Stephen King - Duma Key Reviews

Life can change forever in the time it takes to blink. Edgar Freemantle's life hung a U-turn in a gruesome accident on his own construction site. The unfortunate intersection scrambled his brain, crushed his hip, and left his right arm somewhere under a 100-ton crane. Six months later, Edgar's partially rehabilitated but fully divorced. That's when his shrink suggests he take up a hobby. "I used to draw a little," he mused. — Life can change forever in time it takes to blink, or it can take longer: Edgar may have thought the changes were done, but he was wrong. — Leaving… read full review »

I am an avid reader and a huge Stephen King fan I just love his style of writing.Now on to Duma Key in my opinion this his best work in a long time.I was captivated from the very first couple of pages.Your taken on a journey with a man as he recovers from a horrible accident on a small island called Duma Key.There he discovers it's strange and haunting secrets it holds.He is befriend by a gentleman named Wireman who is caretaker to the old woman who owns the island.Together they discover her secrets and the secret that haunts Duma… read full review »

I have always liked Stephen King but find that I like most of his older works much better than the newer ones. This book, however, is right up there with classics like "The Shining" and "The Stand" (two of my favorites). I believe this is his best work in a while. His character development is amazing. I would highly recommend this book to Stephen King fans and anyone looking for an interesting, slightly suspensful, somewhat mysterious read to keep them entertained.… read full review »

The name Stephen King is associated with horror, but this is a more subtle tension than some of his earlier works. He concentrates more on personalities and compulsions and less on the gruesome. He weaves the lives of his characters together- it is not as complex and The Stand or It, but this is reminiscent of how all things echo back and forth in time and cause and effect. Satisfying. —… read full review »

  Great book as all of Stephen Kings books are.  I just couldnt put it down.  It did start off a little slow but more than made up for it as you read more.  Duma Key shows insight into a man starting over after a tragic accident and how he found himself and what found him.  I would recommend this book to anyone that loves a good suspenceful sci-fi horror mystery. … read full review »

This is another wonderful true Stephen King novel.  The writing put such tropical pictures that it almost feels like you are in the Flordia Keys.  Although there is not a significant amount of action, it propels you to keep turning the… read full review »