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Book Review : Duma Key by Stephen King

Genre : Horror Format : Paperback Pages : 769 Published : 2008

“You want a divorce , you can have a divorce . Throw it all away , why not ? Only go do the alligator somewhere else . Get out of here .”

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Summary : Let’s meet Edgar Freemantle . He is a happily married man working in construction until an unfortunate accident takes off one of his arms and damages his brain . Now he’s divorced , has anger management issues , and is contemplating suicide . he ends up listening to his therapist and travels down to the Duma Key in Florida and picks up painting . Things start to improve for him as his paintings are really good , but some of them are a bit creepy , and what’s this ? Turns out these paintings just might be able to heal wounds … and take lives .

“Nah , the elves . They come in the night . Cobble my shoes , draw the occasional picture . “

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Review : This is a surprisingly comfortable feeling Stephen King novel . That’s not to say it doesn’t have scares , they’re a few good ones , but by King’s standards the book is pretty tame . The concept is interesting , the characters are likable , and everything feels believable enough . I wouldn’t put it amongst my favorite King novels but it’s a good read . Check it out if you have the time .

“That would be something to paint, wouldn’t it ? A ghost-ship on dry land.”

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Recommendations : Books

  1. The Dark Half by Stephen King
  2. Pet Sematary by Stephen King
  3. Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King
  4. The Long Walk by Stephen King
  5. Skeleton Crew by Stephen King
  6. The Religion by Nicholas Conde
  7. Lori by Robert Bloch
  8. Another by Yukito Ayatsuji
  9. Coldheart Canyon by Clive Barker
  10. Cursed by Leigh Kenny

Songs

  1. Dream Weaver – Gary Wright
  2. Evenflow – Pearl Jam
  3. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
  4. Dig – Shark Puppy
  5. Fancy – Reba McEntire
  6. The Walrus – The Beatles
  7. Give it to Me – J. Girls Band
  8. You Gave Me A Mountain – Elvis Presley
  9. Mad Hatter – Melanie Martinez
  10. Mr. Bojangles – Nitty Gritty Band

Movies

  1. House of Usher (1960)
  2. Evil Toons (1991)
  3. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
  4. House of Wax (1953)
  5. Monkeybone (2001)
  6. The Dark Half (1993)
  7. Scooby-Doo (2002)
  8. The Exorcist 3 (1990)
  9. Old (2021)
  10. Wishmaster (1997)

Lesson : Stop while you’re ahead .

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