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Right?!? I'm actually having a harder time thinking of a book that doesn't have a kid hurt in it that he's written.... Maybe Lisey's Story? I'm sure there's others but you know what I mean.
...yessir, that was the reference....Is that Fahrenheit 451?
...it grates on me as well....*Prologue.
Sorry, had to - not meaning to be snarky, but it is really bugging me every time I see the thread title.
Is OP British?*Prologue.
Sorry, had to - not meaning to be snarky, but it is really bugging me every time I see the thread title.
Is OP British?
British Dictionary definitions for prologue
PROLOG
/ˈprəʊlɒɡ/
noun
1.
a computer programming language based on mathematical logic
Word Origin
C20: from pro (gramming in) log (ic)
Totally agree . Was just curious if OP was British. Computers have nothing to do with what OP meant.I checked that as well before I posted, Spiders. Doesn't seem to apply to thread title.
No big deal, just bugged me. Lord knows, I typo enough myself.
I like the torture in 'Salem's Lot because it is one more thing that marksas a true hero. I cannot see myself ever being able to escape that torture, even if I did not have a time limit and vampires to worry about.Mark
Another early example is in The Gunslinger.Jake's first death is described with a lot of attention to detail, even specifying what happens to different parts of his body as he dies. The fact that he remembers all of that and still manages to remain not-as-crazy as he should be is to be admired.
In this last case, a boy was brutalized. Perhaps you see it as "different" from Doctor Sleep's example in that it was quick and not so focused in the torture itself. Others have already said this is fiction, so these tortured children never existed. I will also add that the torturers are evil people. Evil people do evil things. If they are written as not doing evil things, then the writer is not true to the characters and their story is not worth telling/reading. I like it when writers are true to what their characters are and do not censor themselves.
Then again, you did not ask for these things to be left out of the story, only to be warned about them. That is a more reasonable request. But it is still one that would spoil the story for many other people. Perhaps you could search for detailed reviews that specify if the stories contain specific acts of violence you would rather not read about. I do not know if such reviews exist, though, so asking a fellow fan could help.
Lisey's Story:After Paul Landon gets the Bad Gunky, his family cannot deal with him and have to chain him like a wild animal, left in the dark and surrounded by his own sh.t. Then he has to be put to sleep.
Edit: I also welcome you, although I see you have been here since 2011, way longer than I have.
I'm assuming that you are voicing a serious concern, and I don't want to belittle that. The reality is that children are often imperiled in Mr. King's stories--it's not easy to think of a book he's written where this is not either text or subtext. It's important to remember that in no story is such danger or fatality treated capriciously (though The Regulators skates the line, in my mind). Mr. King's stories often involve families or people who are damaged in some way. Unfortunately, such damage often occurs in childhood. Even with adult characters, the subtext of their childhood is a strong driver of their psychology. What happens to us when we are young echoes throughout our lives, sometimes reverberating to an excruciating level.Mr. King needs to warn his readers up front that some of the content in the book might be disturbing. This is a sad state of affairs since he has always towed the line when it came to violence against children. If a child was killed, it was dealt with in a low key manner. But Doctor Sleep breaks with tradition and I have to say it sickens me to the core. I love the dark side but torturing children is just plain WRONG.
Mr. King needs to warn his readers up front that some of the content in the book might be disturbing. This is a sad state of affairs since he has always towed the line when it came to violence against children. If a child was killed, it was dealt with in a low key manner. But Doctor Sleep breaks with tradition and I have to say it sickens me to the core. I love the dark side but torturing children is just plain WRONG.
British spelling is prologue I think - even though I'm Canadian I'm old enough to have been taught British spellingIs OP British?
British Dictionary definitions for prologue
PROLOG
/ˈprəʊlɒɡ/
noun
1.
a computer programming language based on mathematical logic
Word Origin
C20: from pro (gramming in) log (ic)
I'm assuming that you are voicing a serious concern, and I don't want to belittle that. The reality is that children are often imperiled in Mr. King's stories--it's not easy to think of a book he's written where this is not either text or subtext. It's important to remember that in no story is such danger or fatality treated capriciously (though The Regulators skates the line, in my mind). Mr. King's stories often involve families or people who are damaged in some way. Unfortunately, such damage often occurs in childhood. Even with adult characters, the subtext of their childhood is a strong driver of their psychology. What happens to us when we are young echoes throughout our lives, sometimes reverberating to an excruciating level.
Mr. King is a master of human psychology--in my opinion, this is what keeps his stories fresh years after they are written. He does not flinch from showing us at our worst as well as at our best. It has ever been so with him--Doctor Sleep is in no way represents new territory for him (in fact, I found it to be his mildest treatment of tragedy).
If such subject matter is of concern to you, it would perhaps be best to look elsewhere for reading material. Conversely, when read with an open mind and thoughtful reflection, you might find food for thought in the complexity of human behavior. And you will definitely find a damn fine story.
Good point!....must welcome the Troll!.....and seriously?....if King were to warn about the "bad things" in his stories-no point in reading the damn things....Holy Crap!.....