I need to give Bag another go-round. It didn't do it for me the first time, but it's been awhile. After Duma Key I have to finish my re-read of W&G, but that shouldn't take long. Maybe Bag after that. Dunno.
Desperation
The Regulators
I need to give Bag another go-round. It didn't do it for me the first time, but it's been awhile. After Duma Key I have to finish my re-read of W&G, but that shouldn't take long. Maybe Bag after that. Dunno.
Definately give it another shot. It's a wonderful book. It's one of my favorite King stories.
Well I thought the story to the regulators was more interesting, but desperation was written better so I voted desperation...
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Nothing scarier than a cop who adds, "I'm going to kill you." to your miranda rights. "Desperation" is in my top 10 best SK books. "The Regulators" was just whacked out. Serious trippage goin on in that one, still liked alot though.
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Personally I liked The Regulators more because it didn't have all the religious implications that Desperation had.
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I love how King played on our natural fear of boys in blue and amped it up a little by having him act all weird.Originally Posted by Farson
Desperation is the better, hands down. I remember the first time I read it. It started with such a creepy vibe anyway, the feeling of isolation. Then this crazy cop comes in, and I'm thinking:
"Oh, I'm in for a hell of a ride here."
I re-read back to back both books in the past weeks, and now I must say
tho' I at first said Desperation... The Regulaters was better than I remembered.
Spoiler:
Anyway, my opinion is they are both really good books.
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I'm just about to finish desperation. I was told that was the best way to go: Desperation then regulators. this is now one of my favorite books
Im covering my eyes as I type this as Im about 2/3 done with Regulators. Then on to Desperation. Visa Versa than Razzle Dazzle.
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Is it your first read of both?
I've found reading them in either order works but just bring a different perspective.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
I think The Regulator is perhaps the more original of the two. The idea ofSpoiler:was very interesting, something I don't think I've come across before. (I suppose the closest would beSpoiler:.
That being said I prefer Desperation. I read it first too. I just love those stories that are close to the real world, all the things you know.... then twist! The characters in special cars were a cool idea, but it just seemed a bit more out there. I guess I like the kind of story, just enough off-set from reality where you think, "That could happen." There are exceptions though. I love the Dark Tower books after all, and there largely set in a fantasy world rather different from our own! (Mind you I like 'fantasy other world' stories too.)
That's not to say there was no originality in Desperation either.Spoiler:And ghost town stories (even if only recently 'ghosted') are cool.
Is this your first read of something else by King aside from the Dark Tower books?
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I read Regulators first - and preferred that one. I agree that this is a case where the first one you read is the book of choice. You get used to the characters one way - to see them differently is a mind fuck.
I read Desperation first, but preferred Regulators which I read straight after. Desperation was too bleak for me.
really started Regulators today. the whole scene with the vans is confusing, random, creepy, and awesome.
I really don't think this one is even close IMO. Desperation is one of my fav King books hands down but The Regulators left something to be desired for me.
I liked The Regulators, but I agree that it was lacking something compared to Deperation.
I thought Desperation was much better. The writing style, the story, the point ... it all seemed so much more relevant to life than Regulators.
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Thirded. I recently reread them back-to-back (Desperation first) and while I like them both, Desperation was the clear winner for me.
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i have read them both and i think they rank among SKs' top work BUT the regulators is in my opinion far superior, that ending with the shotgun and the toilet and the demon talking saying it will return and the exploding heads has given me a deranged amount of sleepless nights, that book is really scary, desperations' opening with the "i will kill u" thrown into the miranda warning is sick but i felt the book didnt have as much sheer OOMPH as the regulators
Tak is my favorite villain though, in either book
if the worlds gonna end then let's get it over with, i got shit to do
and holy crap im the 19th person to vote 4 the regulators
if the worlds gonna end then let's get it over with, i got shit to do
aand for desperation, I'm the big five-oh! (not as great as nineteen, but still pretty good)
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