Specifications: Volume of 1979 (thus one of the early work of King), approx 430 pages. It 's a single novel on which it was then the film version of the same name. Edition recommended and cost : Sperling Paperback (see photo at right), at a price of € 10.40. It 's the cheapest version.
Comment: The story of a teacher, following a car accident, falls into a coma, and wakes up only five years later. Obviously the world has now changed, and the life he had before ... now no more.
But the biggest change is in his brain has now acquired an almost magical ability, or to understand the reality to come, the future of the people and pieces of what would happen if. And that just touching people.
Not everything, however. A part of the "future" is almost always the dark, something is clouded in a half of his brain that is always ... "in shadow", including what should be done to prevent the occurrence of things. Moreover, despite using his "skills" to help someone (a girl, a sheriff in his head ...), creeping doubts and existential problems and be notified of this also to hate his pseudo-gift.
happens, then, that is to face a tragic vision of the future, caused by the possible election of a new U.S. president. What to do? Avoid it? Intervene? How?
The finish is a mix of tragic and heroic, which saves a bit of a long and slow in reading the book, but nice. Belle the parties related to personal reflections and return "to life", which recreates the links with friends, family and former girlfriend. Maybe a bit too long, but it is a typical choice of descriptive narrative-King, and this is just a personal criticism. The book is still recommended.
Overall Rating: 6 / 7
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