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The Dead Zone
- Narrated by: James Franco
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Stephen King's fan-favourite thriller available in audio for the first time read by Acadamy Award nominee James Franco.
The two things that conjured up that horrible night, were his run of luck at the Wheel of Fortune, and the mask....
Meet Johnny Smith. A young man whose streak of luck ends dramatically in a major car crash. Followed by blackness. A long, long time in cold limbo.
When he wakes up life has been turned upside down. His fiancée has met someone else. And Johnny is cursed with the power to perceive evil in men's souls. He's had these hunches since he had an ice-skating accident as a child. Now he has an ability to see into the future. An ability which will bring him into a terrifying confrontation with a charismatic, power-hungry and dangerous man....
James Franco is an actor, director, artist and writer. His film appearances include Milk, Pineapple Express, Spring Breakers, Howl, and 127 Hours, which earned him an Academy Award nomination.
He is the author of the novel Actors Anonymous, the collection Palo Alto, and the memoir A California Childhood. His writing has been published in Esquire, Vanity Fair, N+1, The Wall Street Journal, and McSweeney's; and his art has been exhibited throughout the world including at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and MoMA PS1 in New York.
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- Double-Hippy
- 10-03-2018
The Dead Zone
I enjoyed the majority of this book, at times the narrators voice was monotonous and annoying almost like he was bored with it. Yes I know he is an actor and in my opinion should keep at that and leave narrating alone.
The political element of the book was, at times, very boring. Not my favourite King book but as a crime/thriller/suspense book it was ok.
If you are looking for a great read/listen in this genre, do yourself a favour and buy The Dome, now that was a great book.
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- Andrew
- 02-05-2017
James Franco is great
Good story, well performed by Franco and no dull points. Great listen and I will recommend this audiobook in the future.
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- Justine
- 12-07-2017
If not for James Franco...
I found this book very slow and quite boring. definitely not a thriller by any means. If you're interested in politics you may enjoy it more, but the story is slow and there's not many peaks in the story. I found the relationship between Johnny and Sarah to be the best part of the book, but there wasn't much focus on it in the last half.
James Franco was absolutely brilliant as narrator, however, and got me to the end. His expressive voice brought so much to the story. I hope he continues narrating, he is just fantastic.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-12-2023
My first Stephen King book
I had never read or listened to a Stephen King book because I do not like horror! Gosh! I have been missing out! Loved the book! Loved the characters! Thank you Stephen! I now have lots to look forward to.
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- SinBado
- 30-10-2023
As always book is better than the movie
Cracking “listen”. Loved the movie but this is even better.
It stands true as it did back in the day
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- Anonymous User
- 04-07-2023
I enjoyed this
I loved this story it was abit sad and thoughtfull. I had brought the book to read but kept going with the audible as the narrater was enjoyable to listen to.
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- kylie
- 26-06-2023
started strong but lost interest
started so good but then slowly drowned in unnecessary and completely unconnected rambling detail.... narration was uninspiring.... second King book to disappoint which is a surprise.
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- joshua kerr
- 22-05-2023
Drawn out but lovely characters.
I enjoyed the depth of this novel and the main protagonist. I do believe it was drawn out far too much. It was three novels in one, really. I think it should have been a series.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-02-2023
boring and slow story poorly presented byJ.Franco
slow story line, poorly engagement, I struggled to survive until the end, and the worst of all is pathetic, nostalgic and monotonous narrative of J.Franco.... is he supposed to be an actor??? To summarise Franco's performance and what audience can hear when he reads this book is "blablablabla", nightmare.....
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- Jason Walker
- 07-02-2023
Great story
Great Story from King couldn’t put it down. James Franco also good on the narrating.
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