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Title: Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
Review: Having waited quite awhile since King's last release, I was elated when Dreamcatcher hit the bookstores. I read numerous reviews that praise it as a "masterpiece" and "a gripping title." However compelling, the reviewers neglected to mention the vulgarity, bathroom humor, and cliched subplots that pepper the book's contents. Not only is the dialog extremely redundant, but the books references to the past experiences of the main characters are limited to a few short anecdotes which seem to be repeated every other page. Even the main plot of the book is relatively obscure, and throughout most of the book there is no sense of urgency that King is apparently trying to express. After reading this six hundred page book, I realize it could have been written with a third of those pages. When you do put this exciting thriller down, I hope it's in the trash.
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