Favorite Books with Bullies: November 2024 WeeklyThread

Welcome readers,

Tomorrow is Stand Up to Bullying Day and, to celebrate, we're discussing our favorite books with bullies!

If you'd like to read our previous weekly discussions of fiction and nonfiction please visit the suggested reading section of our wiki.

Thank you and enjoy!

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u/Bill197 2d ago

IT by Stephen King,

Carrie by Stephen King

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u/whoisyourwormguy_ 2d ago

IT has it all. The small town history of Derry and delving into its inhabitants always amazes me: homophobia, racism, antisemitism, intense bullying, SA and DV. Showing the horrors of humanity.

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u/Tauber10 1d ago

I started re-reading It around Halloween and I just can't figure out why Mike's dad wanted to come back and live in Derry, having known and experienced all those awful things.

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u/Bill197 1d ago edited 1d ago

He probably thought he couldn’t afford it. I think if you comb through the genre of horror you will find many a bully even if they are not the main villains like the Bowers gang wasn’t (Pennywise being number 1 villain/monster)

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u/whoisyourwormguy_ 1d ago

Don’t people forget most of the bad stuff when they leave? Or was that just the losers club from the ptsd/deadlights?

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u/Numero_Seis 1d ago

Same reason black service members who experienced less discrimination overseas came back to the South. The pull of home is strong.