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Duma Key [review]





Following an accident that ruined his life and that cost him an arm and a large part of his sanity, the hopes of Edgar Freemantle all reside in a change of residence. Changing things, see different people. It 's his last attempt, even if it fails to kill himself.
For his move chooses an island in Florida, called Duma Key. He settled in a big pink house with a wonderful view of the sea and discovers a talent that one believed dormant: painting.
Edgar begins to paint fiercely, driven by a supernatural force. He soon discovers that is not there to chance. This discovery will cost him dearly.

King adopted the first-person narrative for this novel and I can only agree with this choice. The story told through the words of the same takes Edgar Freemantle those nuances typical of the ironic and tragic love life of the main character.
The plot was engineered perfectly, every single element of the story is a precise location in the novel and contributes to the "Squaring the circle" that any reader would expect to find in a novel excellent.
images represented by King are always very effective and shocking, always strike a nerve.

Duma Key is a novel that hits hard, which is not sparing anyone. The bitterness of defeat, the story of a man who broke through the denial of its weakness and then take a fast dish that will take him up very quickly and back down even faster. This, in my opinion, is the best part of the novel.

Then, when you move into the realm of fantasy, King returned to amaze as it once was. There's nothing too original this time, but everything works great. The finish is a ride of one hundred and fifty pages written beautifully, maintaining high voltage and encourage people to go all the way to not stop reading until you can finally see light at the end of the tunnel

A compelling and enjoyable reading, which associated with a specific narrative, with a precision and attention in the images that define almost "cinema", the important reflections of life. More than once I went back and reread passages that made me think.

As for the flaws I found very little, only two small plot elements that have prevented me from assigning a full vote on the novel:

1) The use of silver as a load of magical power.
2) The tightening of paranormal phenomena during the night.

are two elements too abused and do not find a logical explanation within the novel.
I understand being picky, are basically only two small details of little importance to the plot that are more functional characteristic of the event (in the sense that they have a purely instrumental role, they are there because "we need something, not because they" represent something "), but they are still elements out of tune in a melody that otherwise would have been perfect.

A good novel.
the face of those who say that King is old and repetitive.

RATING 4 / 5

PS
Honorable mention for the wonderful cover.