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Why didn't you like Cujo?Loved all of it except for Cujo.
Can't speak for swiftdog but I find Cujo a hard read because it's incredibly sad. He wanted to be a good dog.Why didn't you like Cujo?
So that made you about ten years old when you read your first ever Stephen King book, that's pretty young. Pet Sematary is my favorite as well. He is one of the best writers who can understand characters: describing them, understanding them, what they're thinking. That's why I like him as a writer for the most part because of how he develops characters, and in some I've seen myself which is a bit off-putting.View attachment 24087
In 1990, I saw this paperback at the grocery story and after reading the back I bought it. I lost two days in bed reading and exited this story as if from a dream. The following week I went back to the same rack and picked out Pet Sematary which to this day remains my favorite.
Lol...yeah, I remember that wagging tail in that one scene. That's one happy demon dog.I did enjoy reading about the movie where there were a bunch of Cujo's. And the trainers had some trouble with them being happy licking the rabid corn syrup props off themselves, instead of being mean and in character.
But the movie:
Five St. Bernards were used, one mechanical head, and a guy in a dog costume.
The dogs would be enjoying themselves so much that they would wag their tails during filming. This tactic was missed once in the editing where they show Cujo from behind ready to attack and his tail is wagging energetically.
To make the St. Bernards attack the car, animal trainers put the dog's favorite toys inside the car so the dogs would try to get them.
Lol...yeah, I remember that wagging tail in that one scene. That's one happy demon dog.
I understand what a lot of you are saying but it's just a story. I have compassion for the dog to the extent that I'm entering a fictional world and temporarily embracing that reality but I'm not put off by it, no more than I'm put off by reading about theCan't speak for swiftdog but I find Cujo a hard read because it's incredibly sad. He wanted to be a good dog.
Why didn't you like Cujo?