La zona morta

This was my second time in The Dead Zone. I remember the first time fondly as this is only one of two Stephen King books I read in one sitting (the other being Pet Sematary ). The first time was in the late 1990s at an all-night coffee shop in Cincinnati. I read until the sun came up fueled on caffei Leggi tutto

A heavily shattered psi protagonists deals with the demons his unwanted gift shows him by playing the more or less voluntary hunter (view spoiler) [ of serial killers and world destroyers (hide spoiler)] . Mental powers are a commonly used trope in King´s works and I couldn´t name another author who uses it with such ingenuity, be Leggi tutto

“We all do what we can, and it has to be good enough, and if it isn't good enough, it has to do.” Who else but Christopher Walken could play Johnny Smith in the highly praised David Cronenberg film? Johnny Smith is a rookie teacher with $8 in his pocket, just enough money to take his best girl Sa Leggi tutto

2016 read : Originally written in 1979, yet still potent and topical! Head trauma leads to some unlikely talents for Johnny Smith; which in turn forces him to have to make some critical decisions to save lives. The special thing about this book, is that you can't really determine where the plot is go Leggi tutto

اعمل الخير و القيه في البحر..نعم!ا جون مدرس علوم يحب مهنته..يعتني بطلبته..يعشق خطيبته..عالمه ينهار ذات ليلة بعد حادث مروع..يدخله في غيبوبة لخمس سنوات يصحو منها ليجد انه صاحب قدرات تخيفه قبل غيره .تنبؤ..تخاطب..قراءة ماضي..سايكومتري ..و اجمل ما في القصة انها حدثت بالفعل و لم يتعب كينج كثيرا في تأليف ا Leggi tutto

Johnny Smith is one bad-luck bastard. He starts off well enough as a nice guy with a talent for teaching and is in the early stages of what looks to be a very promising relationship with Sarah. However, a car accident leaves Johnny in a coma which nobody thinks he’ll recover from. Miraculously, he wa Leggi tutto

Fantastic book. Sixth sense. Teacher in an accident. Visions of the future. Great film too starring Christopher Walken.🐯👍 Loved the scene in the film when Christopher Walken is talking to Herbert Lom, his doctor. He asks him, being that he is a Jew, if he could go back in time and get close to Adolf H Leggi tutto