Rate Insomnia

**thymeoperator** · July 28th, 2009

Originally Posted by Sandman

9 I only gave it a 9 because the beginning so so damn SLOW. I actually gave up on the book the first time I read it then went back to it a few months later and it was the best decision I ever made! it was well worth it once things got rolling!

i agree with that - the first maybe 50 or so pages i thought were incredibly slow and hard to get through, but then i ADORED it. it was so beautifully described.

**JRM** · August 4th, 2009

I personally don't think I would recommend it to anyone, unless they're ready for something really different and slowpaced. While I did enjoy it overall, it was hard to get through.

7/10

**jchanic** · August 4th, 2009

One of King's forte's is character development. When he takes his time creating these characters, yes, the story seems to slow down, but, when the story "takes off", you REALLY care what happens to them! This is not only true in Insomnia, but in Bag of Bones, The Stand, It, etc. When he doesn't really take the time to develop the characters completely, such as in Cell, he is less successful.

John

**BTRNYC** · August 4th, 2009

9/10. Loved it. Love all the connections to IT and DT, and love the amazing imagery/

**Manxkitti** · September 28th, 2009

I'll give it a 9.

**nikkij124** · September 30th, 2009

I loved it !
ive suffered over the years with insomnia due to not being able to put kings books down lol. i would definatly rate this book a big 10

**dtorrec** · October 2nd, 2009

Originally Posted by JRM

I personally don't think I would recommend it to anyone, unless they're ready for something really different and slowpaced. While I did enjoy it overall, it was hard to get through.

7/10

I'm happy I'm not the only one who thinks it is slow, I almost stop reading, I did like it, but at some point I got bored a little bit.

constantreader85 · October 16th, 2009

9.5, i have read this book 4 times and it is always refreshing, you read somehting new that you missed on the previous reading session

**Drummerboy** · October 19th, 2009

I just finished it last night and give it a four or a five. For some reason, the age of the protagonist didn't appeal to me. As well as how long the climax took to play out. I generally don't read very fast, and only at night when I go to bed, and it took me a few days to get through the day of the big scene(s). So, I guess you could say the slow pace of the book. As well, when it came to the super-naturalness of it(the different levels), it turned me off. The was probably my biggest issue with the novel.
I appreciate that many fans love and adore Insomnia, I however didn't. That being said..I really enjoyed Delores Claiborne, and Gerald's Game whereas others didn't.
Just my opinion. Take care everyone!!
Kennan

**JRM** · October 19th, 2009

Originally Posted by dtorrec

I'm happy I'm not the only one who thinks it is slow, I almost stop reading, I did like it, but at some point I got bored a little bit.

Yeah, I could understand why it's so popular among the fans (well-written, unique), but, man, I literally fell asleep at times reading this book. And when I wasn't falling asleep, I was confused (I kept forgetting characters, and had a hard time picturing many of the scenes -- and believing them). I think that if the book's length were cut in half, it would have been far easier to get through. Thankfully, I've come to appreciate the book more with time, and the fact that I liked some other books less (Dreamcatcher, Cell) makes it look even better, lol. It's not a terrible book by a long shot, but it could have been better for sure.