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3.5
“Some guys-- a lot of guys---don't believe what they are seeing, especially if it gets in the way of what they eat or drink or think or believe. Me, I don't believe in God. But if I saw him, I would. I wouldn't just go around saying 'Jesus, that was a great special effect.' The definition of an asshole is a guy who doesn't believe what he's seeing. And you can quote me.”
what prompted me to read this as opposed to doing anything else on new years day?
a) king wrote it
b) gypsies and curses (aka Purpurfargade ansiktet)
c) a fat guy can't stop losing weight- how would it feel to die that way?!
d) king wrote it
i have been gobbling up king's books like there's no tomorrow recently. i found this one at my local bookstore for $2 and was sold immediately (fyi- the guy on the jacket cover, "Richard Bachman," is king's agent's insurance agent- weird!) because i knew that was king's pen name. score!
although this was a fast read, the essential king elements weren't all there. i usually get so disgusted by some parts in his novels that i have to put it down and step away for a bit. this book got so close to getting to that point, but never reached it. also, if you haven't read it yet but want to, just skip chapter 18. seriously- it's almost 30 pages of the same repetitive shit and i would probably give this book a 4 if i'd never read that chapter.
i refuse to be discouraged, however! i foresee many other bachman books in my future :)
“Some guys-- a lot of guys---don't believe what they are seeing, especially if it gets in the way of what they eat or drink or think or believe. Me, I don't believe in God. But if I saw him, I would. I wouldn't just go around saying 'Jesus, that was a great special effect.' The definition of an asshole is a guy who doesn't believe what he's seeing. And you can quote me.”
what prompted me to read this as opposed to doing anything else on new years day?
a) king wrote it
b) gypsies and curses (aka Purpurfargade ansiktet)
c) a fat guy can't stop losing weight- how would it feel to die that way?!
d) king wrote it
i have been gobbling up king's books like there's no tomorrow recently. i found this one at my local bookstore for $2 and was sold immediately (fyi- the guy on the jacket cover, "Richard Bachman," is king's agent's insurance agent- weird!) because i knew that was king's pen name. score!
although this was a fast read, the essential king elements weren't all there. i usually get so disgusted by some parts in his novels that i have to put it down and step away for a bit. this book got so close to getting to that point, but never reached it. also, if you haven't read it yet but want to, just skip chapter 18. seriously- it's almost 30 pages of the same repetitive shit and i would probably give this book a 4 if i'd never read that chapter.
i refuse to be discouraged, however! i foresee many other bachman books in my future :)