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Dreamcatcher

By Stephen King

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| Hardcover | 9780743211383

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Once upon a time, in the haunted city of Derry (site of the classics It and Insomnia), four boys stood together and did a brave thing. Certainly a good thing, perhaps even a great thing. Something that changed them in ways they could never begin to understand.

Twenty-five years laContinue

Once upon a time, in the haunted city of Derry (site of the classics It and Insomnia), four boys stood together and did a brave thing. Certainly a good thing, perhaps even a great thing. Something that changed them in ways they could never begin to understand.

Twenty-five years later, the boys are now men with separate lives and separate troubles. But the ties endure. Each hunting season the foursome reunite in the woods of Maine. This year, a stranger stumbles into their camp, disoriented, mumbling something about lights in the sky. His incoherent ravings prove to be dis-turbingly prescient. Before long, these men will be plunged into a horrifying struggle with a creature from another world. Their only chance of survival is locked in their shared past -- and in the Dreamcatcher.

Stephen King's first full-length novel since Bag of Bones is, more than anything, a story of how men remember, and how they find their courage. Not since The Stand has King crafted a story of such astonishing range -- and never before has he contended so frankly with the heart of darkness.

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  • The Best Reviews: Stephen King, Dreamcatcher

    "Another captivating novel by a master, Stephen King" Four men, Joe "Beaver" Clarendon, Pete Moore, Henry Devlin and Gary Jones, best friends as far back as grade school, come together for their annual hunting expedition. Unfortunately for them, the ... (read full critics)

    thebestreviews published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

  • Dreamcatcher By Stephen King

    n his first full-length novel since Bag of Bones, horror master Stephen King takes us back to Derry, Maine, the setting for It and Insomnia. There, four friends encounter telepathic aliens, renegade military forces and the redemptive power of their o ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

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    I read this book in just under two days. It's hard to beat "shit weasels" and "The Memory Warehouse".

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    Stubob72556 said on Feb 17, 2008 | Add your feedback

  • Stephen King wrote this book in the wake of a life-threatening road accident, while still on heavy medication. And it shows. It is confusing, unclear, difficult to follow, and some moment are just silly. Still, the character of Duddits is amazing, with the Stephen King trademark depth and a moving p ... (continue)

    Stephen King wrote this book in the wake of a life-threatening road accident, while still on heavy medication. And it shows. It is confusing, unclear, difficult to follow, and some moment are just silly. Still, the character of Duddits is amazing, with the Stephen King trademark depth and a moving personal history.
    Duddits or not, anyway, this is a heavily disappointing book.

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    Marco Piva said on Jan 29, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • Read this before the movie came out & it was wonderful, I read this in about 2 or 3 weeks which for me it's good I could nto put it down. Watched the movie then had to read again & by far the book was better, must read....

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    sati1028 said on Apr 18, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • Long, gory, weird, but it did hold the attention of both hubby and I 'til the end. Hubby picked it out, to listen to (audio book) during a long road trip. I suppose it deserves more stars, but it was just too disturbing for me to rank it any higher. Gets under your skin as only King can do.

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    Bashful said on Oct 12, 2008 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback

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