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Originally Posted by jhempel24
... I guess I don't quite understand the thrill of Geralds Game, I thought it was one of his worst books behind Lisey's Story and Delores Claiborne (movie was much much better than the book). ...
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Not sure "thrill" is the word I would have chosen, RolandD's comment "handcuff escape for biggest gross out" was part of it. It was the closest a book ever came to really scaring me (the first time through), not a roller-coaster-ride thrill but a real feeling of fear. I think the things that hit a chord or horror within people are probably pretty deep down personal; the sort of stuff that a psychologist would have fun with: I probably have a latent childhood fear of the boogie man or something.
