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Wow! From 1977 to 1981, Uncle Steve was truly remarkable, especially if we take Cujo as an example. His energy was wild and unrestrained, completely different from any of his books in recent years. That coked-up fury really bore fruit.

Cujo initially presents itself as a sequel to The Dead Zone, returning to Castle Rock, ME, the setting of the raincoated Frank Dodd murders in the earlier book. Sheriff George Bannerman makes a comeback, and King's most frequently used location is firmly established. In this book, the horror is drawn from nothing supernatural. It's all-natural this time... Or is it? A certain closet might make you think otherwise. So might the mention of a yellow rain-slicker, belonging to a young boy here, briefly mentioned in passing but unforgettable in the memory of Dodd, and invoking memories of a later work of King's when the same outerwear drapes poor Georgie's form when... well, you know.

It's about a dog, it's about families, it's about domestic abuse and adultery and class and the advertising biz and so much more. There are multiple layers to this story that keep the reader engaged from start to finish. King has a way of weaving together different themes and elements to create a truly captivating and terrifying narrative. Cujo is a prime example of his talent and creativity during this period.

On my journey to reading all of SK's books in publication order, Cujo was next, and it was a first-time read for me.

I embarked on this adventure not knowing a great deal about this particular book, yet unfortunately, I was already aware of the ending. I don't believe people hold this book in high regard because the majority of it doesn't revolve around Cujo. Instead, the book tells the stories of multiple individuals in Castle Rock who feel trapped or are going through difficult times. This is masterfully used to set the tone.

The atmosphere that King creates throughout this book is truly brilliant. Even though it isn't paranormal or spooky in the traditional sense, it still manages to be horrifying. Mans best friend turns against him after an encounter with a bat. The descriptions in this book are quite revolting in parts, which effectively adds to the fear factor. However, this story is a tragedy as Cujo was never a villain. If only he had been vaccinated, things would have been so different. A significant aspect of this story is about luck or the lack thereof, highlighting how everything had to unfold precisely as it did to cause such carnage.

"...it was amazing, wasn't it, how bad you could hurt when there was nothing physically wrong."

"All the logic in the world could not blunt the pain. Logic could not blunt her terrible sense of personal failure. Only time would do those things, and time would do an imperfect job."

I'm extremely glad that I've begun reading King's books in order because this book mentions someone from The Dead Zone. I don't think it's necessary to read these books in a specific order, but it确实 provides a more enjoyable read and a better exploration of Stephen King's world.

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I'm guessing that a great number of you own or have owned a dog at some point in your life.

And, I'm also guessing that you would consider that said dog is loyal to you and is a part of your family.

So, I pose this question to you: can you possibly envision what you would do if your dog became rabid?

The pooch would lose its appetite. It would start to become easily confused and tired. Its brain would essentially melt, and with that, it would forget about you. Forget the loyalty and love it once held for you.

It would experience intense pain.

In its eyes, you would become the reason it feels this pain.

Mix this with a claustrophobic siege over a few days, some marital issues, and a child who suffers from sleepless nights, and you have the story of Cujo.

King truly doesn't hold back any punches with this. Be warned. It's a bleak tale, but an amazing read that will keep you on the edge of your seat and make you question your own relationship with your beloved pet.

But in high school, the business of irrevocable choices began. Doors slipped shut with a faint locking click that was only heard clearly in the dreams of later years.

People who haven't read Cujo likely only know about the mad murdering dog premise. However, Cujo is actually much more than that.

This is a peculiar King's novel as the horror doesn't simply stem from demons or any other supernatural element, nor solely from the Saint Bernard (only partially). Instead, it emerges from the human mind.

The narrative alternates between the stories of two families, the Trentons and the Cambers. Each member of the Trentons is facing different issues. Tad has been tormented by a monster in his closet. Vic's advertisement company is encountering problems, and his wife, Donna, has recently cheated on him. The Cambers' story, on the other hand, centers around Charity, who fears her son will become like his father. So, when she wins the lottery, she decides to take Brett away for a week. They also own Cujo.

