Imagine
tripping over a small piece of metal as you walk through the woods. On closer
inspection you find that it is embedded in the forest floor. Most of us would
be annoyed and perhaps grabbing at our stubbed toe, but inevitably we would
walk away and likely forget about it. This scenario plays out early on in
King’s novel for Roberta “Bobbi” Anderson. Bobbi can’t simply walk away. Bobbi
investigates the metal and soon finds that she must unearth whatever it is. Curiosity
turns to obsession, and the obsession soon rubs off on others throughout town. Strange
mind reading powers start to possess the people, and they begin to manipulate
small devices/electronics and change them into inventions unheard of.
The
Tommyknockers will appeal to King fans as well as fans of aliens. While I am a
King fan and did enjoy the book, I would not say it was my favorite. The ending
seemed quite drawn out and I felt the book would have been a bit more enticing
had the altered machines had a bigger role. Perhaps what makes the book most
interesting is Bobbi’s eventual realization that her obsession and complete
change of self was all for something that was not nearly as wonderful as she
pictured it to be.
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