I did run into the same problem I encounter with some of his work. He sets up wonderful concepts and characters in the first third of the novel, they struggle and endure through the second third of the novel, and I spend the final third wondering when the damn thing comes to an end.

Overall, though, The Dead Zone is fun and spooky and weird, which is what I expect when I pick up a King novel.

A man has an accident and goes into a coma. When he wakes up, he finds his latent psychic power to read the future by touch has been amped up to an unbelievable level. This is a pretty good read. It's slow moving in parts, but it's old King and still in his really good years.

Not as widely read as some other KING novels, this book will still make you a fan. Concept of novel is as valid today or maybe even more so than when written...chilling

One of my favorite Stephen King novels. A good read.

Liked it enough to read it twice!

One of my favorite King novels

A great read on a dark night!

Much MUCH better than the new TV series....What would you do if you could see the horror of the future...how would you stop it? Definitely worth a read and far better use of your time than watching the USA series.

I enjoyed reading this book.

King is always a great and terrifying read.

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(From Amazon.com)
In the St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers, Gary Westfahl predicts that "King has already earned himself a place in the history of literature.... At the very least, he will enjoy the status of a latter-day Anthony Trollope, an author respected for his popularity and social commentary.... More likely, he will be enshrined as the Charles Dickens of the late 20th century, the writer who perfectly reflected, encapsulated, and expressed the characteristic concerns of his era."
If any of King's novels exemplifies his skill at portraying the concerns of his generation, it's The Dead Zone (1979). Although it contains a horrific subplot about a serial killer, it isn't strictly a horror novel. It's the story of an unassuming high school teacher, an Everyman, who suffers a gap in time--like a Rip Van Winkle who blacks out during the years 1970-75--and thus becomes acutely conscious of the way that American society is rapidly changing. He wakes up as well with a gap in his brain, the "dead zone" of the title. The zone gives him crippling headaches, but also grants him second sight, a talent he doesn't want and is reluctant to use. The crux of the novel concerns whether he will use that talent to alter the course of history.

The Dead Zone is a tight, well-crafted book. When asked in 1983 which of his novels so far was "the best," Stephen King answered, "The one that I think works the best is Dead Zone. It's the one that [has] the most story." --Fiona Webster --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

A short novel, quick read. Not my favorite of King's books but still worth reading.

The cover on the book that is shown is not the same cover as mine,but the contents are still the same. I loved this book! Stephen King at his best as usual. Every bit as good as every book I have ever read by King. In this story, Johnny wakes up from a coma after an accident with new powers that will keep you riveted. A little heartbreaking when he comes to realize how long he has been asleep and the things that have happened as a result.

A classic Steven King novel!

Wonderful - it is Stephen King after all

King's usual frightening tale, lengthy.

awesome read by the master, nothing but excellence as expected.

I love the TV series dead zone, this was the first Stephen King book I have ever read. I absolutly loved it.

This one was pretty good, one of King's better works.

Johnny the small boy who skated at breakneck speed into an accident that for one horrifying moment plunged him into THE DEAD ZONE... Johnny Smith the school teacher who spun the wheel of fortune and won a four and a half year trip into THE DEAD ZONE...John Smith who awakened from an interminable coma with an accursed power-the power to see the future and the terrible fate awaiting mankind in THE DEAD ZONE...

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