One of King's best. (The Dead Zone - Stephen King)

Member Name: vicar911

Product:	The Dead Zone - Stephen King
Date:	04/07/00 (17 review reads)
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Advantages: Characters, good plotting

Disadvantages: None

This is one of Stephen King's most consistently gripping thrillers, and one not unafraid to make a "statement" of some kind too. It tells the story of John Smith, who develops an ability to see the future, but is unsure whether this is a curse or a blessing until he foresees armageddon at the hands of a power-hungry and immoral politician and sets about changing the future. The characters are nicely developed in this novel, and unlike much of King's other books, it has a well rounded and satisfying ending. And a generally scathing assessment of American reactionary politics makes it far more interesting than just another horror thriller.

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