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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Uno di quei King d'annata, in cui tutto va male da subito, da sempre e non c'è speranza che vada a finire bene, cosa che lo scrittore si è un po' perso per strada, ma credo che comunque non gli piacerebbe sapere che con il tempo si è decisamente ingentilito.
In breve la storia parla del rapimento di un neonato da parte di un omone, ma non gentile e schizofrenico. Non importa se siamo subito portati a prendere le parti di Blaze per quello che gli è successo nella vita, è difficile parteggiare per un adulto quando dall'altra parte c'è un neonato, è proprio una cosa da non fare, come quando da piccoli avremmo voluto, almeno una volta, che non vincessero sempre i buoni nei cartoni animati.
Lo stile è duro, un capitolo di flashback e uno di attualità che con sconcertante puntualità ci portano al finale, classico showdown in cui fino all'ultima potrebbe accadere che magari...e che poi...e quindi....
Duro e crudo, uno di quei libri che non leggi per distrarti dal mondo, anzi, il mondo è un posto migliore dove stare quando certe persone sono nei libri....
In breve la storia parla del rapimento di un neonato da parte di un omone, ma non gentile e schizofrenico. Non importa se siamo subito portati a prendere le parti di Blaze per quello che gli è successo nella vita, è difficile parteggiare per un adulto quando dall'altra parte c'è un neonato, è proprio una cosa da non fare, come quando da piccoli avremmo voluto, almeno una volta, che non vincessero sempre i buoni nei cartoni animati.
Lo stile è duro, un capitolo di flashback e uno di attualità che con sconcertante puntualità ci portano al finale, classico showdown in cui fino all'ultima potrebbe accadere che magari...e che poi...e quindi....
Duro e crudo, uno di quei libri che non leggi per distrarti dal mondo, anzi, il mondo è un posto migliore dove stare quando certe persone sono nei libri....
https://theyearoftheking.tumblr.com/post/638596906524835840/book-sixty-six-blaze-a-bachman-book
The kidnapping of the Lindberg baby meets Bonnie and Clyde. Twisted and weirdly endearing, this was a great intro to King's work under the pen name Richard Bachman.
Ugh this book, shockingly it was not a 5 star book. It was incredibly slow, for a 300 page book it didn't really grip me. You'd think a book about kidnapping a baby (not a spoiler it's literally discussed at the start of the book) would be packed full of tension. However in the end I just felt like I'd wasted a lot of time reading a lot of words and not a lot really happening.
I wanted a big build up to the kidnapping, I wanted things in detail with everything discussed so that I could feel involved and that the stakes were really high. However it just seemed like a "ok tonight is the night, lets go", before this the only build up we have is the guy goes baby shopping (furniture, food, nappies etc.) - not exactly the thrilling set up that I wanted
After this (spoilers) the rest of the book is essentially just our character babysitting the kid, the police making their really simple case against him and them making sure there's no way out. Nothing about this story was thrilling, you could just see where it was going to go from the start. I kept reading in the hopes that something interesting would happen - it didn't.
Overall I really wouldn't recommend this book, I wanted things to pick up but they didn't. There was nothing at all interesting, the plot goes exactly the way you expect it to go. I think if it wasn't known that it was a Stephen King book this would definitely have much lower ratings. It just wasn't a good book at all. Don't waste your time
I wanted a big build up to the kidnapping, I wanted things in detail with everything discussed so that I could feel involved and that the stakes were really high. However it just seemed like a "ok tonight is the night, lets go", before this the only build up we have is the guy goes baby shopping (furniture, food, nappies etc.) - not exactly the thrilling set up that I wanted
After this (spoilers) the rest of the book is essentially just our character babysitting the kid, the police making their really simple case against him and them making sure there's no way out. Nothing about this story was thrilling, you could just see where it was going to go from the start. I kept reading in the hopes that something interesting would happen - it didn't.
