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5.0 out of 5 stars vintage King, Feb 4 2008

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Carol (Ontario) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Duma Key: A Novel (Hardcover)

I was disappointed in King's book "Lisey's Story" but our library had just gotten "Duma Key" in so I thought I would give it a chance, having read almost all of King's work over the years. I was captured by the first page and could hardly put it down. Great characters and dialogue and without giving away the ending my only disappointment was one person's fate at the end in Mexico. Steven King can still write a great novel where many other modern day writers fail to keep up to their fans expectations.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A Touch of Supernatural, Oct 28 2008

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Toni Osborne "The Way I See It" (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Duma Key: A Novel (Paperback)

Edgar Freemantle a building contractor who had a job site accident; his skull was fractured, his hip shattered, he lost an arm and almost his sanity. He is in constant pain and prone to fits of rage, to make matters worse his wife decides to leave him and demands a divorce and all the fringe benefits.

After pondering suicide, he relocates to Duma Key, Florida where he rents Big Pink, a house built partially over the water. A place where the waves at high tides stir the seashells under the house creating an eerie sound, tennis balls appear unexpectedly and a heron flies by upside-down. Inspired by these activities, he decides to create his ideas on canvas, which leads to all sorts of supernatural developments. His pictures reflect not only his past but future horrors, will his art save him or kill him and those he loves...can ghosts come alive on canvas?

Duma Key is a terrifying delight, a slow and intense story about friendship, family and events of a mind under extraordinary stressful times. The protagonists are intensely well characterized as they make their way through the nitty-gritty of the day-to-day adventures; they add depth and are the focus of the story.

Not only is Mr King a master in describing chilling horrors and creating vivid images; you can imagine and hear the crashing waves, smell the musty air and feel the creepy crawlies, a touch of supernatural creating a wonderful novel.

The strong devotional care given to Elizabeth and the tenacity of Edgar to regain his mobility is possibly derived from Mr King's own life experience.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 2nd Listen and Still 5 Star, Jun 16 2010

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Jeffrey Swystun (Ottawa & New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Duma Key: A Novel (Audio CD)

I listened to Duma Key when it was first released and thoroughly enjoyed the story and the audio version. John Slattery's voice is absolutely perfect for the role. His cadence, inflections, and believable character variations are a huge plus. I am a big fan of Mad Men but after the first 20 minutes had lost any association with Roger Sterling. This is one of King's stronger entries exploring in a unique way many of his constant themes: redemption, vanquishing evil (at least for a time), bitter and critical self-examination, human fallibility and, of course, plenty of creepy manifestations. He inherently believes in the goodness of people especially when they band together in a noble or necessary cause. I have just finished listening to it for a second time and it has lost none of its appeal, indeed, I discovered more this time through.

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I feel horrible that I spent a week reading this. I did a lot of reading during said week; probably could have finished 4 novels in the time this one took. Read more

Published on Mar 28 2010 by Brad Fast

5.0 out of 5 stars Well read, engaging, long audiobook novel
I used to be a big King fan but "grew out" of his stuff around Dolores Claiborne and haven't read a thing of his since then. Read more

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