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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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