Bracket #8: The Regulators (1996)

[mae]

The Regulators, 1996
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Please vote for The Regulators (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Regulators) using the following scale:

5: I loved it
4: It was good
3: Average
2: Only so-so
1: I didn't like it

If you haven't read this book yet, please vote Never Read. Feel free to discuss your votes in this thread.

[Jean]

3 from bears

[mae]

3 from bears

But I see only a vote for a 2?

[Jean]

yes, it was mine. You're right as usual. I voted 2, then when I was posting I remember Seth and auntie, and thought I had given a 3... now, however, I think I was right to make it 2, so let it be 2...

[Tito_Villa]

A 4 from me

[flaggwalkstheline]

5
my favorite book by sais bachman and king

[pathoftheturtle]

Definitely. 2

[Ageless Stranger]

I gave it a 3. It was entertaining but not one of my absolute favorites.

[Kronz]

I really like this one. Don't approve of it being called Bachman though, it has absolutely nothing in common with the rest of the RB novels and so strikes me as a flawed concept. If King wanted to mirror two novels simultaneously, he should have done Desperation, then a mirror image of it with nothing supernatural whatsoever. Collie in Desperation seems more fit to be in a Bachman novel too.

[Daghain]

Three. Liked it, didn't love it.

[fernandito]

3.

Not the most profound of Bachman's books, but it was still entertaining.

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

1. Hated it.

[Hannah]

3. It was okay. I probably shouldn't have read it right after Desperation though, because it certainly pales in comparison.

[Darkthoughts]

I much preferred it to Desperation. Desperation was too brutal for me to enjoy it -although, as Jean wisely pointed out it's called Desperation for a reason ;)

[pathoftheturtle]

Desperation = Itchy & Scratchy
The Regulators = Tom & Jerry

[flaggwalkstheline]

I think it blows desperation out of the water

[Daghain]

3. It was okay. I probably shouldn't have read it right after Desperation though, because it certainly pales in comparison.

I did this last year, and I know exactly what you're talking about. Reading them back-to-back definitely detracted from The Regulators for me.

[Mrs. Underwood]

Loved it. It was full of energy with crazy stuff happening around every corner, and I couldn't put it down. of course, it's only a good read if you read Desperation FIRST, in my opinion.

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

I think it blows desperation out of the water


There we go. Staples....That was easy.

[Daghain]

:lol:

[divemaster]

1.

The absolute worst King book. There is nothing in The Regulators that makes me want to read it again. Plot, character, story....nothing. In fact, I feel that just having a copy on my bookshelf detracts from the value of my collection. :P

[Brice]

Well, if you have the limited I'll be happy to help you raise the value...I mean as a favor of course. :innocent:

[mae]

The poll has closed. The Regulators has earned a FAS (final average score) of 3.594202899 or 71.88%, placing 5th (last) in this bracket. It will not be moving on to Round 2. In 2009, The Regulators placed 4th with a FAS of 3.571428571, so it gained 0.022774328 (+0.64%) this time.

[flaggwalkstheline]

booooo!

I demand a recount!

This act of aggression towards one of my favorite novels will not stand!

i suppose the only thing I can do is go read it again:wtf:

[Jean]

oh man, go and see what happened to Desperation....................

::disconsolate bear::