Rating  - I liked it but...
I read another reviewer's comments here in which he said the first 400 or so pages were disappointing but he was happy with the ending, I felt just the opposite. I loved the first part of this book, for it exhibited a new, more mature Stephen King (which, given the injuries to the main character) I attributed to his own terrible accident. But, all that new maturity was tossed away for what is ultimately a Kingish pat (squishy, icky stuff) ending. Just how many novels has King written in which a group of (pick one, old friends, new friends, lovers, etc.) end up going to a dark place to fight a (pick one, giant spider, vampire, ghost, etc.) The first 400 or so pages of "Duma Key" is among the best King has ever written. I only wish he could have come up with an ending which was at that level as well, instead of just going for more of the same. Still, a very entertaining read and if you like King's "old" stuff,(as I do) you will like this too.
For more good horror, I would suggest Carraher's books, i.e. Midnight and The Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome, which are slightly off the beaten path to say the least.
Rating  - This book deserves way more than 5 stars!
Awesome, awesome book! Well done,Steve! One of his absolute best. Very cool characters and scary. I loved this book! Wireman was my favorite character. I could not put this down! I always had to know what was going to happen next. It was sad that Ilse got killed. I didn't like Wireman dying at the end, either. This book was well written. Extremely entertaining. Highly recommended. I got my sister to read this, and she enjoyed it. Her fave character was also Wireman.
Rating - This is the best!
I'm only half way through this book and hate to put it down! Will add more when I am through.
Rating - Stephen King is an Artist
"Duma Key" is an absolutely incredible novel. The characters are so finely drawn they seem to be real people. The story's leisurely pace might be a turn-off if you're looking for something like "The Dark Half" or "Cujo", but in this book Stephen King proves he is much more than just an ordinary horror writer: he's an artist. One of the true great voices in American literature. Edgar Freemantle may be blessed (or cursed) with an almost divine talent to paint, but King has managed something even more miraculous: he has painted all of Edgar's works of art with words. In addition to the masterful prose, King has also constructed a great horror story. With a little patience and an understanding that the journey is what counts here, you're in for some good scares! And one of the best endings to a long novel I've read in a long time.
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