It's a cheap device to demonise mental health sufferers in 11/22/63

Unregistered · August 8th, 2012

First before jumping on my back I enjoyed this book, it is obvious Mr King is an excellent writer. However...

Although there is some explanation for characters' mental health problems in this book, they are at the very most extreme end of the spectrum, in the same way that there can be *******s in law and there can be ******* writers etc.

It's drama but the layman reader would want to avoid mental health sufferers reading this book. Being a mental health sufferer is tough so it would be helpful if he cast them in a different light some place in his media following this book- to balance things up.

I have seen this before liberal writers using the cheap device of the ****ed up mental health sufferer who deserves to die

**Moderator** · August 8th, 2012

That's not the message he was profferring.

**bobledrew** · August 8th, 2012

I'm a mental health "sufferer" (btw, many would find that descriptor offensive -- "It is better to avoid using the words suffer and sufferer in relation to chronic illness or disability. They may be considered demeaning and disempowering. Suitable alternative are have ,experience , be diagnosed with" and I didn't find anything offensive in how SK dealt with mental health and illness in the book.

Perhaps if you'd like to engage further in the discussion you could register and discuss exactly what you thought was problematic in the book.

**J.T. Adams** · August 8th, 2012

Maybe it's just my memory (the horrid thing it likes to sometime's be), but I have no idea what the 'guest' is even talking about on this one. Perhaps that's because I found nothing to take personal offense to in this novel?

IDK

**CarrieJo** · August 8th, 2012

He's not saying all mental health sufferers deserve to die. Just that particular one.

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**fushingfeef** · August 8th, 2012

hubba-whaaaa?

**PatInTheHat** · August 8th, 2012

A mucho most perfect topic to bring up in therapy.

**PrisonerNumber6** · August 8th, 2012

I think you took the words right out of my mouth, Fush.

**Bryan James** · August 8th, 2012

I'm nuts. King doesn't offend me in any spectrum that shines here into Nutsoville.

Just hope he's finally done away with the damned arc-sodiums.

I'm not sure that your pose itself has any meat...or any tasty meat, so I'm just trying to give the thread something worthwhile.

Maybe clarify the original post...unless you are also nuts and cannot, and therefore the conclusion comes before the horse, neigh?