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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great early novel by Mr. King!,
This review is from: Rage (Paperback)
While wandering around in the local used bookstore, I came across a near mint condition copy of The Bachman Books by Stephen King. A few days later, I started reading Rage. Rage is a compelling (and short) novel about Charlie Decker, a junior at a local high school in Portland, Maine. One day, Charlie brings his father's gun to school with hopes of "getting it on". Now, to Charlie, getting it on was letting all of his anger out. We soon discover why Charlie does these horrible things with flashbacks to his childhood. The students that Charlie is holding hostage later discover that Charlie is the victim, not the menace. What makes this book so unique to me is that the entire story is told from the perspective of Charlie. I have found out that Mr. King took this novel off of the market after the recent Columbine incident. I personally believe that King did not need to take this book off of the shelves, but that was his decision, not mine. Many people complain that this novel is too raw and does not meet their standards for King. Even though I have only read about seven or eight King books, I can safely say that this is one of the better Stephen King novels. Highly recommended if you want a different and unique novel.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Compelling, Outstanding,
By A Customer
This review is from: Rage (Paperback)
This is one of the best books I have ever read. Too bad it is out of print. I got an old (very old and tattered) copy from a friend and started reading it on the train on the way to work. Five hours later (I never got off the train) I finished it. I have read it 4 times since. Charlie really knows how to get it on. Stephen, I have read that you regretted writing this novel. Please don't. The actions of others are not in your control. I once was bitten by a rabid St. Bernard, but I don't blame you for writing Cujo.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good story, but you can tell King was still maturing,
By Craig Childs (Cordova, TN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rage (Paperback)
The most interesting thing about "Rage" is its history: Stephen King began writing this novel his senior year in high school, finished it in 1971, and published it as an original paperback in 1977 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. Years later, after it became public knowledge that Stephen King and Richard Bachman were one and the same, it was republished in hardcover as part of an omnibus called THE BACHMAN BOOKS, which contained the first four novels published under the Bachman penname (there were six in all). In the years since, all the Bachman novels have been reprinted as separate paperbacks--all except Rage. In response to the recent school shooting tragedy at Columbine High School (and the anti-media backlash it caused), King decided to pull Rage out of print, forever. He is afraid its depiction of school violence will further 'glorify' such acts of aggression. The story itself has some obvious flaws: the plot is cliched (although, to be fair, school violence was not as common in 1977); the students in the story do not act realistically (at least, they didn't act like real students in similar situations have acted); and at times the dialogue seems wooden (not like King's modern writing at all). Still, King was good enough even back then that you could see some real talent under the surface of the teen angst. He is a master at turning a situation on its head. By the end of the 130-page book, I found myself rooting for Charlie, the troubled teen who kills his teacher and holds his classmates hostage. And I was solidly aligned against the forces of good--the cops, the psychiatrists, & the parents. On the whole, the book certainly held my interest, and it was sort of fun looking back and seeing how Stephen King, the most successful commercial writer of all time, got started.
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