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| Title | : | The Regulators |
| Author | : | Richard Bachman |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | US/CAN/UK |
| Pages | : | Pages: 512 pages |
| Published | : | September 1997 by Signet (first published 1997) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Thriller |
Richard Bachman
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 512 pages Rating: 3.7 | 69833 Users | 1343 Reviews
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**4.5-stars rounded up**To the residents of Poplar Street, in suburban Wentworth, Ohio, July 15, 1996, just seems like any other summer day.
The paperboy is dutifully tending to his route, the Reed twins are showing off for some young ladies and the corner store is functioning like a well-oiled machine.
Not one of them suspects that the proverbial shitis about to hit the fan.
The Regulators are coming to Poplar Street and they're coming for blood!
It's hard to imagine a 475-page novel, that takes place over the course of one afternoon, on one suburban street, would make you sweat in anticipation, but this one certainly does.
We follow this cast of characters from the minute the Regulators arrive, until the bitter end. Some we love, some we hate, but in the end, no one escapes their fate.
You may wonder, yeah, but what's it all about?
Trust me when I say, it's best to go into this knowing as little as possible, but for those of you who are just going to insist on knowing more, I will give you this one small clue:
(view spoiler)[ It involves a supernatural hitchhiker named Tak, from a mine just outside of Desperation, Nevada, invading the mind of one of the young residents of Poplar Street. You may know Tak from a little story aptly named Desperation by Stephen King. (hide spoiler)]
This novel is hella violent and dark, so if that isn't your cup of tea, you may as well just mosey on down the street.
This book is only for those with the intestinal fortitude to handle intense scenes of violence.
This is actually my second read through and I would definitely recommend reading Desperation and this novel back-to-back. I think the overall experience is enhanced if handled that way.
I love them both and for different reasons. A must read combo for King's Constant Readers!
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| Original Title: | The Regulators |
| ISBN: | 0451191013 (ISBN13: 9780451191014) |
| Edition Language: | English URL https://www.stephenking.com/library/bachman_novel/regulators_the.html |
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Ratings: 3.7 From 69833 Users | 1343 ReviewsEvaluation About Books The Regulators
This is the companion book to Desperation, and although it's listed here as being written by Stephen King, it was actually Richard Bachman. Ha ha, for those of you that know they are one and the same. King/Bachman uses the same character names in both books which makes for an exercise in memory if they are read close together. For the first 100 or so pages I would think of the character from Desperation as the name was recycled in The Regulators. As a testament to his skill, after that point, IMy brain is practically shot. I've been studying all damn day and believe me The Regulators and Food Sanitation doesn't mix well. At some point I will try to give this a more proper review. Until then this will be just fine. If not, sue me.Anyway, The Regulators is a slight step away from its mirror, Desperation. I'm not going to compare the two, you can do that yourself but I will say, they are both good in their own rights. Maybe to long or scattered or the ending didn't work like it should or
I read more than 150 novels each year and have read most of King's stuff. Obviously, with so much output from one writer, there are bound to be hits and misses. This one was a miss, in my opinion but there is still enough here to make it worth the read.I had already read Desperation, the companion book to this volume, and came away with the feeling that I had just experienced a pretty good King novel. It also was far from his best but I enjoyed it nonetheless. So, naturally, I turned to this
"Summer's here. Not just summer, either, not this year, but the apotheosis of summer, the avatar of summer... " Released at the same time as Stephen Kings 'Desperation', The Regulators has the same cast of characters but is set in a different environment. It's actually a pretty cool concept of parallel worlds with the same antagonist in both.The plot is pretty simple and there's no obligation to read Desperation first. A convoy of multi-coloured vans roll into Poplar Street and open fire on
Description: There's a place in Wentworth, Ohio, where summer is in full swing. It's called Poplar Street. Up until now it's been a nice place to live. The idling red van around the corner is about to change all that. Let the battle against evil begin. Read by Frank Muller Muller gives this so much energy. I remember when we all used to go camping, torches under the chin, we would take a turn at telling a story under chiaroscuro canvas - it didn't matter if the subject was weak, if it was told
Wentworth, Ohio. Desperation, Nevada. 2000 miles between. (I Googled it. Sort of, cause these two places dont really exist until you open the pages of this book, where the weird becomes scary, the scary gets weird, and an ancient evil entity by the name of Tak takes over a once ordinary residential street.)But what I like most about reading Stephen King is the thing that was semi-missing here - my complete investment in the characters he creates ---- by the way (and I think most know this),
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