I thought it was a great read. I gave it a 5. My daughter (age 11) is doing an oral presentation on the book at school. She enjoyed it also.
I loved it - 5
It was good - 4
Average - 3
Only so-so - 2
I didnt like it - 1
Never Read
I thought it was a great read. I gave it a 5. My daughter (age 11) is doing an oral presentation on the book at school. She enjoyed it also.
I still do not lose hope to post in Rage thread we have in Cara Laughs - I have a lot to say and wouldn't like to clutter this thread with bearish invectives
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Although, we are encouraged to discuss our choices in here
I'm interested in your opinion also.
Actually, I am very much against doubling discussion lines. I can say here that I voted "1" because I found this story false, pointless and artificial through and through; but I still would like to expand on it later in the appropriate thread, when I finally have a clear head a some free time. There's no hurry, though, that's the beauty of it all... we're all here to stay, and we're going to live long and happy lives together...
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good enough. I'm looking forward to your comments.
John
I gave it a 3. Of the 3 "Bachman Books" I've read so far, it ranks 3rd to The Long Walk (1st) and Roadwork (2nd).
I liked the story, but it didn't (pardon the pun) blow me away.
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It's still on my top 5 list so a 5 for me.
One of the VERY FEW books by King that I have never read. Seems like I have some company.
Dragline : Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me - with nothin'.
Luke : Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
Add me to the never read list. It's been one of those that I've wanted to read for a long time, just never seem to get around to it. I think I actually started it once, but only got a few pages in before I got sidetracked with something else.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
i think I need to find a copy to read too!
Good hardcover copies of the original Bachman Books are still rather easy to find on places like Amazon Marketplace, and for very reasonable prices.
BookFinder (quick, there's a NEW copy for only $18.95!)
I liked it, I fantasized quite a bit of acting out , I am just not a violent woman!
The answer is within
all matter is energy, all energy is GOD
Funny that it's the book that has the most "Never read". It's not so hard to find, though !
It is. If not for Lady Linda , I don't know where I would get Bachman Books.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But you live in Russia and you said amazon didn't work over there. It does in the US, though, so people should be able to find it and read it, then they could vote according to what they thought about the book.
But Amazon does ship internationally. Used books, that's up to the individual seller, but most do.
I gave a link to BookFinder yesterday, there was a listing for a new copy of the 1985 hardcover for just $18.95.
I read this back in the earlier '90's while it was still in print. I remember liking it, but that's about it, so I gave it a 3.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
I first read this in elementary or jr. high school. It has always been a favorite of mine for some reason. I gave it a five.
The first post of this thread has been edited to indicate Rage's final average score, which is 2.977777777. Rage will not be moving on to Round 2 of the competition.
Heng Dai