Regulators

FUN

This is a very engaging novel. Stephen King does a great job building up the story and characters. It's very original and thrilling. It's classic in the sense that it isn't all huge twists and turns. It's just a great thriller. Good old fashioned story telling by the horror master.
It's one if King's more gory novels. So if gore isn't your thing you might not want to read The Regulators.

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Read Desperation First.

I preferred Desperation over the Regulators, but that aside this was still an enjoyable and fast paced read. There's a lot of action, but never felt any significant connection to the characters (which is something I can't say for any of the other SK books I've read up to now). The backstory is also cleverly tied in. On a side note, the ebook is riddled with typos. In some of Audrey's journals I wonder if they were purposely included seeing the situation she was in while she was writing them.

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Great book, maybe not for the nook,though :(

I loved this book, like I love almost all of Stephen Kings writing. I just got the B&N nook and love it to death, but this book was not made for the nook. Scattered through out are newspaper clippings and journal entries of one of the characters that are SO small they are almost impossible to read, even with a magnifying glass! It was SO frustrating!

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The Regulators

I am currently reading this book, about 3/4 of the way through. It is a great read, pure macabre, though. I will try to make this as little of a spoiler as possible. It is about a suburban neighborhood in the fictional town of Wentworth, Ohio. A typical afternoon, about a week after Independence Day; the Carver kids are bickering at the corner convenience store; Gary's firing up the backyard grill; the paperboy is making his rounds; a Frisbee is flying over the Reeds' lawn. The only thing that just doesn't seem to fit the almost perfect picture is the red van with the weird radar doohickey thing on the top, idling just up the hill. Soon it will begin to roll, and the killing will begin.....



Don't miss the companion novel, Desperation.

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This was sooooo cool.

Cary gets shot off his bike, Hannibal is just shot, Mary's head is blown apart, Debbie's and Kirsten's faces are blown off, Marielle's arm is ripped off, Jim shoots Collie, and so much more. Very descriptive, I must say. And I don't care, Tak is awesome. Also, Seth is Audrey's NEPHEW, not her son or stepson. She says that to Old Man Hobart herself! Some people seemed confused. SO MUCH DEATH AND VIOLENCE!!! NOTE: I put one star to represent four out of four stars. I'm counting the number of white stars; that way, it's possible to rate zero stars.

Television a horrible thing?

Many say television is a horrible thing wasteful thing, well in this novel you might think so.

What turns out to be a nice day in the little town of Wentwroth, Ohio. (Surprising it doesn't happen in Maine) becomes a battle in which man must struggle out between a psychopathic demons' imagination all while a step mother tries desperately to get her autistic demon possessed son to fight back the evil within himself to save them both.

A very good read and will have you turning page after page, pondering what will happen next. Not anything like Desperation, even better one could say. From the Master Horror Teller, Stephen King.

If you are looking for something that is semi-fantasy with a little horror dipped into it, then this might be your book.

A reviewer

absolutely could not put this book down. i read this in two weeks, while working mad hours and going to class and taking finals!!!!! i found myself studying, then lying in bed til 4am reading this thing. absolutely amazing and i recommend this to anyone. i read desperation then the regulators......both are an addiction in themselves.

BLOOD AND GUTS

More than any I had ever read in a book. It started right away so I was hooked with the suspense. Then, Tak, a vampire that doesn't feed on blood but on human energy, takes over a retarted six-year old boy named Seth. That, I thought was just kind of weird, and maybe a little mean. But it definetely had room for a sequel. I liked it but it wasn't great, I'd recommened it to anyone who likes a fast read with blood and guts on almost every single page for the first 200 pages. The next one is Desperation, which I have not yet read.

Well...

It's not Depseration, that's for sure, but it's not bad. I'd read it if you loved the characters in Desperation and want to read more about them. Other then that it will be a decent read but nothing spectacular.

Very fun and gory!!!

While not as intelligent as its counterpart (Desperation), its much more violent! Within the first 10 pages the killing starts, and it doesnt end until the book does. The borders of reality are crossed and one neighborhood is engulfed in one creatures fantasy...a DEADLY fantasy that sees throats torn out, heads blown off, and an overall bloody mess that used to be a nice suburban neighborhood. Very good book.

