Hello All!
I've been hearing/reading for months and months about all the people that 
didn't like Gerald's Game.
Two nights ago, I finished reading Gerald's Game, and while I'll grant that 
it deals with topics that many would probably prefer to ignore than deal 
with, I didn't find the book particularly tasteless or so bizarre as to 
warrant banishment.
In fact, I found the writing style to be rather unique, especially the final 
chapters as he took us out of third person and into first person to finish 
the story.
I also didn't find the book particularly terrorizing, as many of his have 
done, although I did find it somewhat thought provoking both as to what I 
would do under related circumstances (although to a certain extent, it's hard 
for a male to empathize with the role of Jessie) as well as the whole "edge 
of insanity" scenario when one is an unwilling victim of imprisonment.
I'm curious as to what others found to be the reasons for not liking the 
book. No doubt it's certainly not his worst -- I still reserve that honor for 
Delores Claiborne. 
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