The Dead Zone by Stephen King

428 Pages
Fiction
1979

I have gotten into a kick of rereading a bunch of old King stuff so I revisited this.

Johnny has a bad fall as a kid and picks of the ability to occasionally get ahead of things and predict what is going to happen. He gets in a bad car accident and suffers in a coma for 5 years. When he awakens his power of foresight is much more acute. After touching a person or object and can occasionally see things about them in great detail. He uses is powers to help some people, but is generally avoided as a fraud or a freak. Eventually, he has a vision that he decides he needs to do something about.

Stephen King has always had an ability to draw me in like no others. I find myself reading longer and more often when I am reading his books. He writes without a lot of flair, but is able to make each character into a person you feel you could meet on the street. The Dead Zone continues this great story telling.

3 Intellectual/Emotional - You really get to know and care about the characters.

4 Style/Readability - King delivers again. (Even though this is early in his career.)

4 Long Term Impact - King has millions of fans and everything he writes is a bestsellers. He already has influenced writers for years and will continue to do so for as long as he is writing. Dead Zone stands as one of his better books and will continue to entertain for a long time.

11 out of 13. Great Book. Others to check out if you are interested. The Stand and The Dark Tower Series.

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