brittneyandalicebookclub 's review for:

Rage by Richard Bachman
1.5
dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Rage
By Stephen King as Richard Bachman

Psychological thriller, horror

My rating: ⭐️💫


Charlie Decker pulls out a pistol and kills a teacher. This leads to him taking a classroom of students as hostages. 

During this afternoon, stories come out about what led Charlie to do this, as well as more details about his classmates.

❤️ I don't honestly have anything good to say about this book. It's short and I was able to read it in a day. Any longer and I'd have DNF.

💔 This book is boring. Charlie is boring and it just felt like a dark Breakfast Club scene due to a gun being involved. I read through til the end hoping it got better, but there was only one chapter that held my interest just over 1/3 through.

🎀 This book has been out of publication due to school shootings. If you've been through a shooting or hostage situation, I'd definitely steer clear. If you haven't, I don't feel like this book had any tense scenes or felt any fear. I have a pretty strong fear of shootings and was a little worried how I'd react reading this, but it never provided any strong feelings.

This book is hard to find a physical copy of, and honestly it's just not worth the money unless you stumble across it at a second-hand shop.