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A review by paulmoore
Blaze by Stephen King, Richard Bachman
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I did not expect to enjoy this book as much as I did so it was a very welcome surprise on my journey to read every King book ever!
This is another fine example of how well King fleshes out his characters and also shows he doesn't always need 700 plus pages in order to do this really well.
The story takes place over two timelines experienced by Clayton 'Blaze' Blaisdell. We follow his past through a really tough schooling system to his current situation of kidnapping a child in order to score one final big pay out.
King really pulls the heartstrings here and gives us a character that has been dealt every bad hand imaginable but is so innocent and misguided that it's impossible not to root for him till the end.
One of King's better works by far and certainly not one that needs to start with an apology from him. Really good stuff.
This is another fine example of how well King fleshes out his characters and also shows he doesn't always need 700 plus pages in order to do this really well.
The story takes place over two timelines experienced by Clayton 'Blaze' Blaisdell. We follow his past through a really tough schooling system to his current situation of kidnapping a child in order to score one final big pay out.
King really pulls the heartstrings here and gives us a character that has been dealt every bad hand imaginable but is so innocent and misguided that it's impossible not to root for him till the end.
One of King's better works by far and certainly not one that needs to start with an apology from him. Really good stuff.