Rage Formats: Hardcover First Edition Release Date: 1977
Synopsis:
A disturbed high-school student with authority problems kills one of his teachers and takes the rest of his class hostage. Over the course of one long, tense and unbearable hot afternoon, Charlie Decker explains what led him to this drastic sequence of events, while at the same time deconstructing the personalities of his classmates, forcing each one to justify his or her existence.
Notes:
No future printings will be made of this novel at Stephen's request due to the sensitive nature of the content.
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Posted By: LeoN WiNgsteiN - 12/30/2008 - 8:21 PM EST
I read this book expecting the greatness of Dreamcatcher, but found that it was not as good of a book. It had great points to think about, and made great arguments about provocative subjects, but the story was lacking.
Posted By: Anonymous - 12/22/2008 - 6:26 PM EST
i read this book in middle school and i thought it was the best book that i had read in a long time. i kinda agreed with the main character. but here i am in high school and had no thought of anything near this book until i saw it on the internet.
Posted By: Hammertime - 12/01/2008 - 8:53 PM EST
perfection, i read it in high school, it really gets into the heart of the character, this is the only book ever that i have read over and over, i want to become a writer because of this
Posted By: Raydecker - 11/29/2008 - 12:13 PM EST
I think that it was irresponsible of Mr. King to disallow this incredible work of art from being published. I am a big fan of Stephen King and I feel that his stories from Mr. Bachman are his best work. I am going to be an English/Special Ed. teacher and I am grateful for having read Rage twice. Once when I was sixteen and just a month after I turned 30 which was this year. I feel that all teachers should have to read this book because it gives tremendous insight on what can be going through the mind of a troubled student. Self-censorship is respectable to some degree, but I also feel that it is wreckless and irresponsible. Please put this book back into print, Steve. It is a brilliant piece of art.
Posted By: Tommek - 11/11/2008 - 3:28 AM EST
I think this is one of the best books King's ever written. Some people say that the story is cruel, student kills two teachers, but after shootings in US and recently in Finland this story doesn't look so harmful for me. The real world is much worse.
