The Dead Zone (Signet) | Stephen King

The Dead Zone (Signet) | Stephen King | A Deeply Moral Tale

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The Dead Zone (Sig...

	The Dead Zone (Signet) Stephen King Signet, 1980 - 416 pages average customer review:based on 194 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

John Smith awakens from an interminable coma with an accursed power-the power to see the future and the terrible fate awaiting mankind in...the dead zone.

Chilling

"The Dead Zone" is a chilling book. A story about a man who wins the ability to see flashes of the future, past and present. And what he sees is increasingly disturbing. But will he be able to influence the future? You have to read the book to find out. I enjoyed this book very much and I wanted to find out more and more where the main character's psychic ability would lead him. I was not disappointed.

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A Deeply Moral Tale

I read "The Dead Zone" on a trip in Australia, and I got so engrossed in it that I didn't do quite as much sightseeing as I would have done otherwise - despite the fact that I'm not particularly a fan of Stephen King, or of horror stories in general.

But this is no horror story. Sure, there's a psychologically sick mass-murderer in it, a sadistic Bible-salesman-turned-politician, and a man who, after an almost fatal car accident, has the uncanny ability to foresee part of the (conditional) future of people whom he touches.

However, the more violent scenes of the book are brief; the real emphasis is put on character development and the moral implications of the story, such as: To what degree can a mother's good intentions get out of control and warp a child? How far are you allowed to go if by your actions today you can prevent an ill in the future? If you traveled back in time to pre-WWII Germany, would you try to assassinate Hitler? What effect does a terminal illness have on the moral choices of a person?

All these are very serious issues, and they are being given serious - though entertaining - treatment in this book, without turning into moral treatises packaged as fiction.

An added bonus is that the book really takes you back to the 70's. Many political and cultural changes of the time are mentioned, and since the story develops over several years, you get a good sense of these changes.

Stephen King apparently considers "The Dead Zone" one of his best works, and though I'm not overly familiar with his other books, I suspect he's right.

- Jacob Schriftman, Author of "The Crack Beneath the Worlds"

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King's answer to the "would you kill Hitler?" question...

Loved the tale. Johnny Smith is a character that you can relate to on certain levels. What would a person do with such a power? Stan Lee's line (is it Stan's? only Mr. Lee knows for sure) is "with great power comes great responsibilty" (or something like that) You get the idea. I digress...AGAIN classic King. Must read.

The Dead Zone

I'm in college and needed a Stephen King book to read and review by the end of the semester. I was interested in reading The Dead Zone because I never got to see the TV show or the movie, but was interested in the story. After searching a couple of sites, I stumbled across this one on Amazon for $4.44! Legit! Thinking it was an amazing deal, I purchased it right away. It did take some time to ship to me, but I eventually did get it. Since I have until mid-December to read and write a 2,000 word essay about it, I was in no rush of receiving it. The only thing I wish was different about my purchase was that because it was a hard cover, I do with the original paper sheet covering was shipped with it. But for $4.44, I'm satisfied! If anyone has any good points that they noticed about the story that's hidden under the surface of the words, email me and let me know so I can get an A+ on my essay!

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