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Dreamcatcher

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Jeffrey DeMunn
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A dark and sweeping adventure, Dreamcatcher is set in the haunted city of Derry - the site of Stephen King's It and Insomnia. In it, four young boys stand together and do a brave, good thing, an act that changes them in ways that they hardly understand.

A quarter-century later, as grown men who have gone their separate ways, these friends come together once a year to hunt in the woods of Maine. This particular year, a stranger stumbles into their campsite, and before long, the friends are plunged into the most remarkable adventure of their lives. They wind up in a life and death struggle, their only hope for survival locked in their shared past... and in the dreamcatcher.

©2001 Stephen King, All Rights Reserved. (P)2001 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Critic reviews

"May be the best alien invasion story since War of the Worlds." ( Booklist)
"A thriller that shows [King] remains a force in fiction." ( Internet Bookwatch)
" The X-Files comes to Maine." ( AudioFile)

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The narrator got on my nerves. but that may be a personal problem. The story was really great, though.

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Overall good book

I really enjoyed this book. However, the ending was slightly confusing to me. I’ve listened to the book several times now. I think I finally understand.

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Loved it!

This has been one of my favorite Stephen King movies for years and the book did not disappoint. It had moments of being slow, but that is common in King’s works and I don’t mind the build up, it a nice change of pace to the books that are just go go go. I adored this book and highly recommend.

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One of the best yet!

Each and every book of his is so unique this one was no exception he is the KING!

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took a chance

i was not familiar with this King novel, and took a chance. WOW, i am glad i did. great story, suspenseful all the way thru and having a great narrator helps so much.

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Great listen

It was great except random music was odd. The music was there to break audio into sections which was fine but it wasn't necessary and slightly took away from the immersion, however it is still great.

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what a dream

I didn't expect the book to lead me down this path. I expected it to be something else and I'm glad that it ended the way that it did. very interesting concept.

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Riveting story

I really enjoyed this book. The storyline was good and kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through.

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Greatness

Everything was pure greatness. Story was intriguing and the speaker was very accurate with the characters. Two thimbs up!!!

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So much better than the movie

I liked the movie when I was younger, but the book is on a whole different level. I wish they made the movie like the book and it would have been 100000x better

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