![]() ![]() He loves “THE MAN, THE WOMAN, and THE BOY” (The Camber Family) very much, and lives in fear of being called “BADDOG.” He trots around Joe and Charity Camber’s property, a wag of the tail waiting for anyone and everyone. And yes, I say poor dog because King’s writing gives the reader Cujo’s perspective, right along with those of the humans. I’m not going to spend a whole hell of a lot of time talking about the poor dog. First Edition Hardcover (left) and Book Club Edition (Right) from my collection. That last little bit is important, and through Dodd, Cujo can be seen as something of a continuation of that tale. ![]() The first being 1979’s The Dead Zone, a tale that busies itself with crooked politicians, mystical foresight, and a serial killer cop named Frank Dodd. All sorts of awful have befallen the residents of “The Rock” through the years, from yarn to gloriously spun yarn, which makes it a little hard to believe Cujo’s rampage was only the second visit ‘constant readers’ had to the little town. Cujo is set in the now-familiar locale of Castle Rock, Maine, seat of King’s fictional Castle County. ![]()
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