The Dead Zone

It has been a long time, and as I recall, I was not that impressed with this story. I mean, I did want to be able to do what Johnny can do. But other than that, I remember it being a slow read.

I watched the movie, from 1983, after reading it. Christopher Walken plays Johnny. I forgot that! But now I am kind of excited to read the novel with Walken in mind :)

Synopsis from stephenking.com:

Waking up from a five-year coma after a car accident, former schoolteacher Johnny Smith discovers that he can see people's futures and pasts when he touches them. Many consider his talent a gift; Johnny feels cursed. His fiance married another man during his coma and people clamor for him to solve their problems. When Johnny has a disturbing vision after he shakes the hand of an ambitious and amoral politician, he must decide if he should take drastic action to change the future.