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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
I never want to think about this book again
dark
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Stephen King, I love you and most of your books, but I'm not really sure what happened here. Or maybe we should blame your editor. Just because you are famous doesn't give you license to publish really terrible books. Well, actually, maybe it does. BUT YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED! This is the first Stephen King novel that I have truly disliked. It had a promising beginning but fell into a mess of silly dialogue and hyperbolic characters with a plot that just never seemed to come together.
If you are new to Stephen King, don't read this one first.
If you are new to Stephen King, don't read this one first.
I originally read this novel over a decade ago and it's always lingered with me, being the only book I've ever read that actually managed to keep me up at night. Rereading it however I was a little disappointed to find it didn't play on my mind as much as it had as a kid, but that doesn't detract from what a good story it is on a whole. It's still one of my favourite King novels and highly recommended!
Dreamcatcher is not for everyone. But It surely is amazing. I've seen the movie as well and the book is far better. For starters, the book is able to paint a better picture for the reader, then the movie did on back stories. My only problem is how hollywood changed the story half way through. So that is one big reason why people should read this book. Another is that it has the same dedication to the way Mr. King plays on words as he did with some of his earlier work. All in all, for myself, it's a 4 out of 5 star review. The reason it doesn't have 5 stars? Not as gripping as some of his other books.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Dude, what can I say other than this book is amazing. I read this years after having seen the movie, and its safe to say that theyre two completely different entities - the book is so much more multifaceted, and I was on the edge of my seat the whole way, trying to figure out what was going to happen.
This book is just so complex and fascinating, it seems as if it's all about aliens, but then there are elements of telepathy intertwined, which I havent seen done in this way before. I love that it overlaps slightly with [b:It|18342|It|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166906256s/18342.jpg|150259], in that part of it is set in Derry and there's mention of Pennywise's horrible adventures.
Stephen King is the master at creating utterly despicable characters, and I loved/hated his characterization of Kurtz. I also loved how this book was TRULY horrifying, in that it was filled with gore, and my face was literally like this D: for most of the book. I also really loved that it wasn't set in New York! So many sci-fi/alien/apocalyptic texts are set in NYC and it's a breath of fresh air to go back to Stephen King's books which are always set in small towns.
I loved this book, yet I've given it 4 stars. Why? Because Im still a little confused.
Im confused about the difference between the byrum, the byrus and the grey boys - who was really in charge, what was their purpose, what was their natural form like? Im confused about the dreamcatcher references (other than something purely symbolic), and Im confused about how and why Duddits was so special - was it because he was retarded, or are other people like that, and he just happened to have Downs syndrome?
Im confused about how Duddits telepathy caught on to Pete, Beaver, Henry and Jonesy - I was pretty much expecting Duddits to be an alien gone native, like in the movie (well I recall Duddits being an alien, it's been a while though). I guess it's one of those things that is meant to leave you wondering, but all these unanswered questions have a tendency to drive me nuts! I like closure :P
Overall, I had the most amazing time reading this book, even if it did take quite a while and I was left with a number of unanswered questions. If you have any sort of interest in sci-fi/aliens or horror, I suggest you read this at one point in your life. There's so many elements in there, you're bound to find something that you like. And if you're a King fan, you'll adore the references made to his other books.
This book is just so complex and fascinating, it seems as if it's all about aliens, but then there are elements of telepathy intertwined, which I havent seen done in this way before. I love that it overlaps slightly with [b:It|18342|It|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166906256s/18342.jpg|150259], in that part of it is set in Derry and there's mention of Pennywise's horrible adventures.
Stephen King is the master at creating utterly despicable characters, and I loved/hated his characterization of Kurtz. I also loved how this book was TRULY horrifying, in that it was filled with gore, and my face was literally like this D: for most of the book. I also really loved that it wasn't set in New York! So many sci-fi/alien/apocalyptic texts are set in NYC and it's a breath of fresh air to go back to Stephen King's books which are always set in small towns.
I loved this book, yet I've given it 4 stars. Why? Because Im still a little confused.
Im confused about the difference between the byrum, the byrus and the grey boys - who was really in charge, what was their purpose, what was their natural form like? Im confused about the dreamcatcher references (other than something purely symbolic), and Im confused about how and why Duddits was so special - was it because he was retarded, or are other people like that, and he just happened to have Downs syndrome?
Im confused about how Duddits telepathy caught on to Pete, Beaver, Henry and Jonesy - I was pretty much expecting Duddits to be an alien gone native, like in the movie (well I recall Duddits being an alien, it's been a while though). I guess it's one of those things that is meant to leave you wondering, but all these unanswered questions have a tendency to drive me nuts! I like closure :P
Overall, I had the most amazing time reading this book, even if it did take quite a while and I was left with a number of unanswered questions. If you have any sort of interest in sci-fi/aliens or horror, I suggest you read this at one point in your life. There's so many elements in there, you're bound to find something that you like. And if you're a King fan, you'll adore the references made to his other books.