The Regulators

De: Stephen King

Narrado por: Frank Muller

The battle against evil has begun in this "devishly entertaining" (Publishers Weekly) story of a suburban neighborhood in the grip of surreal terror - a number-one national best seller from Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman.

Peaceful suburbia on Poplar Street in Wentworth, Ohio, takes a turn for the ugly when four vans containing armed "regulators" terrorize the street's residents, cold-bloodedly killing anyone foolish enough to step outside their homes. Houses mysteriously transform into log cabins, and the street now ends in what looks like a child's hand-drawn Western landscape. Masterminding this sudden onslaught is the evil creature Tak, who has taken over the body of an autistic eight-year-old boy, Seth Garin.

"A rip-roaringly violent thriller whose main action takes place in little more than an hour and a half" (Booklist), The Regulators features an introduction by Stephen King on "The Importance of Being Bachman".

©1996 Richard Bachman. All rights reserved. (P)2016 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

the regulators

Wild, imaginative, crazily manic King/Bachman novel. I love this story and mirror novel Desperation. Great narration as well, esp great considering the novels constant mania and obsurdity at times. I'm on to desperation next and I have a feeling that I'll do this one again cuz its a hard novel to get thru an audio book. I feel like I missed alot. But even still I kno I loved this book, one of Kings best to me. This is about the eighth of his novels I've done recently, on my quest to do them all and so far this one is at the top with It and Insomnia.

King at his best

The master of storytelling does it again! I have never read an author that can draw such a vivid picture of life in a moment in words. It just amazes me when I get one of these books from King. They're not all like this (graphically detailed,) but this one is awesome. Frank mueller does an awesome job of reading as well. He translates the words into sound beautifully. It makes the pictures even more graphic. Just listen it's a fantastic read.

It was okay

It was ok enough. The performance was stellar and worth listening to, but the story itself was just ok. I haven’t yet read the sister novel... going to listen to that next.

Standard excellence but not a stand out

I can listen/read pretty much any Stephen King and be entertained. Few other authors are so apt and engaging me attention to their characters as King. Desperation was fabulous and ranked highly in my list.

This is alternate version in the sense that the story surrounds the plot line of Tak and his influence in an urban street. Engaging and enjoyable but between the two, I prefer Desperations story more so.

Performance was excellent. Would definitively listen to more of Frank Muller's narrations so that was well done.

Awesome premise, half-baked delivery

What did you love best about The Regulators?

I'm a diehard Stephen King fan, but this wasn't one of my favorite stories. Frank Muller's wonderful narration filled in some of the holes – the premise, itself, was great – but the ultimately story felt contrived and a bit messy.

Would you be willing to try another book from Stephen King? Why or why not?

Absolutely. Stephen King is a phenomenal writer, one of my favorites, and this is purportedly one of his weakest entries.

Have you listened to any of Frank Muller’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes – good as always

Who was the most memorable character of The Regulators and why?

TAK!

Any additional comments?

It's an interesting listen. Not the best, but worth your time if you have an extra credit lying around.

Grotesque but great narration

I did not enjoy this particular yarn by Mr King. Imaginative as always but excessively grotesque, impending my enjoyment. Mr Muller was wonderful as always. His passing was a great loss.

Really great!

This is about as good as this book gets in audiobook form. The actual book has letters, newspaper clippings, and pictures. They're not crucial to the story, but it's alot more fun to read with your eyes. Frank Muller did a wonderful reading as usual, and the story is great. Don't forget to check out "Desperation" by Stephen King as well, it goes hand in hand with this story. Alltogether, I am glad to have this audiobook in my library. Frank Muller is terrific. This story is action packed, funny, and brutal. Also, a character from "Rose Madder" is one of the characters in this book too, a neat little easter egg. If you're a Stephen King fan as I am, give this a shot. You'll laugh and at least enjoy it!

Awesome book

I love Steven King. This story held my attention all the way. It was definitely a good read.

intriguing

I enjoyed the read so much I kept reminding the story so I didn't miss anything

Fantastic!

A wonderful and gripping story! I couldn't stop until it was over. I can't wait to read Desperation next!