Has anyone read "dreamcatcher"

[The Outsider]

I'd say its a great novel, not one of my favorites, but its pretty high up there. If you like aliens and such, you'll enjoy this one. Its long, but worth the read!

[Giuly]

I red Dreamcatcher two times and I also think that it is worth reading it again, as all the other SK masterpieces

[fredo]

The movie blew great big 'ol drippy chunks. I kept standing up to leave and my wife would pull me down into my seat. But at the end, I groaned, real loud, uttered BS, and headed for the door.
Novel was great.
I started to leave at the start of "Green Mile", I have two daughters, and the scene was a little too real. Stayed around and loved the film.

[JRM]

This is actually my second King book so far! (Bag of Bones being my first) I think it's absolutely magical and interesting. I've read about 3 other King books after Bag of Bones, and none have captivated me as much as Dreamcatcher. I still haven't finished it, but I'm absolutely enjoying it. I'm curious to read how it's all gonna end!

[JRM]

OK, finished Dreamcatcher. And the further I got into the book, the less I started to like it. I started off loving it, then ended up just "liking" it. It started off magical and fascinating, but ended up really wacky and hard to belive. Good read, but I had a handful of problems with it: the direction the plot took, the Jonsey/Mr. Gray situation, the "mind" thing, and my biggest issue with it; I was so confused during the second half. It was so hard to picture what is going on, regardless of how well King tried to describe it.

That being said, I did finish it, and when I finish a book that means I enjoyed it enough to complete it.

[JRM]

Oh, and would just like to add that I LOVE Duddits. He's one of the most likeable characters I've ever come across. Everytime he was in a scene a smile would light up my face, lol. Just an awesome character.

[Bob Ross]

I think the problem with the movie is that they simply ran out of time. This is a regular problem filmmakers run into when they're adapting King's work but I think DREAMCATCHER suffers more than any other adaptation because of it. It wasn't from lack of talent; you've got Lawrence Kasden directing and William Goldman writing. Those are two of the greats in Hollywood. The first quarter of the movie is almost right out of the book and the casting is perfect, but once the military gets involved the whole movie falls apart, and the ending is the definition of lame.

The book itself is a great read. Maybe I was just happy to be reading a new King novel after his accident but I really enjoyed it and as others have said in this thread it was great returning to Derry. All in all, I'd say read the book and avoid the movie.

[LadyHitchhiker]

One of my favorite books..

[constantreader1313]

I am determined to finish this book this second time around. I have to say I think I stopped the first time because I was bored and kinda confused with everything, but I will finish it this time. I am enjoying it more this time and I don't think I'll have a problem reading it all...and then after I finish it I may have to sit through the movie just so I can say I've seen it and be able to compare.

[wally wonder]

I am determined to finish this book this second time around. I have to say I think I stopped the first time because I was bored and kinda confused with everything, but I will finish it this time. I am enjoying it more this time and I don't think I'll have a problem reading it all...and then after I finish it I may have to sit through the movie just so I can say I've seen it and be able to compare.

this was one of the first sk stories i read, cr1313. why some of sk's stories derail some readers sure is a curious thing. i don't think there's one i haven't enjoyed start to finish, not a one. and why not dreamcatcher for all? i mean, it has some of the same elements of It, friendship, teamwork, a seemingly unbeatable foe. and who doesn't like It?

was frequenting another board at the time this came out and a friend there was posting pics of the cover, said stuff to make us believe it was the first sk in a time, which is a hoot, when you look at the list of stuff he put out. when hasn't he been writing?

maybe it has to do w/where you live? never have seen the movie. i've seen only a half dozen or so of sk stories as movies.