After too long of an absence, my work returns to the pages of the Chicago Sun-Times, where I review Stephen King's excellent Duma Key.
I don't ordinarily care for long books, but I enjoyed this one a lot.
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David J. Montgomery is a writer and critic specializing in books and publishing. He is an emeritus columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and The Daily Beast, and has also written for USA Today, the Washington Post, and other fine publications. A former professor of History, he lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and two daughters.
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Me too - It scared me a lot
http://www.januarymagazine.com/fiction/dumakey.html
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Posted by: Ali | January 21, 2008 at 10:51 AM
If you read this book, how could you have gotten the name of one of the key characters incorrect? It was "Wireman", not "Hardman". This isn't a little error.
Posted by: Paula | January 27, 2008 at 09:42 PM
Paula,
You're the second person to point out my mistake. For some reason, the name "Hardman" stuck in my head, so when I went to write my review that's what I used. I should have doublechecked the text, but I didn't anticipate that I'd misremembered the character's name.
Silly mistake, I know.
Posted by: David J. Montgomery | January 28, 2008 at 08:09 AM
I enjoyed your review of Duma Key (and enjoy your reviews and commentary in general). But the main reason for this comment is that it is so refreshing to read that I am not the only one who does not think the longer the book the better.
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