Rage--Voting Closed

[Aaron]

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Rage
Signet, 1977


Bracket #1

Voting for this Book is Closed

Final Average Score:
3.422222222

[mae]

Seems this is one of the lesser-read books. So far most have voted as having never read it.

[Darkthoughts]

I gave it a 4, I enjoyed this story alot and I'm not generally over awed with the Bachman stories.

[John_and_Yoko]

Seems this is one of the lesser-read books. So far most have voted as having never read it.

It's out of print--I don't know when that happened, but obviously too soon for me to have read it....

[mae]

I don't know if The Bachman Books omnibus is very hard to come by on eBay or Amazon Marketplace? I've had my hardcover copy for a long while, so I haven't ever checked on that.

[John_and_Yoko]

I don't know if The Bachman Books omnibus is very hard to come by on eBay or Amazon Marketplace? I've had my hardcover copy for a long while, so I haven't ever checked on that.

I haven't found it at amazon.com....

And apparently it's not even available in America anymore, and the current British version doesn't have Rage....

[mae]

I haven't found it at amazon.com....


No, just took a quick look and there are plenty of copies there.

Original hardcover (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0453005071/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1226356069&sr=1-1&condition=all)

Original paperback 1 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0452257743/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all)

Original paperback 2 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0451147367/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all)

Re-release paperback (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0452277752/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1226356069&sr=1-2&condition=all)

All contain Rage.

[John_and_Yoko]

I haven't found it at amazon.com....


No, just took a quick look and there are plenty of copies there.

Original hardcover (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0453005071/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1226356069&sr=1-1&condition=all)

Original paperback (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0452257743/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all)

Re-release paperback (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0452277752/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1226356069&sr=1-2&condition=all)

All contain Rage.

And all are "used and new."

[Aaron]

It was taken out of print after the Columbine shootings. King said that it would never be put in print again.

[mae]

I think it actually was taken out of print around 1999.

[John_and_Yoko]

I think it actually was taken out of print around 1999.

According to wikipedia, the clincher was Michael Carneal, which was December 1st, 1997.

So you're probably right.

[Matt]

I have one for the giveaway--Omnibus including Rage I mean :rock:

Paperback

[jhanic]

I gave this one an average. It's fairly obvious that it's an EARLY King work.

John

[The Lady of Shadows]

it was good, not average but not awesome.

[Daghain]

I voted good. I liked it.

[William50]

Wow, i've never even heard of it. Now i'm going to find it!

[Daghain]

It's definitely worth a read. It's a pretty good psychological story.

[William50]

Cool. I'll see about buying myself a copy at Borders.

[mae]

Cool. I'll see about buying myself a copy at Borders.

You can't, it's out of print. You need to get a second-hand copy of The Bachman Books. Check those links I gave a few posts up in this thread.

[William50]

Thanks Pablo. Have we met? If not, Nice to meet ya!:)

[mae]

Hey William. Hope you get a good copy of The Bachman Books. It's a great tome.

[Brice]

Yes, that is accurate regarding King allowing/wanting Rage to go out of print shortly after the Carneal shooting.

[ManOfWesternesse]

I gave this a 3. It was pretty good, but I'm consious that I'll be hitting a lot of 4's & 5's in any SK category, so for me a 3 is fair on this one.

[Jean]

I voted "1", and if there were negative numbers, I would have gladly given a very big one

[jhanic]

Why didn't you like, Jean?

John

[Randall Flagg]

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.

[Jean]

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 http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif

[Darkthoughts]

Although, we are encouraged to discuss our choices in here ;)

I'm interested in your opinion also.

[Brice]

As am I. I've always loved this story.

[Jean]

Although, we are encouraged to discuss our choices in here ;)
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...

[jhanic]

Good enough. I'm looking forward to your comments.

John

[NeedfulKings]

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.

[stone, rose, unfound door]

It's still on my top 5 list so a 5 for me. :)

[wizardsrainbow]

One of the VERY FEW books by King that I have never read. Seems like I have some company.

[Daghain]

:o

[Heather19]

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.

[TLC]

i think I need to find a copy to read too!

[mae]

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 (http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&qi=GOBM0ZL,.mbLT345SczTSBvR3PI_4998349126_1:60:492&bq=author%3Dstephen%2520king%26title%3Dbachman%252 0books) (quick, there's a NEW copy for only $18.95!)

[alinda]

I liked it, I fantasized quite a bit of acting out , I am just not a violent woman!

[stone, rose, unfound door]

Funny that it's the book that has the most "Never read". It's not so hard to find, though !

[Jean]

It is. If not for Lady Linda http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_wub.gif, I don't know where I would get Bachman Books.

[stone, rose, unfound door]

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.

[mae]

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.

[Patrick]

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.

[Brice]

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 Lady of Shadows]

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.


hmmmmm. let's all stop and think why this would be a favorite of brice's. :P

[Aaron]

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.