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A review by teeta
Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
2.0
I'll preface this review by saying I really love Stephen King's writing, but I am not usually a fan of alien type horror books, so take this review with a grain of salt. I tried reading this book a couple years ago, and couldn't get into it so it was added to the pile of "to read later" books.
However, I read The Tommyknockers not long after, and really enjoyed it so figured I'd give this one a try again. I found lots of similarities of The Tommyknockers and Dreamcatcher, but felt the latter handled the horror/mystery/intrigue a lot better. I really tried to love this book, but the alien butt babies just... turned it into a laugh instead of a scare.
On the second read, the first couple chapters of the book really piqued my interest. Especially the back story, and the "knowing" aspect of the men, along with the gap of memory from the accident. I was quite invested in the characters at first, but felt the story lines for each just dwindled unsatisfactorily. I think I could have even gotten past the sulphur farts, and the aliens being shot out of the butts of their victims, but it felt like two or three separate stories, all unfinished, and shoved into one book, with weak strings trying to tie them together.
It was a true struggle to get through this book, and I've never felt more relief to be finished.
However, I read The Tommyknockers not long after, and really enjoyed it so figured I'd give this one a try again. I found lots of similarities of The Tommyknockers and Dreamcatcher, but felt the latter handled the horror/mystery/intrigue a lot better. I really tried to love this book, but the alien butt babies just... turned it into a laugh instead of a scare.
On the second read, the first couple chapters of the book really piqued my interest. Especially the back story, and the "knowing" aspect of the men, along with the gap of memory from the accident. I was quite invested in the characters at first, but felt the story lines for each just dwindled unsatisfactorily. I think I could have even gotten past the sulphur farts, and the aliens being shot out of the butts of their victims, but it felt like two or three separate stories, all unfinished, and shoved into one book, with weak strings trying to tie them together.
It was a true struggle to get through this book, and I've never felt more relief to be finished.