Kate’s 2¢: “Duma Key” by Stephen King

“Duma Key” by Stephen King

“Duma Key” by Stephen King

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   I enjoyed hearing David Hartley Margolin read this lengthy, supernatural,  Horror Fictional story. King does not let his readers down with this 2008 evidence of his mastery of the craft of writing .

   It has been a long-time policy of mine, to read whatever my children were reading. So, when my middle school aged daughter began reading Stephen King and Ann Rice, I did too. While I didn’t think these authors stories were age-appropriate for my middle school student, I became hooked on King.  BTW: I didn’t think some of the required reading list books were age-appropriate, either! Suck as “Canterbury Tales” for high school students

“Remember the truth is in the details…” is one of the rules of drawing a picture. Edgar’s pictures combine beautiful sunsets with ‘found items’, although he doesn’t realize his seemingly random choices are being directed by an ancient, evil little China doll.

   King’s fore-shadowing and back-flashes fill in the story, progressing the narrative arc to its gruesome conclusion.

From Wikipedia

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies,[2] and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. King has published 61 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books.[3] He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections.[4][5]

King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.[6] He has also received awards for his contribution to literature for his entire bibliography, such as the 2004 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement and the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America.[7] In 2015, he was awarded with a National Medal of Arts from the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts for his contributions to literature.[8] He has been described as the “King of Horror”, a play on his surname and a reference to his high standing in pop culture.[9]

His other Pen names John Swithen, and Beryl Evans.

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From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Duma Key / BR17475 – Volume: 5

King, Stephen.

A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Supernatural and Horror Fiction

Bestsellers

An accident left self-made construction millionaire Edgar Freemantle brain damaged and without an arm. When Edgar’s rage results in divorce, his therapist suggests he spend a year painting in Florida. With his phantom arm’s help, Edgar soon produces incredible, but dangerous, artwork. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2008.

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