Reviews

The Dead Zone by Stephen King

alanp's review against another edition

5.0

9.5/10

Contender for my fave book of the year!

joshkiba13's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

James Franco did great with the audiobook, though I had to accelerate his slow reading to 1.30 speed. Really interesting premise, and I really enjoyed the 3rd person omniscient view where we got to jump from character to character, sometimes even within a scene. And I liked that some of the scenes involved bystanders watching Johnny, the main character. I've noticed that King often goes for a slow, slow burn, and this book was no exception. That said I remained interested all along and cared about the characters. The only part that bothered me was

Johnny's vision of the rapist while in the act of abusing a child. Far too graphic for me

.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Medical trauma, and Rape

Moderate: Gore, Suicide, and Pedophilia

Minor: Death of parent

edsbian's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Not my favorite King novel, but nevertheless a rich and enjoyable story. You really do get to love Johnny Smith through the novel and the ending is such a crushing buildup 

agirlandherlibrarian's review against another edition

3.0

My love/hate relationship with Stephen King can be found on my YouTube Chat here: https://youtu.be/bW9-biza0oU

lemundy_luv's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

fr_eddie's review against another edition

4.0

I particularly enjoyed this book, it's easy to fall in love with the characters and so you want to know what happens next because you are worried for them. I alsoreally liked the ending, even tho I didn't expect it to be like that

gretatimaite's review against another edition

Stephen King,
you're a King indeed.

----------
Now I know why people love him.

puddlecham's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jobis89's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

daed's review against another edition

4.0

Otra gran historia leída del Maestro King. Como siempre sus personajes no decepcionan, aunque debo reconocer que el villano estuvo muy flojo, por suerte es un personaje bastante secundario. Y el final, aunque me gustó cómo se cerró el tema principal, su preámbulo, más los epilogos fueron innecesariamente largos.