"Another captivating novel by a master, Stephen King"
Four men, Joe "Beaver" Clarendon, Pete Moore, Henry Devlin
and Gary Jones, best friends as far back as grade school,
come together for their annual hunting expedition.
Unfortunately for them, the forests surrounding the cabin
have become home to aliens who invade humans' bodies and
try to take them over. When a lost hunter comes to their
door for assistance, the nightmare really begins. Now the
foursome has to fight for their lives to defeat the
aliens, costing some of them their lives. The remaining friends begin to realize there is some kind
of connection between the aliens, themselves, and Duddits,
a man with Downs Syndrome, who in some unknown way
cemented the bond between the four. They now have to get
to the bottom of plans of Mr. Gray, the alien who has
taken over one of the four. Telepathic abilities aid in
their quest, helping the reluctant heroes to find the key
to the alien's destruction. As always, Stephen King gets to the depth of the story,
twisting everything around so readers have no idea what is
coming next. Dreamcatcher is more sci-fi psychological
thriller than horror, but never fails to strike fear in to
the hearts and heads of his readers. In addition to
scaring fans senseless, he explores the deepest realms of
the psyche, representing how there is no stronger weapon
then one's own mind. Duddits is the most interesting of all the players, though
for much of the book he is only present through flashbacks
and memories. Readers are drawn to this enigmatic person,
wanting to know just what exactly is his connection, other
than being the method through which "Beav," Pete, Henry,
and "Jonesy" reinforce their relationship, to the story
and why exactly his very name strikes fear in Mr. Gray. © Kelley A. Hartsell, November 2005. All rights reserved.
Reviewed by Kelley Hartsell
Courtesy CK2S Kwips and Kritiques
Posted July 9, 2006
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