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Blaze
Blaze | Stephen King, Richard Bachman
At 67 and built like a bear, Clay Blaisdell is one big mother, but his capers are strictly small-time until he meets George Rackley. George introduces him to a hundred cons and the one big score that every small timer dreams of: kidnap. The Gerards are filthy rich, and their child, the last twig on the family tree, could be worth millions. And after all a baby cant ID you, so you can return it alive. Theres only one problem: when the time comes for the deal to go down, George, the brains of the partnership, has died. Or has he? Now Blaze is running into the teeth of a howling storm and the cops are closing in. Hes got a baby as a hostage, and the Crime of the Century just turned into a race against time in the white hell of the Maine woods. Lost for years amongst Stephen Kings papers, and published for the first time ever in 2007, Blaze is a heartstopping thriller reminiscent of Steinbecks Of Mice and Men with the power of a noir fable.
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deeannloso
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“Master storyteller Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman) presents this gripping and remarkable New York Times bestselling crime novel about a damaged young man who embarks on an ill-advised kidnapping plot—a work as taut and riveting as anything he has ever written.”

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Pikathulhu
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This was a surprise favorite in my readthrough. Though taking obvious inspiration from Of Mice and Men, Blaze tells its own unique story, one that captivates from start to finish. This is largely accomplished by way of its titular protagonist; his naive personality and cognitive deficits soften the blow of some of his more despicable acts, and his backstory, revealed piecemeal throughout, cannot help but inspire empathy for its hapless owner. 5/5

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TheSpineView
Blaze (Canadian) | Richard Bachman
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#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Movie: Gerald's Game

Klou Perfect! 12mo
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Twainy
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🎧 I was on the edge of my seat. Poor Blaze. At least some people were nice to him. Good story & narration! Not scary but sad.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

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BarkingMadRead
Blaze | Stephen King, Richard Bachman
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Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #Blaze Please be mindful of spoilers. We have new readers to King who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-King friends. Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!

#StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

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BarkingMadRead I enjoyed this one. It‘s not typical King for sure, but it kept me interested the whole time, and I was so sad that it ended the way it did! 2y
Erinsuereads I loved this one too!!! At first it was kind of meh but it really crept up on me. I was rooting for blaze by the end in a weird way. I enjoyed that it had a somewhat simpler plot too, it made his character writing shine. 2y
NikkiM5 Today was a travel day, so sorry for the late post. Blaze was excellent, I was into it right from start. I loved how the MC became attached to the baby; it caused some teary eye moments🥹. I always love MC and side character backstories, and as usual, King did not disappoint. 2y
NikkiM5 @ErinSueMreads I was rooting for him too lol. I didn‘t want his story to end the way it did but it became obvious it was going to end that way. 2y
BarkingMadRead @NikkiM5 @ErinSueMreads is it sad that I wished he got away with the baby? 🤣🤣🤣 2y
Addison_Reads @BarkingMadRun I knew it wasn't going to happen but I also wanted him to be able to get away with the baby. The connection King wrote between them made me at times forget that the baby didn't belong with him. I loved that about this book how I felt attached to the "bad" guy. 2y
Erinsuereads I loved that the bad guy really wasn't even that bad of a guy 😂 @Addison_Reads 2y
Erinsuereads @NikkiM5 & @BarkingMadRun I totally was thinking the same thing 😂😂😂 I'm like there is no way this kid would survive but I totally want him to keep him 2y
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BoleyBooks
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BarkingMadRead
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August #bookspin is done! Most of these are #roll100 🤣 @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Bklover
Blaze | Stephen King, Richard Bachman
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Found a copy of Blaze for #losersclub buddyread. I didn‘t think I had this one. A friend and neighbor of mine died last year and his wife gave me all of his Stephen King books. I haven‘t read this one either!
#stephenking #stephenkingbooksinorder

BarkingMadRead So sorry about your neighbor! 2y
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BarkingMadRead
Blaze | Stephen King, Richard Bachman
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BarkingMadRead
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This month‘s book is #Blaze ! Grab your copy and check back around August 18th for open discussion! The discussion for #LiseysStory will start tomorrow!! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #ghosthostpost

