Coincidentally, I started "The Dead Zone" the day after I finished "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Bradbury. Stephen King is obviously a fan -- I was delighted to see three whole references to Ray Bradbury's epic.
The first reference was at the carnival when Sarah says that the mirror maze reminded her of "Something Wicked This Way Comes"; the second was when the traveling lightning rod salesman shows up at the bar; the third was when Chuck says that he recommended the book to his girlfriend.
It was also pleasing to see the "Carrie" reference, when the bar burns down, and someone accuses Johnny of telepathically burning it down "like in that book Carrie".
So, those thoughts aside, I consider this to be one of the greatest books ever written, at least in my limited experience, and it definitely falls into my top five favorites, possibly even into the #1 slot. Its only contenders are "Crime and Punishment" "The Lord of the Rings" (a trilogy, I know, but I read it in the format of a single enormous book, so I consider it to be a single work) and "Ender's Game".
Now, this is the first Stephen King novel that I've read. My question to you is: are there any better, and if so, which ones?
He has a great many books.
The first reference was at the carnival when Sarah says that the mirror maze reminded her of "Something Wicked This Way Comes"; the second was when the traveling lightning rod salesman shows up at the bar; the third was when Chuck says that he recommended the book to his girlfriend.
It was also pleasing to see the "Carrie" reference, when the bar burns down, and someone accuses Johnny of telepathically burning it down "like in that book Carrie".
So, those thoughts aside, I consider this to be one of the greatest books ever written, at least in my limited experience, and it definitely falls into my top five favorites, possibly even into the #1 slot. Its only contenders are "Crime and Punishment" "The Lord of the Rings" (a trilogy, I know, but I read it in the format of a single enormous book, so I consider it to be a single work) and "Ender's Game".
Now, this is the first Stephen King novel that I've read. My question to you is: are there any better, and if so, which ones?
He has a great many books.