Loving it so far, but...

[kyle blake]

I'm loving it so far (on page 250) but I have 1 problem with it. SK makes every Republican as evil, and every Democrat as good. I even recall Barbie telling Julia that she acts less and less Republican every time she does something good. That is kind of wrong, don't you think? Both sides should be half and half. But other than that, good book.

[kyle blake]

Come on, nobody else felt like this? Not even a little?

Think about it this way, if the book had all the Democrats as evil and all the Republicans as good, would you be a little upset?

[POTUS]

I understand what you're saying, but it's one of those things where you have to throw your hands up and just accept the fact that it's a character in the story feeling that way, and not the author himself. Even though it's pretty obvious that the author isn't a big fan of the Republicans.

Sometimes it becomes distracting, but it's one thing for a character to say something negative, and another thing for the narrator to do it.

For example, a passage like this would be too much:

"Barbie stubbed his cigarette out in disgust. "Damn Republicans," he said, shaking his head at Julia. "They're the racists behind this Dome. Segregation at it's worst."

Julia nodded in agreement. Even a woman was capable of recognizing the horrors of the Grand Old Party. The fact that the 'pubs were a group of lying criminals was well known in the town of Chester's Mill. George W. Bush had been the worst President in the history of the United States, after all."

Something like that would probably make me put the book down, and I'm not even a Republican.

[Srbo]

This might sound weird, but there actually might be readers that agree with Big Jim and not Barbie...
Especially when Jim says that the letter from the White House was "signed with all three names, oncluding the terrorist one in the middle"...or refers to the president " as that thug in the White House".

Not every reader is a democrat...

Just a thought...

No offense to anyone...

[Doc Wilson]

Come on, nobody else felt like this? Not even a little?

Think about it this way, if the book had all the Democrats as evil and all the Republicans as good, would you be a little upset?

I did, but I'm afraid I've grown used to this kind of stuff from my favorite author. I was just thankful he put Julie (a decent person who happened to be a republican) in at all.

[JRM]

I see where you're coming from. I'm also around 250pgs, and I'm noticing it. It was kinda distracting at first, but with a King book, I've learned to keep an open mind about the story and characters, regardless of the content. I don't think it's gotten to the point of being offensive, like POTUS said, but I could see some people not particularly enjoying reading those passages.

[Bryan James]

There are definitely a few distracting pricks and barbs in the book.

[randallFlaggfan1]

I haven't picked up on anything. I think some of you are a bit too analytical.

[wally wonder]

i thought it was interesting, the name of the paper, the politics of the editor and owner of the local paper. i believe the paradox was pointed out to us, the reader, don't recall the exact page. i don't put much stock in what "party" big jim belongs to. in real life, the news is starting to recognize "climategate"--the washington post has front page stuff--but it seemed like, as the song goes, "there's a kind of hush, all over the world!" regarding the issue. have no idea of the politics of michael mann at the u of penn, but it's a real hoot that he hasn't been jumped on by all--so...anyone can be bad, and if the politics of that issue--the dems seem to be ignoring it, al gore?...well, he didn't lie this low until the time tipper caught him lip-sinking "me and my arrow" in the lincoln bedroom...but i'd hazard that it'll be curious to see how the issue plays out, related somewhat, to udt as it is. maybe everyone will get drunk, retire to their respective campfires, and sing "we are the champions"?

at any rate, julia, a republican i believe, as i read it, is a good character, though she is owner/operator of "the democrat" of that mills town.

[ginapenn]

Actually, I'm around page 100 or so and had put the book down to read The Road by Cormac McCarthy but now that you've told me about this, I think I'm going to pick it up again. I'm a Dem and I kinda agree with Sai King...