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jsl 's review for:

Blaze by Stephen King
4.0

I cannot understand the low reviews of this book. I went into it expecting not to like it, but I was seriously blown away. Maybe people's dislike comes from the fact that it is not 'typical' Stephen King fare, but that's why it's Bachman ;)

It is more of a character study, I'd say. Blaze is a mentally retarded man who has just taken a lot of crap shots in his life & his friend George is dead now & he decides to pull the 'big con' they'd be planning before he died- to kidnap & get money for a baby of a rich family.

This is the story happening in present time. I'd say the more interesting story is Blaze's back story. It's sad & at times hard to read. You just want things to go right for this guy.

I really enjoyed this story & I devoured it in just a day. Yum.