Overall I really wouldn't recommend this book, I wanted things to pick up but they didn't. There was nothing at all interesting, the plot goes exactly the way you expect it to go. I think if it wasn't known that it was a Stephen King book this would definitely have much lower ratings. It just wasn't a good book at all. Don't waste your time
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Honestly, why did Stephen King have to make one of the saddest books ever?
I almost never felt as sorry for anyone in my life as I did for Blaze.
I was never not rooting for him, because he deserved some happiness in his life.
Poor Blaze.
I almost never felt as sorry for anyone in my life as I did for Blaze.
I was never not rooting for him, because he deserved some happiness in his life.
Poor Blaze.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A few years ago, before a friend introduced me to paranormal romance, horror and historical fiction were all I read. I was an avid Stephen King fan, buying up every new release the moment it hit the shelves and gulping down the pages in a few hours of frantic reading. It's been years since I cracked open a SK novel, though I've continued to purchase them. They've sat on my TBR pile patiently awaiting my return to the realm.
In January I decided to take up the Stephen King reading challenge for 2011. Blaze is the first book I've read to meet this challenge. So what did I think of it? Well, let me also note that Of Mice and Men is my all time favorite book...ever. Blaze reminded me why I have an entire bookshelf dedicated to Stephen King's novels. It reminded me that not all stories have a happy ending, nor do they have to to be great stories. It reminded me that Stephen King is a master story teller even without a clown, virus or supernatural enemy hiding in the woodwork.
Blaze took longer to read than the romance novels I've been inhaling for the past three years. At first I didn't know why I kept putting it down. The tragic life story of Clayton Blaisdell, Jr. gripped me from page one and held my imagination captive as the romantic in me yearned for him to find redemption. I wanted to know what would happen next but found every opportunity to stop reading from time to time. Why? As soon as I realized what I was doing I asked myself this question and found the answer. I've read nothing but varying genres of romance for the past three years with only a couple of breaks for other works. I've conditioned myself to expect a happily ever after ending at the end of every novel. Yet, I knew as soon as I read the blurb that Blaze would not end well. Regardless of the opportunities given to Blaze throughout the course of his life, I knew his ending would be tragic and heart breaking. As soon as I openly admitted this to myself I burned through the rest of the book.
It's a wonderfully written testament to the life and times of Blaze, Clayton Blaisdell, Jr, a man known to be a dummy after his father's abuse has tragic physical affects. The complexity of this character was surprising and very well written. I highly recommend this book.
In January I decided to take up the Stephen King reading challenge for 2011. Blaze is the first book I've read to meet this challenge. So what did I think of it? Well, let me also note that Of Mice and Men is my all time favorite book...ever. Blaze reminded me why I have an entire bookshelf dedicated to Stephen King's novels. It reminded me that not all stories have a happy ending, nor do they have to to be great stories. It reminded me that Stephen King is a master story teller even without a clown, virus or supernatural enemy hiding in the woodwork.
Blaze took longer to read than the romance novels I've been inhaling for the past three years. At first I didn't know why I kept putting it down. The tragic life story of Clayton Blaisdell, Jr. gripped me from page one and held my imagination captive as the romantic in me yearned for him to find redemption. I wanted to know what would happen next but found every opportunity to stop reading from time to time. Why? As soon as I realized what I was doing I asked myself this question and found the answer. I've read nothing but varying genres of romance for the past three years with only a couple of breaks for other works. I've conditioned myself to expect a happily ever after ending at the end of every novel. Yet, I knew as soon as I read the blurb that Blaze would not end well. Regardless of the opportunities given to Blaze throughout the course of his life, I knew his ending would be tragic and heart breaking. As soon as I openly admitted this to myself I burned through the rest of the book.
It's a wonderfully written testament to the life and times of Blaze, Clayton Blaisdell, Jr, a man known to be a dummy after his father's abuse has tragic physical affects. The complexity of this character was surprising and very well written. I highly recommend this book.