The Dead Zone
Ratings262
Average rating3.8
Did not know a single thing about the plot going into this and-- Wow, this was not what I expected. Vibes of Manchurian Candidate and Looper.
Sometimes King books feel like a first draft and this was definitely on par with that.
Also, the undertones of Trumpism before it ever even existed are, uh, toning...
Did not know a single thing about the plot going into this and-- Wow, this was not what I expected. Vibes of Manchurian Candidate and Looper.
Sometimes King books feel like a first draft and this was definitely on par with that.
Also, the undertones of Trumpism before it ever even existed are, uh, toning...
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There's a few of Stephen King's earlier books that I've never read so I'm going back and filling in some of the gaps. This was released in 1979 and is probably more eye-openingly unsettling now that it was back then.
Johnny can see the a persons future just by touching them, and when he shakes the hand of an up coming politician he sees a horrifying glance into the future. The big dilemma here is what do, and will what you do make a difference.
Probably up there with his best books, even at 460 pages (mass market edition) it felt like a quick read. I didn't give it 5 and that purely down to the fact that I already knew the story and outcome before hand.
There's a few of Stephen King's earlier books that I've never read so I'm going back and filling in some of the gaps. This was released in 1979 and is probably more eye-openingly unsettling now that it was back then.
Johnny can see the a persons future just by touching them, and when he shakes the hand of an up coming politician he sees a horrifying glance into the future. The big dilemma here is what do, and will what you do make a difference.
Probably up there with his best books, even at 460 pages (mass market edition) it felt like a quick read. I didn't give it 5 and that purely down to the fact that I already knew the story and outcome before hand.
