Stephen King

Rage

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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.
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  • nadyamarpaunghas quoted6 months ago
    "You stink," I said. "You fucked up your marriage and you fucked up your only child. You come on and try to take me if you think you can. I'm out of school. Your wife's turning into a pinhead. You're nothing but a booze-hound." I was crying. "You come on and try it, you dumb fuck. "
    "You better stop it, Charlie," he said. "Before I stop just wanting to punish you and start wanting to kill you. "
    "Go ahead and try," I said, crying harder. "I've wanted to kill you for thirteen years. I hate your guts. You suck. "
  • nadyamarpaunghas quoted6 months ago
    e paused, the belt half out of the loops. "What?"
    "If you come at me with that thing, I'm going to take it away from you," I said. My voice was trembling and uneven. "I'm going to do it for the time you threw me on the ground when I was little and then lied about it to Mom. I'm going to do it for every time you belted me across the face for doing something wrong, without giving me a second chance. I'm going to do it for that hunting trip when you said you'd slit her nose open if you ever caught her with another man."
  • nadyamarpaunghas quoted6 months ago
    I was suddenly reminded of that Beatles song that starts off: "I read the news today, oh boy… "

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