Duma Key - Mission Accomplished

**MellowLedbetter** · April 23rd, 2009

HeHe, you said "Duma Key has single-handedly inspired me to quit begging off and begin painting again".

no pun intended?

**Nero** · April 23rd, 2009

Originally Posted by MellowLedbetter

HeHe, you said "Duma Key has single-handedly inspired me to quit begging off and begin painting again".

no pun intended?

LOL if there's a pun in there it's unintentional and I'm still too dense to see it!

**Moderator** · April 23rd, 2009

Edgar lost his arm so only had one hand (single-handed).

**PatInTheHat** · April 23rd, 2009

Originally Posted by Moderator

Edgar lost his arm so only had one hand (single-handed).

My mind is sooo in the gutter.

**Bryan James** · April 23rd, 2009

What I dug moist about 'Duma Key' is that I hand and hang out in Florida (East Coast) a bit. I can close my eyes and feel salt, seagull, and a flea-market right around the corner.

I have not made it all the way to Key West in many years.

The way he transformed the small island into Normal v. Wicked Abnormal and then let the crossover between the two play out? That's what I liked. It wasn't one of my favorites, but I read it inside 24 hours, so that's pretty cool.

BJS

P.S. The Lawn Jockey statue zipping around will plague my periphery forever.

**orange** · April 26th, 2009

I think Duma Key has the greatest atmosphere out of any King Book that I've read, and I've almost read them all! I was completely taken away by Duma Key, and thought the characterisation of Edgar was fantastic - his back story, the way he thought, his past - all fantastic. Definitely in my top 5 King books too !

**rudiroo** · April 28th, 2009

Why do I love Duma Key? Let me count the ways. .
Nah, too many to count. It's a standalone SK - reading it feels like listening to Brendel play Brahams, or seeing Springsteen live - you just don't want it to end, because you're afraid that you'll never feel this way about a story again.
Or perhaps that's just me.
If my father hadn't died two months ago, would I have felt the same way?
I'll never know. .

**Agincourt Concierge** · April 29th, 2009

Originally Posted by Nero

LOL if there's a pun in there it's unintentional and I'm still too dense to see it!

hee hee....Aggie ain't the only one that has obtuse moments...LOL

**OneEyedNick** · September 9th, 2009

It gladens my heart to see SK coming up with such a masterpiece late in his career life. He proves that talent doesn't have to dwindle as one progresses in life. This is quite a rare sight on the art scene where many artists (including very talented ones) just drift with no direction after a brief spell of magic.
'M-O-O-N, that spells Stephen King. Laws yes!'