Greg Stillson's rise to popularity - from an outsider who's treated as something of a joke to a genuine political threat - is almost prescient in its evocation of Trump's rise. Ironically, the novel itself seems to have a similar power. He wakes up and finds he can predict the future. The story is about a man who gains precognitive powers after coming out of a four-year coma. Not long after summer 2015, though - once he'd announced his candidacy and footage from his rallies began creeping into the news almost daily - the novel floated back into my mind. I first read The Dead Zone a few years ago, when Donald Trump was nothing more than a very minor blip on the political radar. The man being referred to is the fictitious Greg Stillson: a ruthless salesman-turned-politician whose eccentric stunts and anti-establishment rhetoric helps him amass a huge public following.īasically, a man who goes from businessman (and real-estate broker) to politician and takes Washington completely by surprise.

Disappointing.38 times Stephen King absolutely slammed Donald Trump on Twitter So far, this is at the bottom of my list of King books. After that, it kind of felt like King didn’t know what to do, so he just kept on writing for another few months until he quit. I was very surprised when what I thought was going to be the main plot just fizzled out somewhere around the 40% mark. I’ve heard a lot of people say that King writes terrible endings, but this is the first time I’ve agreed. The premise is strong and he does a hell of a good job of building a story around it (as usual). I kept feeling like I was reading both The Shining and Carrie while I read this, and I liked it. Whether they are -pathic, -kinetic, -portation or anything else, he loves it. The more I read of King, the more I realize he loves supernatural powers that start with tele. The short version of the plot is that John Smith ends up in a coma for several years and when he wakes up he has powers.

With this one I was just along for the ride, and it was a pretty good one. With IT, The Shining, The Dark Tower series and various other, the fact that I know something about them makes me want to rush ahead. I’d never heard of this book before, at all, and was surprised to find out that it’s one of his earlier works.Īgain, going in blind makes King’s books not feel so long for some reason. Since I’m on a King binge that I just can’t seem to quit, I carried on with The Dead Zone, on someone’s recommendation.

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