Duma Key

Literary suspense from the No. 1 bestseller

De: Stephen King

Narrado por: John Slattery

When Edgar Freemantle moves to the remote island of Duma Key to escape his past, he doesn't expect to find much there.

But Duma has been waiting for him, and something in the view from his window urges him to discover a talent he never knew he had.

Edgar Freemantle begins to paint. And as he paints, the island's secrets begin to stir. Secrets of children lost in the undertow, of a ghost ship riding the distant horizon - and a family's buried past reaching long hands into the present.


(P)2007 Simon & Schuster©2007 Stephen King

King the Master of the Dark Side

Would you listen to Duma Key again? Why?

Yes I would, I like to revisit the unique dark worlds of Stephen King.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Duma Key?

I particularly enjoyed the build up to the final melee.

Have you listened to any of John Slattery’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is my first encounter with John Slattery, but will seek out other works read by him.
He did a fantastic job.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

An incident involving one of his daughters, without giving the plot away.

Any additional comments?

I have loved Stephen King for a long time now, and have not read a book of his that has disappointed me in anyway. Any one who thinks he is just a writer of horror fiction is mistaken, he weaves a rich tapestry of story telling that will grip you.

King back to best!

I have been a Stephen King fan for I guess two decades. Duma Key is a fresh novel from King. This is the first audio book I have listened to by Stephen King and I was impressed. John Slattery does an excellent job of bringing the book to life, he makes you feel like you know the characters personaly.
If you like mystery/horror/drama/murder novels, then this is one you will be more than happy with.

The storyline starts out strong and never takes a backward step. At times if I closed my eyes, I could almost smell the salt air and see Wyerman and Muchacho sitting under the umbrella drinking iced green tea.
Loved it! Will listen to it again and will probably read the book as well.

An errie descent into the surreal

If you could sum up Duma Key in three words, what would they be?

Surreal, Eerie, Friendship

What did you like best about this story?

For me, the single most enjoyable aspect of the story was the idea of the main character re-inventing himself and learning to live again in this beautiful relaxing paradise. The entire first half of the book pulled me into the world of Duma Key and I felt as if I was learning to see life in a new way as Edgar found his bliss in painting. The whole feeling of it was truly inspiring. I also enjoyed the mysterious and disturbing nature of Perse, patricularly her ship and all that it is hinted at representing. The fact that it is never quite fully explained who or what Perse is only added to the enjoyment factor. The scariest demons are the ones that are revealed only a little, while the majority of their background and history are shrouded in mystery.

Which character – as performed by John Slattery – was your favorite?

It's a tie between Edgar and Wyerman. The two of them together make a great team and have a great friendship. Slattery performs each of them in a different way and thoroughly convinces the reader they are two distinct people. I loved Slattery's narration on this. He WAS Edgar. His performance really immersed me in the story.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

I can't think of anything catchy. It would sound too much like a cheesy horror flick, and to do that would be to take away from this great story.

Any additional comments?

Whenever I come back to a King novel after being away for a while, it's always like stepping into an old comfortable pair of shoes. It just feels so right and away you go. I LOVE King's first-person narratives. They are made to be audiobooks.

Brilliant

This is one of the best books I have ever listened to. Perfectly narrated and gripping story. Thoroughly recommend to listeners, not just Steven King fans

Awesome

I knew nothing about this book. I'm a King fan of old, but there have been too great a number of misses in my view (Dreamcatcher, Rose Madder; I'm looking at you among others), and I stopped reading to his stuff because of that. I recently revisited King in audiobook format, and found some more recent books are not only back on form, but are even better than the King I remember from the eighties. I bought this primarily as it's long - the synopsis sounded OK at best but it did have good reviews. Well, it blew me away. John Slattery is, without doubt, the best narrator in my 200+ book library, the story is beautifully crafted and it clips along at the perfect pace, drawing the listener in. The characters, particularly Edgar and Wireman are fantastically developed. It's up there with King's best.