BLAZE BY RICHARD BACHMAN (STEPHEN KING)
May 21, 2015 at 9:08 pm Leave a comment
Written in 1972-1973, this novel brought me a new appreciation of the ‘master’ as I have never felt before. In this story, Helen Keller could have seen the gifted writer which would emerge on the horror scene.
Surprisingly, this work, in the strictest sense, in not a horror novel. There is a dead accomplice giving Blaze, the main character, a brain-damaged man, advice, but he only exists in Blaze’s mind and memory. What I found remarkable about this work is how King creates a multi-faceted who kidnaps and kills, yet you’re able to get into his mind and past and find sympathy for his actions.
I’m not giving away any more detail. Buy the book and fill the ‘master’s’ coffers. You won’t be disappointed.
Entry filed under: OBSERVATIONS & OPINIONS, READER'S OPPORTUNITIES. Tags: character development, fiction, horror, Richard Bachman, Stephen King, writing.
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