Duma Key: A Novel
 

Duma Key: A Novel

by Stephen King

No more than a dark pencil line on a blank page. A horizon line, maybe. But also a slot for blackness to pour through...

A terrible construction site accident takes Edgar Freemantle's right arm and scrambles his memory and his mind, leaving him with little but rage as he begins the ordeal of rehabilitation. A marriage that produced two lovely daughters suddenly ends, and Edgar begins... (read more)

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Mella J
  • Rated 4 stars

Wow, good old scary as hell Stephen King. I read this is 2 days, a 600+ page book. Good plot, good suspense and not too happy ending. And being from FLA I loved it being set here.

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  • Devon G

    devon g said:

    Where's the praise for Wireman? I think that HE is one of the best characters that Stephen King has created in a long time. He does have that special gift for making these characters not only lovable, but believable. I liked Edgar, but loved Elizabeth and Wireman.

    posted 7 days ago
  • Weston Ochse

    weston ochse said:

    I loved this. Edgar is one of Steve's best characters in a dozen years. Thanks for this one.

    posted Monday, May 19 2008
  • Bright Eyes

    bright eyes said:

    I am also a constant reader; I guess you can tell by my bookshelf. I truly enjoyed this book. It was thrilling without a lot of gore. I didn't mind so much that the "monster" was disabled in such a quiet way. To respond to some of the other comments, I think after experiencing the trauma of his first life, Edgar found and healed himself on the Key and became capable of accepting the loss of his beloved daughter, wife and friends. I saw Edgar evolve into an extremely spiritual person who was able to see far beyond his physical existence. That, to me, is why he was able to move on in life. I think this experience on the Key made him know that the earthly world is not all there is. Yes he cried for his beloved, but in the end...he knew that there was nothing he could do to change any of it. So he accepted what had happened and went on with his life. That is just my perspective.

    posted Thursday, May 15 2008
  • Bob M

    bob m said:

    Great story-telling, as usual, but (did you feel a but coming?) I think the ending is anti-climactic. It reminds me of my reaction to the movie version of IT, when the monster appeared, at the end, what a wuss! Tim Curry, as the clown, was exceeding scary, much more than "It" itself. Anyway, to get back to Duma Key, I was sucked in, in a good way, by King's ability to tell a story and to make his characters come alive. As I neared the end, I was expecting a whiz-bang, genuine monster, not something made impotent by immersion in water!

    posted Tuesday, April 15 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • mina e

    mina e said:

    very nice

    posted Saturday, April 12 2008
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