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KathyWheeler This is one I have had since it came out, but I‘ve never read it. Yay for new-to-me King! 😊 2y
BarkingMadRead Woohoo @KathyWheeler gotta love it!! 2y
NikkiM5 Yay, looking forward to joining for the first time 🥳 2y
BarkingMadRead @NikkiM5 🎉🎉🎉 2y
bthegood I don't think of read this, yay!🙂 2y
Erinsuereads Oh I haven't read this one! 2y
Sparklemn I think I'm going to have to skip this one. I'm still finishing Lisey's Story and am getting backed up on my other July reads. I'll rejoin next month!
2y
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Auntynanny
Blaze (Canadian) | Richard Bachman
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Library haul!

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ElizaMarie
Blaze | Stephen King, Richard Bachman
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So the best part of this little mini vacation was that o was able to listen/read this book (80/20) but wow what a wild ride! Another book marked #BookSpinBingo and one for my #TBRCrewBingo (many jobs were done -I‘m saying this counts)
@jessinikkip , @jb72 , @AkashaVampie , @AsYouWish , @AnansiGirl , @Catherine_Willoughby , @MissAimz_55 , @Cortg
@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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ElizaMarie
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AmyG How lovely! Enjoy. What a beautiful place to visit. 4y
jb72 Awesome! I can‘t wait to hear about it! I‘ve always wondered about that place. 4y
katy4peas Be Safe! 💜 4y
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AkashaVampie good luck and have fun 4y
SconsinBookyBadger On my bucket list to visit some day. Hope you have fun there! 4y
Cortg Have fun! I lived in Massachusetts for 5 years as a kid. I‘ve made several visits to Nantucket but never made it to Marta‘s Vineyard. I‘ll get there someday! 🦞 4y
ElizaMarie @AmyG and @jb72 it is was gorgeous but a little bit of a drama type situation with company. But I saw the beautiful beach :) 4y
ElizaMarie @katy4peas and @AkashaVampie thank you! It was a bit of a blah trip unfortunately 4y
ElizaMarie @AnansiGirl and @cortg it was beautiful (the past i saw) 4y
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ElizaMarie
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So I am going on a weekend road trip (just 2 days) but I will be driving about 6 hours those two days. I don't have a current audiobook to listen to for the drive (Audible doesn't sync to my car right). So I found Blaze on Hoopla. I have the physical book too. So I am probably gonna switch between the two.

#TBRCrew

AkashaVampie Good luck on ur trip. Hope u have fun and be safe. 4y
Cortg Have FUN and enjoy your book! 4y
wanderinglynn Safe journey! 4y
ElizaMarie @AkashaVampie , @cortg and @wanderinglynn —- it was drama! I mean I feel like I‘m so go with the flow but... ugh. I‘m trying really hard to find a way to redeem my trip experience :( 4y
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cleoh
Blaze | Stephen King, Richard Bachman
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Celebrating being done school for the week with some tea and a book! Doing my Masters online was definitely not what I expected to be doing (thanks pandemic), but it‘s not too terrible if I remind myself I don‘t have to be working all day, every day 📚

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DarkMina
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m-o-o-n-that-spells
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vivastory I almost bought this one today 5y
Jessiglenn83 I absolutely love this book with all my heart. It is just so bazaar and wild and heartbreakingly sweet and sad and so much else. I was so glad I decided to go ahead and read it even though no one I knew had read it and it seemed pretty obscure. It was beautiful. 5y
m-o-o-n-that-spells @Jessiglenn83 I couldn't agree more! I almost didn't read this one because nobody seemed to know it, but I was pleasantly surprised. I ended up loving it! 5y
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Twainy
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🎧 I had no idea what to expect. It‘s a short book. The dialog is very King-like. It was a story about Blaze, the horrible tings that happened to him and the horrible things he did to others. His partner in crime is a seasoned criminal who thinks he‘s got it made when they meet & when he is killed Blaze takes on a life of crime without him or does he ... ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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LibraryCin
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I didn‘t find the back story quite as interesting as the current-day kidnapping. I found Blaze more interesting as he was younger and a teen, with his best friend, Johnny, more interesting, but it was less so once Blaze met George (at least for me). The end of the story was really good, though, and had me eagerly turning pages to find out how things would end. Waffling between 3.5 and 4 stars (good and really good), I averaged it out.

