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Dreamcatcher

Stephen King

3.35 AVERAGE



Dreamcatcher by Stephen King

A lot of people dislike this King novel, they say it's very similar to others, and you can tell that he had just recovered from an accident before writing the book in long hand.
As a man who has written 57 books in total, it's hardly surprising that similar ideas arise. I don't mind when King sticks to what he does best. Writing stories focused on groups of four boys, growing up into men and the surrounding events. Dreamcatcher features a very special character, Duddits. Duddits makes this book, especially his relationship with the four other men. All of their relationships make this book special.
The pace of this book was brilliant, it only dimmed when the military arrived. I loved the characters of Henry, Jonesy, Beav and Pete and actually wish we got to read more about Beav and Pete.
Overall, a great King book. I can always rely on him for a good story and great characters.
dark tense medium-paced
adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

 
I will start this by saying I do not usually review King; in fact, this is my first review. And there's a good reason I'm writing it. Because, holy crap (literally), what the hell was that? I absolutely love Stephen King´s novels, and when I found out this one was about aliens, I simply had to read it asap. 
 
Dreamcatcher being my 27th (or perhaps 28th?) book by King, you would think I am used to his weirdness and there would be nothing more to surprise me. Well, you would be very wrong. This is by far the weirdest one. 
 
If you thought the
child orgy
from It was weird and gross and surprising. I wonder what you would say about all the farting and belching and the extremely vivid descriptions of fart smells and sounds this book contains. Not to mention the
alien beings being born via ripping people´s assholes.
No, I am not joking. I have seen people call this book too weird even for King himself, and I cannot agree more. 
 
As far as the story goes, it was not the best I´ve read. It was slow, dragging, and pretty boring, apart from a few moments.
The animal migrations were probably my favourite, there is just something otherworldly about seeing deer and foxes and bears and raccoons and wild cats, etc., all together.
 
 
The characters were interesting, but not very likeable. Apart from Duddits, he seemed very sweet, kind, and loving. The rest of the friend group, Jonesy, Beaver, Pete, and Henry, were kind of annoying, even though they had their moments. 
 
For me, the least enjoyable and most confusing was the military part of the story. What I liked the most, animals excluded, was the bond between the five friends. And also all of the retrospective parts that brought us back to their childhood. 
 
I still think Desperation and The Regulators are much more chaotic and maybe even more weird. And they are also the King books I liked the least. Unfortunately, Dreamcatcher is very close behind them.

Even the worst King book is still a good book! Enjoyable, but all the reviews I’ve seen rang true—a bit bloated and in need of an edit, a bit weird, a bit self-indulgent. I still liked it a lot!
challenging dark emotional funny slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious medium-paced

In all honesty, I had high hopes for this book. I've read some of Stephens work and loved most. I was utterly disappointed in this book. There were some interesting parts, however; for the most part I found it confusing, and incredibly boring. I spent months trying to finish this book hoping it would start getting better but the longer I went on the same it stayed. If you're looking for a good Stephen King novel, I don't recommend this one.
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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