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Malinda asked this question about Gerald's Game:
I haven't started this book yet, but I recently bought it and I'm curious, without using any spoilers, why is this book rated so lowly?
Jerry Balzano I imagine a good number of people are put off by the BDSM elements of the book. An embarrassing number of people with low attention spans (and/or limi…moreI imagine a good number of people are put off by the BDSM elements of the book. An embarrassing number of people with low attention spans (and/or limited imaginations) realize or infer that Jessie is going to be stuck in that bedroom for 300 or so pages and decide that "nothing happens" in the book. GG challenges its readers, and you know how many of us just hate that!(less)
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