Reviews

Blaze by Stephen King

gordcampbell's review against another edition

4.0

Not King/Bachman's best work, but certainly gripping (I read it in three days). A definite homage to Of Mice and Men that has you rooting for Blaze no matter how much you know he's clearly in the wrong and not going to triumph.

breiner26's review against another edition

4.0

4 ⭐

puppyphant's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Well written and entertaining from beginning to end. It's tragic and moving, and while I wasn't moved to side with the protagonist as many readers are, I did empathize with him. I believe that's the point. The protagonist is a criminal, but he's also a person.

My copy also had a short story in the back, called Memory, and while it was also entertaining and emotional, I failed to understand the point. That's on me, though.

dylanholmes999's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

andropupsi's review against another edition

Saddest Stephen King book I've heard in a while. Just not my kind of book.

bluejay1997's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

smkean's review against another edition

5.0

I didn't think I'd end up as invested in this story as I was. I'd never heard much about this one, King's Bachman books don't always get the most attention. He even writes a foreword in this about him not being confident in this story. But you guys, it's sooooo good. The feel is a bit different, I wouldn't call this a horror story, it's a quick read and for the most part follows only one character on a terrible misadventure. It's dark, it's sad and its actually full of feeling. I think if you haven't picked this one up, if you've passed over it out of just not being sure if its worth the read. I tell you it is.

-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐-

tafrito's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

tatumreads's review against another edition

3.0

This book was okay. I loved the intro King included in the version I read which basically said this was Bachman's work and not his. That is definitely true. I wanted to read a book of his written under the Bachman pen name, but much prefer King's own work

theiofthestorm's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0