Title: Dreamcatcher
Author: Stephen King
Publisher: Pocket Books
Year: 2001
879 pages
Summary from the Book: Twenty-five years after saving a Down's-syndrome kid from bullies, Beav, Henry, Pete, and Jonesy - now men with separate lives and separate problems - reunite in the woods of Maine for their annual hunting trip. But when a stranger stumbles into their camp, disoriented and mumbling something about lights in the sky chaos erupts. Soon, the four friends are plunged into a horrifying struggle with a creature from another world where their only chance of survival is locked in their shared past - and in the Dreamcatcher.
Personal Thoughts: This one took me a bit to get through. Not because it wasn't good, but because it's one of the longest books I've read in a long time. As always, King's writing churns your imagination with vivid descriptions that makes you feel like you're right in the story. This particular story is a little bit horror, a little bit science fiction, and a little bit weird and gross. But it is also captivating and while the size of the book is daunting, you just want to keep plugging on to find out what happens next. So far, I haven't found a Stephen King book I haven't like so I'm sure I sound like a broken record, continuously recommending his books. However, I do recommend this book as it is an excellently written story with quite an interesting finish to it.
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