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Title: The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King: Rage, the Long Walk, Roadwork, the Running Man by Stephen King, Richard Bachman ISBN: 0-453-00507-1 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: May, 1989 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Excellent Anthology
Comment: Wow. I am amazed by these stories that Stephen King wrote so early in his carreer. They are all impressive and well written. They all have lasting impact. The first two are excellent psychological thrillers, complete with plenty of interesting philosophy. The third is a slow moving, character analysis of a schizophrenic. The final story is a fast moving action story. All of the stories are excellent.
Rage(5/5)- This is the reason that you won't be finding this anthology in stores. This story is about a school shooting incident. In it, a boy named Charlie Decker takes over his class after shooting his math teacher. I know it sounds ludacrously violent, but it isn't. There aren't many deaths, but alot of excitement and plenty of philosophy. It is told from the first-person (unusual for King) point of view of a killer. You get to watch his sanity slowly slip away. Very intriguing.
The Long Walk(5/5)- A tie with Rage for my favorite Bachman Book. This one involves a grim future in the style of my favorite book, 1984. In this grim, 1984-esque, future, there is a marathon held every year with 100 boys starting off on the U.S.-Canada border and they simply walk. If they go below 4mph for 30 seconds they recieve a warning. If they walk for one hour without a fresh warning they lose an old warning. If they acumulate three warnings, then stop again, they recieve a ticket a.k.a. a bullet in the head. This is the story of one walker - Ray Garraty - who enters the contest. He and others, including Pete McVries, Hank Olson, Art Baker, Barkovitch, and Stebbins. A bit predictable, but haunting and disturbing.
Roadwork(4/5)- This one is interesting. It isn't the best in the collection, but it is still an excellent story. It is a character analysis of a schizophrenic man pushed over the verge. The stoy involves a man named Bart whose house and business are threatened by a new construction project. He speaks to his dead son Charlie in his head. It should be known that in these conversations, Bart is George and Charlie is Fred (they called each other by their middle names).
The Running Man(4/5)- A fast paced story about a game show in the future where a man tries to avoid assassins. It is similar to The Long Walk just as Roadwork is similar to Rage. I like it, I just wish it had more of the philosophy that the others had. This one would be the best for young or immature readers while Roadwork would be really good for serious readers.
All in all it is an excellent anthology filled with
(disturbing moments)
Great storytelling. I really liked King's characterization and philosophy. The stories are fairly short and can each be read in a single sitting (except maybe Roadwork). Read 'em. Ponder 'em. Love 'em.
Rating: 4
Summary: All very gripping and original stories so far.......
Comment: I have only read the stories The Long Walk and Rage and just started Roadwork. The Long Walk is my favorite Stephen King book of all times. I have read many of Stephen Kings books, but this one really makes you feel like you are there and can feel what each of the characters. There are 100 choosen boys to walk a marathon until they can walk no longer. This is a marathon unlike any others where if they fall below 4mph, they get three warning and after 3 warnings, they get their ticket, which is death. The winner is the last one standing. Through this walk you feel the characters tiredness and their minds slowly wandering until some cannot take much more. The book keeps you reading until the suprising ending.
I had heard that Rage was a great story but was banned. To be honest, I was curious to why it would be banned and I wanted to see what the story was all about. It starts out with a boy in high school who walks into school one day and kills a couple teachers and takes his math class hostage. I thought it was an interesting story, but I didn't feel like I really knew the main character as I have in Kings other books. I also thought that the ending wasn't something that would really happen, I know that if I was held hostage and watched my teacher get killed in front of me, I wouldn't have acted like most of the students in the class did. Overall, I didn't think it was his best, but was interesting and kept me wanting to read it to the end.
Rating: 5
Summary: It Was A Pleasure To Burn...
Comment: Despite what it say's about the novel Rage on King's own website there was no "association" between this book and common murderers, and if there is then Catcher In the Rye is associated with John Hinckley.
So I find King's act of banning his own book irresponsible it will only act as an accelerant & pretext for censors, book burners and moral zealots under the reign of G.W. Bush Jr. And his National Rifle Association supporters with their many paid advertisements on TV.
Nor does it lead long time admirers to think King has much confidence in the genuine artistic merits of his own books.
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Title: Thinner by Stephen King ISBN: 0451161343 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: December, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Skeleton Crew by Stephen King ISBN: 0451168615 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: June, 1986 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Night Shift by Stephen King ISBN: 0451170113 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: December, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King, Jon Land ISBN: 0451822196 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: April, 1985 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Different Seasons by Stephen King ISBN: 0451167538 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 02 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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