Don't get me wrong. I think Stephen King is a brilliant man. I will always have a deep respect for him.
A few months ago I found several articles about the number of times Game of Thrones went too far.
Then I started thinking about the number of times Stephen King went too far (for me personally).
There were many storylines in King's novels that I thought were incredibly disturbing.
These were things that made me question my position as a constant reader.
Here is a partial list:
I'm just being honest here. You can't hate me for that.
A few months ago I found several articles about the number of times Game of Thrones went too far.
Then I started thinking about the number of times Stephen King went too far (for me personally).
There were many storylines in King's novels that I thought were incredibly disturbing.
These were things that made me question my position as a constant reader.
Here is a partial list:
-the baby killing and baby eating of In the Tall Grass
-the brutal rape of an African American woman by white men in Bag of Bones
-Carrie White killing everyone at her high school prom
(Because of real life events, I find Carrie more disturbing now than when I originally read it.)
-the death and resurrection of the little boy Gage in Pet Sematary
-the incest in Mr. Mercedes
-child sexual activity in It
-the brutal rape of an African American woman by white men in Bag of Bones
-Carrie White killing everyone at her high school prom
(Because of real life events, I find Carrie more disturbing now than when I originally read it.)
-the death and resurrection of the little boy Gage in Pet Sematary
-the incest in Mr. Mercedes
-child sexual activity in It