Reviews

The Regulators by Richard Bachman

sleepytimebooks's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

3.0

shippers1983's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

blissb's review against another edition

5.0

It’s official that’s the last of King’s books I had to read. I can now say I have read everything Stephen King has written…
I have been looking forward to this day for a while. Now that I’m here I’m oddly nostalgic. I will absolutely be rereading some of my favorites of his, and he’s still publishing, but I feel that I’ve lost something. This was a fitting end to my journey a sad story about hurt people that was ultimately about love.
Goodbye Mr. King it’s been a journey.

aliseaymcmahon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

bethanyellen73's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

akmay17's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

wondernikel's review against another edition

3.0

3...The telling of two stories, which come together as one...A tad creepy, wish I would have read this years ago...

superraven666's review against another edition

3.0

Alors, j'aime beaucoup le style d'écriture de Stephen King, comme toujours, il se ressent bien même dans les traductions. Mais honnêtement pour ce livre heureusement qu'il l'a écrit sous son pseudo, car je reste un peu déçu de pas mal de choses dans ce bouquin, notamment quand il écrit à propos de sujets qu'il ne connaît pas forcément bien. Et aussi, le point faible de l'antagoniste à la fin, j'avais l'impression que c'était une grosse blague, bref, pas mal déçu..

jeremygibbs's review against another edition

2.0

As I continue making my way through King’s complete works, I believe this book is the worst to date. It starts off with a bang, but quickly turns into a tedious and boring exercise in stamina. His style as Bachman has never been as appealing to me and this one is no different. Desperation was superior to this mediocre book.

lauraborkpower's review against another edition

4.0

Read this one and read Desperation if you're interested in seeing what else he did with this story (but this one is much, much better.)