. And what's wrong with that? King has the ability in inject wicked emotion with abstact imagination and there are scenes in the Dreamcatcher that rank with his best: the escapade of the eggman, the bacon fest (ew!), and Jonesy's veiwing of Sympathy for the Grayboys; they reminded me of the Trash Can Man's trip to Vegas with the Kid--roaring with freaks and fun. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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I say the preview for the movie last month and had to read the book. What a dissapointment. I was hoping for a good sci-fi book that at least explained something about the aliens in the book. King tunes out in the worst way in trying to explain where these creatures come from and why they come to earth. There are logical flaws so huge that really take away from the otherwise fine writing. You are left with an empty feeling at the end. Those who want to read the book for King's writing, go ahead, but those who like sci-fi, avoid like the plague.