He went through three different emotions in one sentence. What didn’t you like about James Franco’s performance? It also reflects on human nature, especially since people want Johnny to use his psychic gift, but are immediately afraid of him after he grants their wish. Although, i will say, the story does offer some poignant commentary on the state of politics (especially in this current time), religious fanaticism, and destiny. So, I went in not knowing to expect, and was surprised at how slow-moving it was. All the others, I've read before or are very familiar with their film adaptations - this one was completely new to me. I also think it may have been that this is one of his books that I'm not too familiar with. This is actually one of his first books I've read that I was disappointed. Would you ever listen to anything by Stephen King again? I also think the book suffered as a result of Franco's narration. I think it could've been a tighter, learner novel and had more of an impact. The book seems to drag on with little point in certain areas as we revisit Johnny and the mundanities of life. When everything else with Johnny's visions are so straightforward, it seemed a cop out to have one that was so vague. In fact, I actually rewound to the part of the book where Johnny has his Stillson vision to make sure I didn't miss something.
When the reader finally understands how Stillson plays into Johnny's still isn't straightforward and it caused confusion for me for the last part of the book. All the while, Johnny has already experienced things that could serve as the plot of two or three other separate books. The book jumps between Johnny Smith and Greg Stillson (with the majority of the book being about Johnny), but the Stillson pieces seem random until he and Johnny finally connect in the last third of the book. I know it isn't one of King's gory horror novels, it's more a supernatural thriller - but I still was not compelled by any of the characters or what they go through. I also found the story itself to be a little boring. So, I think better narration could have served the story better.
He moved randomly from a whisper to a forceful voice. There didn't seem to be any intentionality in any of his narration. What would have made The Dead Zone better?Īs much as I love James Franco, I found his narration to be distracting.
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