Insomnia - Stephen King Reviews

I only recently picked up this book, I don't know how I missed it, I've read nearly every other book he's read. Well I have to say this book is great. I would say King's books fall into two categories, the unmissable classics such as 'The Stand' or 'IT', and the books that are merely great. This falls into the second. I ...  Read the complete review

Published in 1994, INSOMNIA is the story of Ralph Roberts, a 70-year-old resident of Derry, Maine, who is having serious trouble getting any sleep. This leads to a series of hallucinations which in turn lead to a fight against the forces of evil to save the town from The Crimson King. Joining him in this fight is his old friend Lois, who is also ...  Read the complete review

Yet a bit of another insight to the mystery surrounding the Dark Tower series, Insomnia is a book involving quite an unusual set of circumstances. King offers us a elderly man named Ralph Roberts who begins to suffer from insomnia when his wife dies. Offered many different cures from friends and neighbours - nothing works...eventually things start ...  Read the complete review

As a big fan of Stephen King I find it strange that every book I pick, I feel as if I'm not really going to enjoy it. I get a sort of 'deja "read it all before" vu' effect. Even in the early stages of just about every book, that feeling stays for a while. Then, suddenly, you know you are hooked. The improbable becomes ...  Read the complete review

Insomnia, by Stephen King, is a comedy and a tragedy all in one. Some partds of this novel were so funny I laughed until my stomach hurt. Others were so emotional that I cried along with the characters. King has a talent for making the characters in his novels real. Each time I read one of his novels, I become at least one or two of the characters ...  Read the complete review

Ralph Roberts is waiting for his wife to die. She’s terminally ill and SK describes his suspicion and anger towards the doctor who failed to diagnose her early enough with great skill. Time ticks by and Ralph’s death-watch comes to an end. Shortly after his wife’s death, Ralph’s sleeping patterns start changing. He starts ...  Read the complete review

To me Insomnia is classic Stephen King, at his best he really takes some beating. Insomnia falls in the category of “It will take some beating.” The central character Ralph Roberts is a regular guy, except he has insomnia, following the slow death of his beloved wife who had cancer. After a long time (with plenty of ...  Read the complete review

Insomnia is so amazing it even rivals IT as one of Kings all time best novels. It is breathe taking and captivating and page-turningly impossible to put down. The characters are engaging and life-like, typical of every good King book I have ever read and whats more is that they are loveable! The plot is original, captivating and complex and ...  Read the complete review

I like he wand so I like Steven King’s books. Insomnia is one of the last of his books that I have read so far. I suffer from mild insomnia myself, and so I liked the way the book makes you imagine of what can happen if you have no sleep for a long time. The story is as usual very deep, and ties in with the Dark Tower books. ...  Read the complete review

For all the insomniacs out there this particular book will make you want to do something about it. Stephen King once again takes something almost far fetched and makes it totally believable. Completely enjoyable book, although ordinarily I don’t go for books that deal with different dimensions and planes, after a dose of insomnia ...  Read the complete review

I have read most (if not all!) of Stephen King's Novels and to be frank I was a bit disappointed with Insomnia. The story took quite a while to get going, compared to his normal style. The basis of the story is that little bald ?guys? cut the lifeline of people when it is they time. These people are usually invisible but the main ...  Read the complete review

'Insomnia' is quite simply, breath-taking. I got this book at an Airport in 1998, after hearing of yet more delays. You are immediately absorbed by the book from the very first page, like many of Stephen King's books. Insomnia is the story of a man called Ralph Roberts, who is becoming increasingly aware that his wife is dying. This ...  Read the complete review

I've read just about every book or story King wrote up and including this one. Insomnia really was the last straw... Ever since he wrote The Tommyknockers, King's books have become more and more burdensome: too many pages for an undernourished plot, unnecessary deviations from the actual story etc... Insomnia is a good example: the idea ...  Read the complete review

Ralph Roberts has been waking earlier and earlier every night for weeks, and the forgetfulness and weariness caused by sleep deprivation are starting to affect him. When he begins to see brilliant auras around people and objects, his concern grows. As his nights become shorter, his visions become more terrifying, and yet more real. ...  Read the complete review

Ralph Roberts feels old. His wife has died after a long and painful illness, he blames her doctor, and he wakes earlier and earlier every morning. Soon he is limping through life, looking through drooping eyelids as slowly Derry begins to change around him. His neighbour, Ed Deepneau starts to change from an apparently loving family man with a ...  Read the complete review

In this novel, Stephen King has taken an everyday problem for millions of people, and turned it into an absolute nightmare. 760 pages lead you through a tale of horror which will ensure you a few sleepless nights. This is another first class book from the king of horror. The heroes aren't young and beautiful; they are elderly, ...  Read the complete review

This is my favourite Stephen King book, it's not a horror or even a thriller but it captivated me so much that I could hardly put it down. The story is centred around the main character Ralph who, over a period of time, finds it more and more difficult to sleep. The reason for his insomnia is what makes the book so enthralling. ...  Read the complete review