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Title: King can do better, but this is one of his early ones so it makes sense
Review: I own a copy of The Bachman Books, but have only gotten around to reading Rage, a book that quite creeped me out. I really didn't like the book beacause i didn't like the main character of Charlie much- maybe because i don't get him- but the book wasn't too bad. Obviously, since this is one of King's early works (I think he wrote this one before he even wrote Carrie) he can do a lot better. The idea that all those students aren't even moved when Charlie shoots their teacher- dead- to the floor- seems a little unbelievable to me. Plus, athough Ted was a pain in the neck, i still didn't see why they all started beating him to the point where he became a slobbering mess. It was alright, i guess, but King's gotten a lot better.(Interesting fact: After Columbine, Steven King requested Rage to go out of print.)
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