Bracket #8: The Regulators (1996)

[Jean]

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.

[Garrell]

Read about a 100 pages and stopped, had just finished Desperation and it was confusing. Will read it soon:)

[blavigne]

4, good story, choppy read, better than Desperation although basically the same story

[Jean]

boring like hell, but not without its merits, so 3.

[Shannon]

Never read. Read Desperation, will read this eventually.

[frik]

A fast read - LOVED it.
So much better than Desperation.

sk

[Iwritecode]

3. Read this after Desperation and was severely disappointed. Especially with the horrible ending.

[Girlystevedave]

2.
It's rare that I read a book that has so little impact on me.

[Patrick]

I read this one within the past year. The thing that sticks with me the most is that at some point I realized that I wasn't really differentiating between a lot of the main characters, and that didn't bother me.

There were elements that I liked - like the general concept of what was going on.

I gave this a 3.

[pathoftheturtle]

I read this one within the past year. The thing that sticks with me the most is that at some point I realized that I wasn't really differentiating between a lot of the main characters, and that didn't bother me.

There were elements that I liked - like the general concept of what was going on.

I gave this a 3.That makes me feel better about deciding to give it a 2. If I had liked the general concept of what was going on in it, I probably would have gone a bit higher, too. But I just liked bits and pieces, the ending, and (sort of liked) the concept as it relates to TDT and to the real SK novel of the pair.

[divemaster]

Its hard for me to believe that the same author who could write such a creepy book with interesting characters such as Desperation could write such a piece of crap like The Regulators.

1.

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

1. hated it! Only King novel that I truly hated.

[Jean]

Its hard for me to believe that the same author who could write such a creepy book with interesting characters such as Desperation could write such a piece of crap like The Regulators.

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[Jean]

Its hard for me to believe that the same author who could write such a creepy book with interesting characters such as Desperation could write such a piece of crap like The Regulators.

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[pathoftheturtle]

Its hard for me to believe that the same author who could write such a creepy book with interesting characters such as Desperation could write such a piece of crap like The Regulators.

1.... Making it easier to believe that a different author wrote it. *cue "Twilight Zone" theme*

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Ha, good point, never thought of it like that.

[Jean]

last chance to vote! the poll is closing!

[fernandito]

Read this after Desperation and it felt like a step down. It's decent enough, but nothing special.

3.

[mae]

Perhaps a waiting period is necessary between the two novels? To go in fresh(er)?

[flaggwalkstheline]

my all time favorite sk book, well this and roadwork (love the bachman books)
I felt like regulators was MUCH scarier than desperation

[pathoftheturtle]

I felt like regulators was MUCH scarier than desperationWhy? I don't get that. What's so scary?

[mae]

The poll has closed. The Regulators has earned a FAS (final average score) of 3.440000000 or 68.80%, placing 4th in this bracket. It will not be moving on to Round 2.

[Heather19]

I felt like regulators was MUCH scarier than desperationWhy? I don't get that. What's so scary?

I thought it was scary too, and filled with lots of tension.

I read this one first and loved it. Then read Desperation years later, and loved that as well. Then just recently went back and reread them both back to back. I love how each complements the other and the parallels between the two. I'm surprised there's so much hate for this one.