This book leaves an empty feeling because John went through so much torment and was never given peace until his death. I do believe that it was John's destiny to fall into a coma to "unlock" his powers because of how he saved America from Greg Stillson. I empathized a lot with these characters, especially John and Sarah, and seeing their uncontrollable fate unfold was not only sad but interesting since it was set up to act like destiny for John but ended up never being resolved as such. The horror that spread over everyone who witnessed his power was believable and left me frozen waiting to see the outcome. The best moments in the book were when John predicted the future or saw someone's past. The way his friends and family reacted to him just felt perfect to me. His abilities came out of nowhere and were never explained and I am happy with that. It never felt other worldly or something that couldn't happen in our reality. I have many books lined up and, considering how perfect "The Dead Zone" was, I know I'll enjoy everything else!Īs for a general discussion of the novel, I was pleased with how John Smith's "curse" was portrayed along with the reactions from everyone around him. He's definitely a big name in literature but the constant discussions I would see every day kept me interested and I finally decided to get into his material and I am so happy I did. Firstly, I want to thank this subreddit for posting and talking so much about Stephen King.
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