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Desperation OR The Regulators...which do I start with?
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I read Desperation first and then Regulators. I'm glad I did because to me Desperation was the more solid book and Regulators was the odd duck. Both are moving but for different reasons.
I read Desperation first, too. Can't remember if it just came out first or if it seemed the logical choice at the time, but glad I did it that way.
I read Desperation first also. Basically, both tell the same story, but Desperation is as King would tell it; The Regulators as Richard Bachman would tell it. It doesn't matter which you start with. But I would recommend reading them back to back.
Yes, back-to-back is what I'm doing. I had no intention of doing it any differently. I was just curious as to who did what and why...
I read The Regulators first, actually. (I don't think it was a conscious decision - probably more of which book I happened to pick first.)However, I don't think it makes much difference, though I have to say Desperation was a much better story, and it stays with you for longer than The Regulators.
I read The Regulators fist and enjoyed it more than Desperation.
Adam wrote: "I read Desperation first, too. Can't remember if it just came out first or if it seemed the logical choice at the time, but glad I did it that way."They were released simultaneously. :)
There's no reading order... I read The Regulators first and loved it, and then read Desperation and liked it, but not as much. But now I feel the opposite way.
Maybe flip a coin? Do 'eenie, meenie, miney, mo'?
I read Desperation first as well. Then reading Regulators was kinda fun, seeing the differences in the characters and similarities in situation/happenings. I liked both of them a lot, though Desperation a little better. But Regulators was fun :)
I also liked Desperation more than Regulators. Did anyone happen to see the made for TV movie Desperation?What did you think?
I hated it. I know there were some religious overtones in the book but the miniseries made them a lot stronger and made it overbearing in my mind. It also managed to skip most of the tone of the book in the process. A lot of the beauty of the book was the quiet bits and the things that people were thinking or doing in them.
Yes, the tone of the book definitely lost in the miniseries. But I have to say, I did like Ron Perlman as the Sheriff.
Latashia wrote: "Yes, the tone of the book definitely lost in the miniseries. But I have to say, I did like Ron Perlman as the Sheriff."yeah actually he did pull off a decent sheriff.
I read Desperation first, but I thought the Regulators should so first.
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The mini-series blew chunks.
Haven't read Regulators yet, but Desperation was really good
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I just picked up both The Regulators and Desperation. I know thy are companion books, but can anyone tell me which they preferred to read first and why?
Thanks in advance for your input!