“Duma Key” by Stephen King
Published: January 22, 2008 by Scribner
Genres: Psychological horror; Horror fiction
You almost forget you’re reading a Stephen King book because it takes so long to get to the supernatural. I was totally fine with that, because I felt it really allowed the proper time for character development and to build the story so we could connect all the pieces of the puzzle together when the supernatural stuff came into play. I also loved that it started small and built into something scary over time and then I was like okay there’s Stephen King.
“Duma Key” is about a man named Edgar Freemantle, owner of a successful Minnesota construction company, who is seriously injured on site when a crane crushed his vehicle with him inside. The accident claimed his right arm and damaged his brain so that it was difficult for him to control his temper. On the advice of his doctor he relocated to an unfamiliar place, Duma Key where he found comfort in art. He developed friendships with the two other year ’round residents of Duma Key, one of which is Elizabeth Eastlake who grew up on the island. Unfortunately, Elizabeth’s health is failing and it seems whenever she attempts to tell Edgar something about the island she gets trapped inside her mind. Edgar has to piece together the little tidbits of information his elderly friend Elizabeth has been able to share with him to figure out what is going on here and how to protect everyone from the evil at work.
This was a really good book and it wasn’t 1300 pages!! At 611 pages it was easy to get through in the short spurts I have to dedicate to books. I give this one a rating of 5/5. If you like Stephen King even a little bit check this one out, you won’t be disappointed.
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