I really miss my copy of The Bachman Books. I do remember finding Rage an unpleasant read but I loved The Long Walk, absolutely terrifying! I am also in the process of reading all of King's work, I have a long way to go.
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
You’ve definitely read a lot more than I have haha! I’ll definitely be reading The Long Walk next! Everyone has been telling me it’s the best Bachman book
@Kritz_Reads Жыл бұрын
I have not read this, but now I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. It sounds too "real" in this time in our country. I think the only Bachman I read was The long walk, which I did enjoy.
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
I’ve heard great things about The Long Walk but have yet to read it! My favorite Bachman book so far is Thinner
@ZoeyDeLeonVA Жыл бұрын
I haven't read this one yet but I would want to and I think this is best to see more of a character study but idk, as you said that this is his less well written books but I think it's the reason of that this is King's first books he wrote along with the other Bachman books.
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
You’re definitely right about it being more of a character study. Still not very interesting though… it was all over the place. I’ll be diving into more Bachman soon!
@Booknerd1 Жыл бұрын
I haven't read it yet, but I do got it I did like his Book the Long Walk I did a buddy read with my dad on that book. I am reading the Exorcist right now.
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
Everyone has been telling me to read The Long Walk! Hopefully I’ll pick it up soon. How’re you liking the Exorcist? Pretty messed up, right?
@kirazinn Жыл бұрын
Wow i probably won't try to attempt to read it, if i were to get it from e-bay. It will be too much for me. Thanks for the review. I see your point of why the book was banned too.
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
I don’t blame you! You’re definitely better off reading something more lighthearted like sweet valley :)
@kirazinn Жыл бұрын
@@ShadysideLibrary yep that always works for me
@michaelsbooinbooks Жыл бұрын
I read this several years ago and didn’t like it all that much. I plan on rereading it though. Just an aside, this book isn’t banned. King let the story fall out of print in 97-98 due to 4 school shootings that happened in the 80’s and 90’s in which each perpetrator had a copy of the book, one of which wrote an essay on it or something like that.
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
Oh wow I had no idea! Thanks for educating me, I find that very interesting.
@glendyc22 Жыл бұрын
Have not read Rage yet and now I'm not sure if I will lol. Maybe someday but I have other King books I would rather read next. Thanks for the review.
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
Yeah… I definitely think you’re better off reading some of his other books. Although it was short, it sure wasn’t very enjoyable.
@troytradup Жыл бұрын
I liked Rage more than you did, for sure, but I think it's because I liked seeing the very young Stephen King becoming the "real" Stephen King. I also like to think of Rage as a sort of test run for the infinitely better Carrie. Hope you're having a great Sunday!
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
Interesting thoughts… I didn’t realize he was super young when he wrote rage. I definitely liked Carrie much more.
@troytradup Жыл бұрын
@@ShadysideLibrary Yeah, I want to say he wrote the first draft in high school or college. I think it's also important to mention that King pulled the book off the market himself because of all the school shootings that started happening. He's got a Kindle short called "Guns" where he talks about that in some depth, if remember correctly.
@mikemclaughlin330616 күн бұрын
Lol.... it is a good book. It is a great study of the road to being a horror author. Any time someone uses the word "problematic " you can disregard any analysis he attempts. Reading something from another time, and using the lens of woke today is ridiculous.
@bnbbooks1794 Жыл бұрын
I have the same book and I plan to read Rage soon to see why King wants this story to be erased. The Long Walk is probably my favorite King book, so I look forward to your thoughts!
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
You’ll have to let me know what you think of Rage when you read it. I can’t wait to get to The Long Walk, everyone has been telling me it’s great!
@edlewisnoctreviews Жыл бұрын
I've heard of this one and have wanted to read it. Hhmm.
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
It was short but not very enjoyable :/
@fiberartsyreads Жыл бұрын
I haven’t read this one. Not sure i want to with it being too close to reality these days.
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
Yeah… I don’t blame you
@BrockStarNo5 Жыл бұрын
I read Rage way back and remember not caring much for it. I think Bachman is hard to get into. I did like The Long Walk and Thinner a lot and I loved Blaze at the time of reading it. I’d have to revisit that one, but pick it up if you don’t have it. Later Creep! 👻 📚
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
I’m not sure Rage is worth revisiting to be honest… i think you’re better off reading some other stuff lol. I still need to get to some of the other Bachman books. Only read 2 so far!
@Monsterblood Жыл бұрын
Good to know I can skip this one!
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
Haha yeah, not his best piece of work
@ITCamefromthePage Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah. Rage is NOT a good book. There are a few compelling elements but as a whole it is nooooot great. The Long Walk is absolutely the best in that collection and one of Kings best. If you are ever looking for a hard to find book hit me up as I might have one kicking around that I could send your way so you could save some dollars!
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
I can’t wait to read The Long Walk! Everyone has been telling me it’s the best Bachman book by far. And I’ll definitely make sure to reach out if I’m looking for anything special, thanks!
@smellsliketeenhorror1 Жыл бұрын
But in all honesty, I I think King’s best work was in the 90s
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
I think I’d have to agree. I still have a lot more to read though!
@BookBuds Жыл бұрын
Wow never heard of this book. I’m not a fan of King’s vulgarity in his books. I feel like it doesn’t always have a place and it’s just used to be shocking. I’m not here for it. But I do love some of this books.
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
Yeah this one is a great example of unnecessary vulgarity. I definitely don’t recommend it lol. What King books do you like? I also recently read Joyland and would 10/10 recommend it! One of my favorite king books now.
@BookBuds Жыл бұрын
@@ShadysideLibrary I love Cujo, Misery, The Shining, Carrie, the first half of Fairytale, The Gunslinger.
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
@@BookBuds very nice! I’ve read most of those but not Fairytale. I find it interesting that you liked the first half only..
@BookBuds Жыл бұрын
@@ShadysideLibrary yes. Interested to hear your thoughts on it.
@katrinabrown Жыл бұрын
I hear this book is awful! I don't have plans to read it 😂
@ShadysideLibrary Жыл бұрын
I don’t blame you lol, it was a solid 2 stars for me
@smellsliketeenhorror1 Жыл бұрын
Stephen king is Richard Bachman? Next thing you are going to tell me is Bruce Wayne is Batman 😊😊😊😊