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    Though I'm admittedly not a fan of Mike Noonan, I think Mr. King knocked the ball out of the park with his bad guys. Max Devore (whom Mr. King equippred with an ordinary oxygen mask that became an eerie apparatus), Rogette, and Sara Tidwell... all were fantastic.

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    But I did feel sorry for what Sara Tidwell had gone through. She was also, although a villain, a victim.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jchanic View Post
    But I did feel sorry for what Sara Tidwell had gone through. She was also, although a villain, a victim.

    John
    I felt so sorry for hew that she almost seemed right - doing all those horrible things from her pain and grief, But I think this is a typical King thing to do - making the villains not all bad and the heroes not all good.

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    Sara Tidwell and her son definitely did not deserve what happened to them. As their fate unraveled in the book, I cringed and had to stop reading at times. I can completely understand why Sara wanted revenge.

    Max and Rogette were cruel and heartless. King did an excellent job of conveying this during the scene on The Street, when they assaulted Mike. I don't think I could've survived the speeding wheelchair, the barrage of rocks,
    and the constant swimming. What a nightmare!

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    Amen to that. Max is one freaky dude. Together with Rogette and Sarah...sheesh, you're the frontrunner of The Creepiest Neighbors On The Planet award.

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    I concur about Sara's fate. That was a hard pill to swallow. Mr. King's description of the rape was fantastic. He didn't go overboard and left most of it to the imagination.

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    I thought Max Devore was just an absolutely horrible villian, and I mean that in a good way. The best part, in my honest opinion, is the fact that Max Devore isn't totally in the realm of impossibility. It's the kind of villian who could really be next door.

    As for Mike Noonan, I didn't think he was a bad character. Mr. King really fleshed out the troubles that Mike went through, and the payoff was well worth it - for the readers, at least; I'm not sure I could say it was worth it for Mike at all.

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    Max and Rogette were completely evil.

    Sarah was a victim who just wanted revenge too much. I could hardly bear reading the "lake attack" scene it was just so horrible but essential to explain Sarah's motivation.

    What a great book!

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