Pretty good

Picked this up for a buck at a local thrift shop. Was pleased with the story, excellent description of everything. The plot was kinda...out there but, thats a good thing sometimes. I'd recommend king fans read this.

pretty good

this was a great book, almost as good as desperation, this is now one of my favorite books not only by king but off all books

Liked Desperation? Pick this book up.

This book is tied into Steven King's book Desperation. So if you liked Desperation, this book will keep the story alive. Instead of taking place in the middle of nowhere, The Regulators takes place in the middle of a nice normal suburb neighborhood. But things start to happen that are far from the norm. Watch as things go from odd to worse in this weird tale. I thought it was a great book, but hey, why don't you judge for yourself? :)

As only King could....

I loved this book! I could not tell you if it is better than Desperation or not. They both took me in. I think they are probably my favorite King books now. But I do agree that you need to take them as seperate works of art.

THE WORST BOOK IVE EVER READ

I couldnt even finish the whole book.It was so boring and just not interesting.Too many characters and the plot was so boring.Worst book ever......

Some people get it....

...and apparently some don't so don't let the number of stars rule your decision to attempt this book. There is a lot of detail that will keep your mind busy and if you pay attention you won't get too confused. Also, I honestly don't know that I would consider Desperation a prequel or a sequel to the Regulators at all - again if you pay attention to detail, you will discover that though the name might be the same, that character's demographics are not. Mr. King is an artist, and a playful one at that... take each book as a seperate creature and enjoy them as such. Only you know what type of book you like - personal preference does not belong in a review of a book, characteristics of the book do. If you like this type of book, you will LOVE this book. How's that? ;o)

Not as good as Desperation

This book was definately good, but I was confused by all the characters. There were too many, and the story took so long to get going. The only parts I truely enjoyed were with Audrey Wyler and Seth Garin. Near the end it was much better, but still not as good as Desperation.

Outstanding

King outdid himself with this one. The story leaves a great lead in for some missing pieces for some of his other works where he has a couple of his worlds collide. The easy way it was written provides for the quick read that keeps you in the book and the world of King's mind.

TAK is TACKY!!!..Entrancing...Yet Stupid!!

I read Desperation..I thought it was O.K. Now, I'm reading The Regulators, which I thought was the story BEFORE Desperation, but it is not. Though the same names of characters in Desperation as used, they are completely switched around, which I thought was rather-you guessed-STUPID!! The kid in this book, The Regulators, is an autistic child who is hosting a demon called TAK(of all the names they could think of) and Tak is bringing the child's favorite cartoon and T.V. characters to life in order to wipe out a surburban neighborhood. Crazy concept-huh? I think this book drones in the worst way, despite the fact that I couldn't quite put it down-I wanted my $8.00's worth! The demon, through the child, impersonates various western characters from Bonanza and the likes, and too much of this is plain ridiculous. I guess it's considered dark humor; I wouldn't advise anyone to spend their 8 bucks on this-rent it in the library, if anything.

A regulation for The Regulators

The Regulators, by Richard Bachman, Stephen King¿s pseudonym, is an O.K. novel. It would have been better if I had not read Desperation just before reading The Regulators. Reading about a neighborhood that has been turned upside down by an eight-year-old autistic boy who is possessed (hosting) by an ancient demon by the name of Tak. When Poplar Street starts to get weird the occupants of the quiet little suburban neighborhood start to get a little worried and all out scared. Eight year old Seth Garin loves to watch old western television shows and movies, like Bonanza, and the movie The Regulators. He also likes MotoKops 2200, a futuristic cartoon with high tech fancy vans that keep the galaxy peaceful and alien free. Seth, with the help of Tak, turns Poplar Street into the main street from The Regulators. Both the MotoKops and the characters from The Regulators attempt to kill all of the people in this little community. If you have recently read Desperation, also by Richard Bachman, I do not recommend that you read The Regulators right away, and the other way around. Most of the characters are the same or similar, yet most of the roles, names, and or descriptions have changed. It was rather confusing in beginning. You might that one book is a continuation of the other, yet you would be seriously mistaken. I would not recommend this book for the weak stomached or the easily scared, for this book would turn their worlds upside-down. Like many other books written by Stephen King, it is absolutely gruesome in parts and downright scary in others.