The beginning was slow as the story was highly character-driven. But as the families' dramas were explored, each character was developed. To be honest, Vic's company story bored me to death and didn't initially engage me in the story. However, when King switched between Donna's POV, glimpses of Cujo following a rabbit, Charity's inner struggles, and Cujo getting rabies, I became deeply immersed.

What I loved most in Cujo, apart from the great horror moments with Cujo eating humans and the power of the human mind to create (realistic) horror, was the chain of coincidences. It not only connected all the storylines but also led to a tragic event, and it was believable. Something like this could truly happen. Adding what our mind can imagine in tense, terrible situations, this novel was phenomenal. It was really entertaining and shocking.

I didn't realize how emotionally attached I was to the characters until the last pages, where the book became very emotional and dark. I loved that.

Although Cujo had one of my favorite endings among all King's novels I've read so far, its slow pace and brutal switches between some intense horror scenes and lighter ones, which sometimes disrupted the narrative's intensity, made me deduct a star.

(I don't think I can rate this book fairly as it probably deserved 4.5 stars, but the most important thing is that I loved it. Enjoying books is more important than rating them.)

The monster never dies.

Cujo was a book that I initially believed I would enjoy, yet not be terrified by it. After all, how scary could a rabid dog truly be? But boy, was I wrong about that second assumption! This book indeed scared me, and it still does whenever I think about it. It even brought to mind Pet Sematary, which happens to be my favorite book by King, and that truly says a great deal.

Cujo tells the tale of a Saint Bernard dog that one day chased a rabbit into a bolt-hole. The issue was that the hole was filled with rabid bats, and one of them scratched Cujo. However, the horror of this book doesn't commence there. It begins right on page one, with Frank Dodd. But since I don't wish to spoil it for anyone, I won't disclose anything further about that, except that I wished King had focused a bit more on that aspect of the story as those parts scared me the most.

When it comes to the characters, as usual, King didn't disappoint. Most of the characters were well-developed, and it's not difficult to care about their problems. But my main gripe with this book is that around 50 pages could have been omitted, and the story wouldn't have changed in the slightest (especially the Sharp Cereal Professor discussions; I truly have no idea what their purpose was). Apart from that, I really liked it, and I would recommend it to anyone渴望 reading一个会深入肌肤、即使合上书本后仍会留在那里的恐怖故事的人.

Cujo is such a good dog.

But why is he glaring, growling, and grinning menacingly?

A crazy kaleidoscope of coincidences has occurred.

A mother and her four-year-old son find themselves stranded in their Pinto in the dooryard of a shade tree mechanic on a dead-end road.

They are not just stranded; they are trapped in the car.

It's as if a Pandora's Box has been opened, and now there is nothing but misery to be endured as a result.

The unrelenting heat is suffocating, the desperation is palpable, and the disbelief at not being able to protect your little kid is truly horrifying.

Monsters are real. They exist out there in our world, and you don't always have to look very closely to see them.

Coincidences, do they really happen randomly, or do they simply pave the way that you were always destined to travel?

These questions linger in the air, adding to the sense of unease and mystery that surrounds this terrifying situation.

Stephen King has always been a master storyteller, and he never fails to disappoint me. Everything he writes seems to have a magical touch that just works wonders for me. Cujo was no exception. This book truly scared the living daylights out of me, mainly because of the possibility of such a terrifying event actually happening.

Of course, in today's modern world with the prevalence of smartphones, nosy neighbors, and people living in close proximity to one another, the likelihood of it occurring is perhaps less. However, the fact remains that it could still happen, which adds an extra layer of unease.

What's truly remarkable about this book is that every single character is a victim. Without exception. It makes you wonder how that could be the case. How is there no hero or winner in this story? Everyone seems to have lost in one way or another. Even Cujo himself is a victim. He didn't ask to catch rabies, and it wasn't his fault that either the boy or the man failed to take him to get his shots. He was simply doing what dogs do - chasing a rabbit and unfortunately getting bitten. Poor Cujo.