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Greenfield05
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Well this is turning out to be really depressing.

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OneStrangeGuy
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Decided to start reading #blaze by #RichardBachman while crafting my anniversary present for my wife(let the cricut do the work right!) this is my first book by Stephen Kings other persona and I‘m super excited!

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Gina
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Sooooo Richard Bachman is Stephen King's pen name. Which means King wrote a foreward for himself... I.can't.stop.laughing...

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RealBooks4ever
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Not spooky, just a story about a low-IQ criminal. Roughly based on Of Mice And Men. Interesting that the baby in the story is named Joe!

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VinceReads
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King rarely disappoints and this was no exception. Very reminiscent of Of Mice and Men but also very well done.

4/5

KathyWheeler I really need to read this. I‘ve had it since it first came out, but have yet to read it. 6y
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VinceReads
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Next up!

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Coleen_Nieto
Blaze | Stephen King, Richard Bachman
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I'm read this in conjuction with Of Mice and Men. I can't say I loved this one, it was ok. I don't know if it was too close to having red Of Mice and Men or what I didn't like about it.

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PaperbackPirate
Blaze | Stephen King, Richard Bachman
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B is for Blaze and Bachman!
This is my first #KingAtoZ challenge & my first Litsy challenge! Thank you for hosting @GarthRanzz !
I love this book. I took its pic in the haunted Jerome Grand Hotel in November.

GarthRanzz Thanks for participating and congrats on your first challenge post! Love that you actually had a pic of a King book in a haunted house! 7y
PaperbackPirate @GarthRanzz It was too good of an opportunity to pass up! Lol. 7y
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NatalieR
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Finished my last book of 2017! 🍾 This is a really good Bachman-King story. It‘s the final Bachman installment. Even though Blaze makes some really poor decisions, I couldn‘t help but to feel sorry for him. I just want to take him under my wing and protect him. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! 🍾🎊

Redwritinghood Happy New Year! 7y
LeahBergen Happy New Year! 7y
JessClark78 Happy New Year! 7y
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Litlady Happy New Year‼️ 🍾🎊🎉🎈 7y
GripLitGrl Happy new year!!!🎊🎈🎆 7y
Dragon Happy New Year 🎉 7y
Bookzombie Happy New Year!!! 🎆🎉⭐️ 7y
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Kayceejoanne
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clconn17
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As usual, I always enjoy King books! This one was a little different than his other books. It took 30 years from when he wrote it before it was published! There are some similarities to Of Mice and Men and my heart broke for the main character throughout. Looks like Penny enjoyed it also! 😻

LynsLibrary I love her eyes 8y
LauraBeth What a gorgeous cat 😻😻 8y
DebinHawaii Sweet kitty face! 🐱❤️ 8y
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tpixie Pretty Kitty 8y
tpixie I read some of his other Bachman books but maybe not this one if it just got published 8y
clconn17 @tpixie It was published in 2007. I didn't really know much about it since it's not as popular. 8y
tpixie Lol I guess if I don't remember if I read it I probably could read it again! 8y
ddavisson82 Penny loves her books, too! Great pic, Honey! 8y
BookWarriorPrincess93 Cute cat 😊. 8y
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clconn17
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As usual, I always enjoy King books! This one was a little different than his other books. It took 30 years from when he wrote it before it was published! There are some similarities to Of Mice and Men and my heart broke for the main character throughout. Looks like Penny enjoyed it also! 😻

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Minervasbutler
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A "trunk novel" as King describes it. I loved it.

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