This week for the Fiction Friday feature, I am reviewing the sci-fi horror novel, The Regulators by Stephen King as Richard Bachman. This book was published in September 1996 and has a page count of 480 pages. The audiobook is read by Frank Muller and is 12 hours & 11 minutes in length. The following overview is provided from the B&N page: It’s a gorgeous midsummer afternoon along Poplar Street in the peaceful suburbia of Wentwort, Ohio, where life is as pleasant as you ever dreamed it could be. But that’s all about to end in blaze of gunfire and sudden violence, forever shattering the tranquility and the good times here. For the physical makeup of Poplar Street itself is now being transformed into a surreal landscape straight out of the active imagination of the innocent and vulnerable Seth Garin—an autistic boy who’s been exposed to and possessed by a horrific, otherworldly force of evil, one with sadistic and murderous intent and who is willing to use whatever means necessary to grow ever stronger.
I have found that the tone of the Bachman books is a bitter and angry tone. Which is different from the tone of a King novel. King novels to me have a darker psychotic tone. This novel reminds me a lot of Talisman. I liked this book it is not one of my favorites, but it is in the top 15 for me. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a King novel that is lighter in tone.
I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.
Tomorrow for the Missing Person Saturday feature, I am highlighting the missing person’s case of Ricardo Jones. Next week for the Fiction Friday feature, I am reviewing the young adult fantasy novel, The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco. Until then keep reading on; Nerd out!
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