Duma Key -- How'd you like it?

[Moderator]

Isn't this a spoiler.

Sorry, I missed that but have added the spoiler tag in both the original and your post.

[ozman]

Stephen King's literary genius appears to be growing with his age. Both Bag Of Bones & Duma Key are prime examples of why he is the greatest writer of our time. Anything Steve writes is enthralling, witty, thrilling, humorous, dramatic, funny & scary all in the same story. He is the master of the craft!

[CaseyM]

This book was very good, and I think it had some of King's most frightening scenes. For example, the two zombie kids, the sounds of the seashells under Big Pink, the knowledge that someone had been in his house when he was out.

I agree! This was a very scary part for me as well. I can honestly say that none of SK's books have scared me...really at all. I love them nonetheless, but I don't seems to get scared that easily I guess. This book however, scared me so bad in some parts that I didn't want to turn off the light and sleep for fear the zombie girls would walk in on me like they did to Eddie. Still to this day when I think about them I get creeped right out. This book gave me an experience that no other book has.

[Bryan James]

I'm about to start it tomorrow. I just finished Salam's Lot and it was fantastic.

I'm a sandwich lover, and I've always wanted a small bistro.

You just named it for me.

"Salami, Lots"

(Now, does anyone have 200k to lend me for startup costs?)

[AugustBlazing]

I thought this was actually one of SK's better books. I got pulled in right away, reading about the aftermath of the accident. Sure it had some some horrific elements (the zombie children REALLY freaked me out); But I really liked the interactions between all the characters. I was rooting for Edgar the whole time. Wireman was a surpisingly deep character. And the poor old woman! I originally was excited because it was a "Florida story" (I live about 70 miles from where DK is set), but was suprised at the depth and heart of the plot.

[JRM]

Sorry, I missed that but have added the spoiler tag in both the original and your post.

It's alright. Thanks for adding the tag.

[JRM]

I just finished reading it. I loved it. I did have a few li'l problems with it, though: I was confused through much of the final reveal as to what was going on (it came at a rapid-fire pace, and I found it difficult to keep up), and I didn't feel any sense of closure when the book ended. I felt something was missing, or certain events shouldn't have happened at all. I just felt . . . kinda depressed by the time it ended. That being said, I loved the ride. It didn't scare me like I thought it would (However, I was creeped out at times, especially after -- possible spoiler -- the ship of the dead was first spotted), but it kept me on the edge throughout. One of his best, in my opinion.

[Gaizka]

Duma Key was a joy to read.
I'm not a big fan of reading but this book just captured me!
In fact I felt sad when I finished it... And I was thinking about reading it all over again, but I decided to buy another SK's book and I just started reading "It".

DK's is specially memorable because of it's charachters. Edgar and Wireman are just amazing. Specially Wireman. Love the guy... Almost cried when he died in the end.

One of my favourite parts has to be when Nan Melda speaks through the doll...

It was my second SK's Book. Mr. King is the greatest Sotryteller I know...

[davemelnick]

I specially liked his latest # of novels & short stories, because they are directly related to: LOST. I'm sure UTD is 1 also -

[cheryl123sing]

I have read this book twice, and I have to say that I loved it the first time, and didn't really enjoy it the second time. Many of Kings books are easy for me to read multiple times (Bag of Bones, Misery and It being a few that pull me in again and again), but I found that once the mystery of Duma Key was relieved, it didn't have staying power for multiple reads. That was my opinion, anyway.