Duma Key - Stephen King Reviews

As an avid Stephen King fan I was definately not disappointed! Duma key is the story of Edgar Freemantle who loses his arm and suffers head trauma as a result of an on site accident. After the breakdown of his marriage he goes to live in Duma Key to help his rehabilitation. It is here he re-discovers his talent of painting which ...  Read the complete review

Its going to take more than Reba the anger management doll to stop Edgar Freemantle killing his soon to be ex-wife. Its not as though he meant to strangle her, he just wanted to shut her up for a bit. Her crying was a bit much. She wasn't the one whose pick-up truck picked a fight with a twelve story crane and lost. She didn't have to live with ...  Read the complete review

Edgar Freemantle had a great life until he collided with a crane on one of his building sites and nearly died. Losing an arm instead and having various issues with his head which was crused in the accident, his marriage finally collapses due to his crazed behaviour during and after recovery. His decision to move to Duma Key and recouperate away ...  Read the complete review

I have just finished my second Stephen King book in as many weeks, I'm not the biggest King fan but Dreamcatcher and Duma Key have so impressed me that I am going to make a point of collecting a few of his novels and reading them as I'm starting to think that perhaps he really does live up to all his hype and I've overlooked a fabulous ...  Read the complete review

Duma Key ========== We follow Edgar Freemantle who initially comes across as an unlikable character. This it turns out is due in part to a car accident he earlier had and also a shift in his personality. He loses an arm in the accident and this causes further angry outbursts. His wife leaves him before he hurts her and this ...  Read the complete review

I've been a bit cautious about reading Stephen King books just lately, as I've felt that he hasn't quite got the 'edge' he used to have. However, Duma Key promised to be a good read, and I was pleased when a copy was given to me for Christmas. I've just finished reading it, and I wasn't disappointed. Plot Summary When Edgar ...  Read the complete review

One of King's later novels and a good one to boot. Actually right now the book is sitting on my desk, I am re-reading it for the 3rd time. As is typical with King's later books the 'bad guy' is much less obvious. His earlier work had ghosts, gypsies, giant spiders (!), his later ones, are typically weirder, if that is ...  Read the complete review

Those of you who are familiar with my other reviews may know that I have a little pet-hate when it comes to popular novels which is known by the name of "cover-blurb". This basically refers to the collection of quotes from popular newspapers, fellow authors or minor celebrities that often appears either on the front or back of the novel ...  Read the complete review

Edgar Freemantle has issues. After losing his arm in an accident at work he has become increasingly aggressive to the point were he has lost his wife and become a shadow of his former self. More in desperation than hope, Edgar take his psychiatrists advice and takes a break from it all in the beautiful Florida backwater of "Duma Key". ...  Read the complete review

Duma Key Stephen King. Let me start by saying this review will not be 1000 words long, nor will I compare one book with another, or writing styles such as 'this book is more touchy feely', (although this one is) oops. This one is a bit of a slow starter but once up and running it is an ok read. Without ...  Read the complete review