Overall 3.5 stars.

I didn’t realize how long ago this book had been written – until I started reading it. The Dead Zone is one of Stephen King’s earlier books and it revolves around a man named “Johnny Smith” who happens to be a regular guy with a talent of ‘foresight’ which, in the beginning of the book , is illustrated as a case of really good luck.
The Dead Zone, one of Stephen King's earlier classics, follows one Johnny Smith, a regular guy with an amazing talent, a

After years in a coma, Johnny wakes up with a psychic ability that enables him, upon touching people, to know things various things about them (past/present/future). Johnny uses his abilities to hunt down a serial killer – but the notoriety wears on him and he starts to hate his ‘gift’. Eventually, the book turns political when Johnny has to find a way to kill Mr. Greg Stillson – a politician aspiring to become president. After shaking hands with Stillson at a political rally, Johnny gets a vision that Stillson will become President and will lead the country into world-wide nuclear war. Johnny has to decide what he must do with this information. Can he stand idly by and do NOTHING? He tries to get an answer from family and friends by asking them a loaded question: "If you could go back in time and kill Hitler, would you? Even if it means you will not survive the assassination?”
The novel had a wonderful premise and the idea of foresight is really intriguing. What would you do if you had that kind of ability? But the novel is flawed in many ways: The first few chapters can drag on – especially Sara’s (Johnny’s girlfriend) inner dialogue – spare me your self-pity. The last chapters could have been more hair-raising and anticipatory. I felt a lot of sympathy for Johnny and I am all about books with a protagonist who gets a happy ending. In a way, it worked out for him – but he had to die to accomplish something. Overall – it wasn’t a bad read, but it wasn’t great either. I would give this one 3.5 stars.