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false <![CDATA[The Dead Zone]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1218672728m/11573.jpg 11573 45 In the St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers, Gary Westfahl predicts that "King has already earned himself a place in the history of literature.... At the very least, he will enjoy the status of a latter-day Anthony Trollope, an author respected for his popularity and social commentary.... More likely, he will be enshrined as the Charles Dickens of the late 20th century, the writer who perfectly reflected, encapsulated, and expressed the characteristic concerns of his era." If any of King's novels exemplifies his skill at portraying the concerns of his generation, it's The Dead Zone (1979). Although it contains a horrific subplot about a serial killer, it isn't strictly a horror novel. It's the story of an unassuming high school teacher, an Everyman, who suffers a gap in time--like a Rip Van Winkle who blacks out during the years 1970-75--and thus becomes acutely conscious of the way that American society is rapidly changing. He wakes up as well with a gap in his brain, the "dead zone" of the title. The zone gives him crippling headaches, but also grants him second sight, a talent he doesn't want and is reluctant to use. The crux of the novel concerns whether he will use that talent to alter the course of history. The Dead Zone is a tight, well-crafted book. When asked in 1983 which of his novels so far was "the best," Stephen King answered, "The one that I think works the best is Dead Zone. It's the one that [has] the most story." --Fiona Webster 2745957 book 1979 The Dead Zone total:12553|5:2551|4:4479|3:4425|2:968|1:130| 12553 46012 14734 302 0 1 false false Thu May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 09:39:28 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 08:16:42 -0700 2008
It starts when Johnny's a boy and...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1992 Wed Aug 15 13:32:55 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 16 10:31:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false true Sat Feb 02 21:49:21 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 22:00:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Jun 30 19:39:40 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 08 08:45:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 07:01:39 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 06:04:34 -0700 2009
I think that part of it is that I just didn't care for Johnny, the main character. Usually I really fall for Stephen King's characters and am totally sold. Not this time. I don't know why, but he just seemed really d...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 18:33:43 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 18:15:53 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 16:56:54 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 10:50:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 05:26:15 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 05:31:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Sat Jan 03 07:04:38 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 06 15:32:40 -0700 2009 The Dead Zone, and hope someone would try to shoot him.

I didn't want them to kill him, or even cause him any physical damage. I just wished that he'd instinct...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Apr 07 11:24:08 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 07 11:26:46 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 18 18:49:29 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 14 20:47:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1985 Mon May 25 14:24:32 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 14:17:11 -0700 2009 The Shining, I found The Dead Zone a welcome change from the evil spooks in the former. Instead of ghosts, The Dead Zone focuses on clairvoyance and all the possibiliti...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 01 11:46:01 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 11:46:01 -0800 2009 I devoured Koontz and King back in middle school and part of high school. In retrospect, I could have spent my time on better books, but these chillers were an escape from things I didn't want to think about, especially at night when I couldn't sleep and my mind twisted my percep...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 08 19:21:52 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 19:25:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 22:23:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 12:06:15 -0700 2009 Stephen King book I've read but it was good. His old stuff usually holds my attention better than his newer works. The main characters were, as always, extremely well developed and absorbing. The story was a bit hollow but it was enough to keep me interested through al...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Mon Nov 24 07:42:40 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 07:42:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 25 13:54:57 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 13:46:45 -0700 2008 1
The Plot: Basically the book follows a guy who is somewhat born into this amazing ability to be able to see flashes of someone's future based on simply touching them. His gift doesn't really begin to shine howeve...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 16 08:33:26 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 02:38:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 06:26:57 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 08:23:00 -0700 2008 good book to read for the beach. I had brought The Name of the Wind but it lost my interest after 200 pages. I simply couldn't get absorbed in it.
Luckily I brought a couple of backups, so I dropped it and opened The ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1980 Wed Mar 12 16:49:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 17:03:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=11573