Disappointment in Blaze

[fbj]

Dear Mr King, I want to tell you how much I enjoyed your stories, Dolores Claibrorne, Misery and From a Buick 8. From a Buick 8 knocked by socks off with fear and I could not stop listening to it. But this book Blaze upset me to no end and made me very disappointed in you, as you are a very talented writer. The book was a disaster due to the foul and red neck language, I was listening to it as and audiobook and after an hour I was so discussed I threw it in the trash. I feel you are to good a writer to degrade youself in such a way.

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Welcome to the MB, and keep posting!

But not arrant misspelled balderdash!

Long days and pleasant nights

[Rosehay]

I wish you had given Blaze more of a chance. We live in a world where people use profanity, it's just words. I feel that King was creating believable characters, being authentic. I'm sorry that you were offended, but you missed out on a great story. Stephen King does not degrade himself by developing flawed and realistic characters, he just proves that he is a great writer, every time. Show some love. Rose x

[brandon]

It is impossible for any writer to hit the mark for every reader every time. Mr king seems to please most people most of the time however. Your own listings boast a 75% success rate.

[Doc Wilson]

Whatever you do, don't read It.

[RandomMan]

I thought Richard Bauchman wrote Blaze....silly me ???

[NathanQuint91]

I too felt disappointed with Blaze. Not in the quality of the writing or anything like that, but with the characters themselves. I had a hard time getting into the story, and the ending wasn't much either. I had no sympathy for the characters. I felt like it was an exercise in the back story of a news story.

The language, really, was the last thing on my mind when I was reading it.

[GNTLGNT]

Ohh c'mon FBJ. That's like saying you would have been offended that George Carlin used foul language in concert! Uncle Stevie ain't Mother Teresa, he write we all live, and yeah to stay true to "real life", he gets salty-depending on the character(s). There was rough language in the books you mentioned too, and as a card carrying member of the RED NECK nation-I find it offensive you would characterize us all as users of foul language. I have two college degrees and work in two white collar professional jobs, but my neck is still as red as they come and I say it with pride! I mean this with all the love in my heart...get over yourself!

[motocop]

I think King could write a whole novel about rednecks. That would be something huh? Their just sitting in their trailer drinking pbr or milwaukees best and then bam!! It could go anywhere from there right?

[GNTLGNT]

As long as there's white socks, cut off flannel shirts, a coon hound and something with 4 wheel drive...(Hey ya'll, watch this!)

[PatInTheHat]

It would seem fbj was another one hit wonder...hmm, which makes me wonder if fbj stood/stands for Federal Bureau of Jocularity:eyebrow:.

:oo:
(and oh so very cleverly in lower case of course, them feds is awfully tricky that way doncha know...Ssshhhh..didja hear that?!!)
:suspect:

[michal]

You're funny fbj.
What language would you want redneck characters to use? Shakespearean?

I liked Blaze. I wouldn't be the first to state that it's a twist on Mice and Men, but I enjoyed it very much and thought it was well written.

[petcemitaryfan]

Blaze was an excellent story and yes From a Buick 8 was is my favorite book by Stephen King so far besides The Dark Tower and The Stand comes in 3rd place lol.

[paanne]

I believe Blaze was one of King's best writings. Blaze touched my heart because I have seen first hand how people turn out when their cirrcumstances are bad. I believe the language was not that bad, just walk around outside and I'm sure you will hear as bad or worse. You can,t judge a book by it's cover and you can't discard because of a little foul language.

[~Ally~]

It's amazing how many one post "hit and run" threads there are on this board. You'd think if people take the time to join up to complain they would at least indulge in a little conversation about what greatly annoyed them. Personally I couldn't be arsed to go to all that effort just to write a few lines then disappear.

Anyhoo, I love Blaze, it made me leak from my eyeballs.