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The Dead Zone by Stephen King

16 reviews

brittneyandalicebookclub's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Dead Zone
By Stephen King

Thriller, science fiction

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Johnny Smith has an ability to see things occasionally when he touches people. Is it a gift or a curse? Does he act on what he sees? Is it for a purpose?

❤️ I absolutely loved this book. I felt so connected to Johnny and his story. Often, his story was sad. The sense of sadness I felt for Johnny revealed just how well he was written. I felt for his character. I also really enjoyed Johnny's father. Other characters weren't as developed, but didnt need to be. They all were there for a reason and served their purpose well in the book. I would have loved to read more with Sam in it though.

💔 I don't know that I have any negatives. This book gripped me start to finish. Didnt feel too long, too short, too fast or slow. Loved it.

🎀 This may be my new favorite Stephen King book. I loved the usage of foresight when we know that one more intense vision is coming, but not when or what. It kept some tension as to what's coming up. There wasn't a sense of horror in this book, and I loved the way it was done instead.

✨️TRIGGER WARNING✨️

Animal cruelty - In the beginning, there's a scene with animal cruelty. I can't do that, and thought it'd lower my view of the book. Personally, once I saw that's where the story was going, I quickly just skimmed enough words to not get upset and started back when that scene was over. It wasn't much to skip and I dont feel like I missed anything.

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mainereading's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was great, but it was hard to read. It dealt with sexual assault of people but also a small child. It also not only had animal death but animal abuse and animal murder at the beginning of the story, among other hard things to read about. So when I say it was hard to read, I mean it. Also, I hoped the villain would get a healthy dose of karma. But that didn’t go down the way I was hoping it would. I liked the book, but I didn’t love it, unfortunately.

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nzlisam's review against another edition

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DNF@21% No rating!

Is not included in my reading stats since I didn’t finish.

This one’s very dated (which I normally wouldn’t judge it on) but to the point that some of the dialogue and writing makes no sense. On top of that, it’s very slow. And, there’s already been animal cruelty/death, which again I’d overlook if I was enjoying the story, but I’m not. I still remain a Stephen King fan but based on what I’ve read, this one isn’t his best. Onwards and upwards!

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jvbook_reader's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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jess2obsess's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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chloeshea's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I’ve had this book for a few years, never touching it. Brought it with me this summer to read while off-grid doing field work. I didn’t know anything about the book besides the first few pages. Coincidentally, I finished reading it a week after Trump’s attempted assassination. Weird.

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jenniferbbookdragon's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

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

5.0

Reading this 45 years after publication, I can say it made my heart pound. Stephen King somehow managed to anticipate our political future, and create a compelling story of the nightmare of knowing too much. His hero is cursed with an ability to read people and their pasts and futures. Others don't believe him, and he is driven to act.
I appreciated the complexity of John and the important people in his life. King takes the reader in quickly and doesn't let go. I read this in 2 days because I couldn't put it down.

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