My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I've been in this chronological Stephen King reading a few months now, mostly because I put aside The Stand for a good few months.
King delivers a great novel, even though he is guilty of many of the sins he later condemns in his excellent "On Writing: a manual of the craft".
Up to the "Dead Zone", I find "The Long Walk", under Bachman's pen name, the most intense, timeless and thought-provoking piece of writing.
Dead Zone's an interesting read, as it illustrates King's evolution as an author, but it's also satisfying and entertaining, like watching a decent film with friends at home on DVD. Johnny, the tragic protagonist, is not effectively portrayed as ambivalent as the author probably intended, but stays with the reader long after the epilogue in the form of letters and hearing transcripts.
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