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Blaze by Richard  Bachman
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bookshelves: horror, intense, read-2016, richard-bachman, stephen-king

OMG........I cannot believe how good this book is.......well, there were a couple things that bothered me in the narration sequence, particularly the final flash from the past, but I'm still surprised at the overall low ratings.

This is not your typical Stephen King (Richard Bachman) read, as a matter of fact, King did not originally think it worthy of being published, but be prepared, there are scary times, a kind of horror of a different sort you might say, that caused me multiple OH NO! and OMG! moments.

It's not easy to entice a reader to like a character that kidnaps a baby (no spoiler here) but Mr. King accomplished just that for me with BLAZE.....his GREAT BIG 6' 7" doofus of a man who begins his early life with a busted head and slow brain through no fault of his own, and takes the reader on an intense, worrisome and exasperating adventure that results in a non-stop action filled conclusion.

Update: November 24, 2016 - Turkey Day

MEMORY is a short bonus read that follows BLAZE about two horrible accidents one of which is a lead-in to KING'S novel DUMA KEY that was published back in 2008. Sounds pretty darn good too!

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Reading Progress

November 19, 2016 – Started Reading
November 19, 2016 – Shelved
November 20, 2016 –
26.0%
November 20, 2016 –
45.0%
November 21, 2016 –
56.0%
November 21, 2016 – Shelved as: horror
November 21, 2016 – Shelved as: intense
November 21, 2016 – Shelved as: read-2016
November 21, 2016 – Shelved as: richard-bachman
November 21, 2016 – Shelved as: stephen-king
November 21, 2016 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Dem (new) - rated it 4 stars

Dem Enjoyed this one too Carol.


Carol Dem wrote: "Enjoyed this one too Carol."

Glad you did Dem! Want to read all King's early work! :-)


message 3: by Frances (new)

Frances Glad you enjoyed Carol - must have been a scary one!!! haha


message 4: by Deanna (new)

Deanna I'm looking forward to your review, Carol. Glad you liked it :)


Carol Frances wrote: "Glad you enjoyed Carol - must have been a scary one!!! haha"

Not scary in a way you might think Frances.......:-)))


Carol Deanna wrote: "I'm looking forward to your review, Carol. Glad you liked it :)"

Thanks Deanna!!! :-)


message 7: by Ron (new) - rated it 3 stars

Ron Super review Carol. There's a reread in my future! :)


Carol Ron wrote: "Super review Carol. There's a reread in my future! :)"

Thanks Ron! :-)


Matthew Totally agree - this is a diamond that lots of King fans miss out on because they think it isn't very good. In the intro even King says it isn't very good. He is so wrong!


Wayne Barrett Great review, Carol. I really enjoyed this one.


message 11: by Debbie (new) - added it

Debbie Great review, Carol. Major question--is it horror? Is it gory or violent? I'm a wimp!


Carol Debbie wrote: "Great review, Carol. Major question--is it horror? Is it gory or violent? I'm a wimp!"

Nope, nope and nope Debbie. You should be good to go on this one! :-)


Carol Wayne wrote: "Great review, Carol. I really enjoyed this one."

Thanks Wayne......wasn't it a great read!


Carol Matthew wrote: "Totally agree - this is a diamond that lots of King fans miss out on because they think it isn't very good. In the intro even King says it isn't very good. He is so wrong!"

You said it Matthew.....he was wrong! :-)


message 15: by Maureen (new)

Maureen Great review Carol.


Carol Maureen wrote: "Great review Carol."

Thank you Maureen!


message 17: by Candace (new)

Candace Fantastic review, Carol! :)


Carol Candace wrote: "Fantastic review, Carol! :)"

Thanks Candace! :-)


message 19: by Sharyl (new)

Sharyl Intriguing--I've never heard of this one...great review, Carol!


Carol Me either Sharyl. Am really enjoying KING's early books! :-)


Carol Stephanie wrote: "awesome, Carol!!!"

Thx. Stephanie!


message 22: by Chelsea (new)

Chelsea Humphrey Alright girl you've hooked me! Excellent review; will be checking this one out!


message 23: by Cedrick (new) - added it

Cedrick Lester Characters of blaze


message 24: by Cedrick (new) - added it

Cedrick Lester Who?


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