The idea of being held hostage in a car by a rabid dog is already terrifying enough. But when you add a young child into the mix and the unbearable heat that only July can bring, it becomes an absolute nightmare. Yikes!

I don't want to give away too much more about what happens in the story, but I will say this - Stephen King hits the mark every single time. This book is a testament to his unparalleled talent and could not have been written by anyone else. Do you understand?

I have never truly relished Cujo in the same manner as I have savored other darker King masterpieces such as 'Salem's Lot or Night Shift or 11/22/63. There are valid reasons for this, one of which is rather spoiler-ish, so I'll refrain from revealing it. However, one aspect that I can discuss is the unfaithful spouse trope.

I am always irked by characters who are married yet fail to remain faithful. I myself have been married, and the allure of infidelity was never strong enough to draw me into that snare. It seems to me that being tempted to cheat is a sign of fundamental weakness. Married friends have confessed to struggling with temptation, but I have never faced such difficulties throughout any of my relationships. I have been on the receiving end of cheating, and the inherent weakness in that behavior only serves to prove my point, no matter how self-righteous or self-aggrandizing it may sound. I have similar qualms with the novel Jaws.

The story of Cujo is rich with suggestions of a paranormal power lurking in the closet of a little boy, manifesting as a monster that inhabits a rabid dog. In some respects, this story is the most "realistic" of all of King's novels. Cujo may not be a paranormal creature in the traditional sense, yet he appears to be. The force of nature that Cujo embodies instills fear (perhaps terror is a more apt term) in both the child and the mother. Nevertheless, we are led to believe that Cujo can be slain.

Another sub-theme worth exploring is the fact that Roger and Vic are in the midst of a crisis. Instead of taking a break, Vic chooses to forge ahead with his adult responsibilities, despite feeling emotionally drained. I would also like to mention that Pete represents the antithesis of what it means to be an adult. I thoroughly enjoyed this book for the first time in my adult life.

Cujo was one of the books by King that I most postponed reading, basically because it never occurred to me that it would be pleasant to read about how a rabid dog eats people. And I say this mainly because of the dog. Clearly, I could see that it was going to be killed at some point, and if there's anything that hurts me to read about (whether fictional or not), it's the deaths of animals. But with this book, something different happens. And of course, it is narrated by Stephen King, one of my favorite authors and one of those writers who know how to tell a good story. He presents the characters to you, lets you become attached to their lives and empathize with their problems. He makes you dislike some and want to know more about others. He traps you from the beginning and then doesn't let you let go of the book for at least a hundred pages.

Essentially, we have two families that are similar in structure: on the one hand, the Trenton family, composed of Donna, Vic, and their son Tad. And on the other hand, the Camber family, composed of Joe, Charity, their son Brett, and their dog Cujo. Both families, broken by violence, cross paths when the Saint Bernard of the Cambers suffers a rabies attack and turns on the characters, pushing them to the limit.

My favorite scenes ended up being the ones that I least thought I would want to read. But what I liked most was that both the secondary and the main plots were impeccably closed by the end of the book. Were there loose ends? Yes, but they are those loose ends that only King's mind could leave open for his readers to close after reading the rest of his works. Now, obviously, I'm trying to describe it without spoilers, but if you're interested, there are many theories that link the events that occurred in this book with the stories of The Dead Zone, It, and Pet Semetary. The universe that King creates throughout his works is fascinating, and although Cujo is not one of the main pieces, after having read it, I can affirm that it is one that cannot be missing.

It is a book that combines elements of horror, drama, and mystery in a masterful way, making it a must-read for any fan of King's work or for those who enjoy a good thrilling story.

The characters are well-developed, and the plot keeps you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.

Overall, Cujo is a great addition to King's bibliography and a book that I would highly recommend.

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