![]() ![]() What I appreciate is that Duma Key features a unique plot, which is amazing considering King’s long career. The novel does indeed fit within the supernatural horror genre, and it was a pretty unsettling at times, though Stephen King newbies might get a bigger kick out of it. There will be spoilers, so if you plan on reading this one, I highly recommend skipping this review until you have done so. It’s not his best, but it’s definitely worthwhile, and the ending is pretty decent! This book review will talk about the novel’s plot, characters, and narrative. In one sentence: Duma Key is in King’s upper tier of entertaining stories. Soon after taking up his old hobby of sketching, Edgar discovers an innate talent for producing bigger-than-life paintings, which ends up being both a figurative and literal description.Īs part of my Stephen King garage sale haul, I think this is the fourth book I’ve completed. Not long after moving in, Edgar discovers that something isn’t right on the island, though it feels good in the beginning. His wife has divorced him, as the accident seriously messed up his brain, and at one point he had attempted to murder her in a blind rage. After miraculously surviving an accident on a construction site (losing an arm and temporarily his personality and memory), Edgar is forced to retire as owner of a construction company and takes an indefinite vacation on Duma Key, a small island off the west coast of Florida. Published in 2008, Duma Key by Stephen King tells the story of Edgar Freemantle. ![]()
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