Blaze: A Novel
by Richard Bachman
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Author: Richard BachmanForeword: Stephen King
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2007-06-12
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Scribner
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Book Review: "Trunk Novel" a delight, regardless
Summary: 5 Stars
An early effort of Stephen King's pseudonym Richard Bachman, "Blaze" is a terse, hard-bitten novel reading like "Of Mice and Men" crossed with "Catcher in the Rye", dashed with liberal sprinkles of pulp/noir. Different from his usual fare, "Blaze" is a perfect example of King's story-telling range.
Ever since Clay Blaisdell's drunken father repeatedly threw him downstairs for eating Apple Jacks in the living room, he's been eternally falling. A once bright boy now soft in the head, Clay is three times as big as everyone else, and twice as a slow. Somehow he manages to survive, catching snatches of happiness where he can. Unfortunately, Clay's bright enough to know he can't make it by himself, but not smart enough to do anything about it.
Luckily, he hooks up with a small time hood named George. Unlike Clay, George is smart; he always has a plan. This leaves Clay to do what he does best: take orders. However, George is now dead - gutted in a knife brawl - leaving Clay to carry out their biggest heist ever: kidnapping a rich couple's baby. Guided by his dead partner's voice, Clay and a million dollar baby approach a cold fate on a frigid, winter night.
Though this is clearly an early work, readers will sense King's keen insight into human nature even here. Clay is never evil, merely misguided and star-crossed, and King's young narrative provokes emotions one wouldn't expect from a crime novel. Certainly another piece in the King legacy, "Blaze" is a fire worth warming up to.
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