A review by puppyphant
Blaze by Stephen King, Richard Bachman

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.