...big hugs man...I was a prime target as well....I was bullied almost every day of all 4 years of high school. This book came out my sophomore year.
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...big hugs man...I was a prime target as well....I was bullied almost every day of all 4 years of high school. This book came out my sophomore year.
As was I (and I was born four years after Carrie came out). I definitely felt for Carrie when it came to being bullied. But the emotions I felt were more like anger and sympathy.I was bullied almost every day of all 4 years of high school. This book came out my sophomore year.
But the stuff that rends our hearts is all very personal and no two people will read a book and feel the exact same thing. Example: someone mentioned Cujo in this thread. Personally, I pretty much laughed at the book and its silly premise. But that's just me. The book and even movie never elcited anything but snickers from me.As was I (and I was born four years after Carrie came out). I definitely felt for Carrie when it came to being bullied. But the emotions I felt were more like anger and sympathy.
True. When it comes to bullied characters in King stories, I really connected with Arnie Cunningham. I even had the strict parents (but not insane like Margaret White).But the stuff that rends our hearts is all very personal and no two people will read a book and feel the exact same thing. Example: someone mentioned Cujo in this thread. Personally, I pretty much laughed at the book and its silly premise. But that's just me. The book and even movie never elcited anything but snickers from me.
I refuse to read Cujo or Pet Sematary because I already know they will tear my emotions to shreds. Animals are my major Achilles' heel. I am that person who doesn't care what happens in a book or movie, so long as the dog's ok.
I have yet to read either. I keep wondering what I'll think once I get through Lisey's Story. While apparently it's Sai King's personal favorite, I've seen readers who just plain hated it. But then, I liked Insomnia and the same readers who hated Lisey seemed to hate that one.My Pretty Pony, while just a short story, not a full length book, gets me.
Lisey's Story meant much more to me on a recent reread, now that I have more married years under my belt. Some of Lisey's feelings and thoughts struck fear through my heart, thinking what if.
Nice.Needful Things comes to mind. I was so pulling for Leland Gaunt, and his downfall pulled at the heartstrings. Oh well, there’s always next time.
You made me cry again, damn it. I love Wolf so, so much.The Talisman ripped out my heart.
"Wolf collapsed like a falling tree.
Jack knelt, turned him over. The hair was melting away from Wolf's cheeks with the eerie speed of time-lapse photography. His eyes had gone hazel again. And to Jack he looked horribly tired.
"Jacky--" Wolf raised a bloody hand and touched Jack's cheek.
"Shoot...you? Did he..."
"No," Jack said, cradling his friend's head. "No, Wolf, never got me. Never did."
"I..." Wolf's eyes closed and then opened slowly again. He smiled with incredible sweetness and spoke carefully, enunciating each word, obviously needing to convey this if nothing else. "I...kept...my herd...safe."
...yeah, next to Tom Cullen-he's one of the best....You made me cry again, damn it. I love Wolf so, so much.
I have yet to read either. I keep wondering what I'll think once I get through Lisey's Story. While apparently it's Sai King's personal favorite, I've seen readers who just plain hated it. But then, I liked Insomnia and the same readers who hated Lisey seemed to hate that one.