Doing Stephen King’s backlist, are Tommyknockers and Duma Key any good?

17 Answers

Yes to both.

For me, Duma Key was fabulous and The Tommyknockers was a tough read. However, Stephen King could write a restaurants menu and I’d stop what I was doing to read it.

Joshua

Tommyknockers, yes. Duma Key had potential and then blew it.

Zoë

I really enjoyed the Tommyknockers

Adam

King quit drinking half way through writing The Tommyknockers. Sobriety is a good thing, but he lost the tone of the book. The latter half and ending are terrible. Duma Key wasn’t that great either

Lisa

Yes!

Liza

Wasn’t impressed with Duma Key

Sondra

Tommyknockers was a hard read for me; I felt King was struggling to keep the story cohesive. On the other hand, Duma Key remains on of my favorite; the character development was spot on and the story flowed well

Michelle

Yes?

Jola

I couldn’t get into the Tommyknockers.

Roxie

Definitely

Stacie

Yes they are.

Ruby

Try them both?

Johanna

I’ve read Tommyknockers and it’s great. I haven’t read Duma Key yet