Book · 1981 · Fiction
Cujo
A Novel
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There's something about his early stuff when he was off the rails—like he said, he doesn't even remember writing Cujo, which is my favorite book of his.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Aug 2024 Listen at 2:58 What they say about it
- Doesn't remember writing it“doesn't even remember writing Cujo”15
- Written while intoxicated“off the rails”7
- Calls it a favorite“favorite book of his”2
The best things said about it
Well, he doesn't even remember writing Cujo. Great movie. Yeah. Great. Great book. The book is fantastic.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 2026 He said that he doesn't remember writing Cujo. That's why it's so good.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 2024 Cujo is a good dog he just gets bitten by a bat it's not anyone's fault but he gets rabies.
He said he didn't even remember writing Cujo, just blacked out on coke and beer.
Read the shining you read cujo like that was his wildest [ __ ] man.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 2021 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Cujo by Stephen King is a chilling horror novel about a once-gentle Saint Bernard that contracts rabies after being bitten by a bat, terrorizing a mother and her young son trapped inside a broken-down car. The book has drawn significant discussion and high praise from various podcast guests and hosts. Grady Hendrix passionately recommended the novel to listeners on The Book Review, describing it as a compelling and fateful story where tragedy unfolds simply through misfortune rather than malice. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan and guests like Bob Gymlan and Tim Robbins frequently brought up the novel while discussing Stephen King's prolific early writing period, noting with fascination that King was struggling with substance abuse at the time and famously does not remember writing the book at all. Robbins added the legendary detail that King's wife actually rescued the manuscript from the garbage after the author attempted to throw it away in frustration. Despite the chaotic circumstances of its creation, Rogan and Gymlan both highlighted the novel as one of King's absolute finest and most memorable works, praising its enduring impact within the horror genre.
Every mention
Grady Hendrix hey listeners read these Cujo 100% Cojo okay so give us the plot and then tell us why 2
Discussed
“I mean look at Kujo right that's his book about fate uh Kujo is a good dog he just gets bitten by a bat it's not anyone's fault but he gets rabies”
Recommended
“hey listeners read these Cujo 100% Cojo okay so give us the plot and then tell us why”
Joe Rogan Like his best work, like he wrote Cujo, he didn't even remember it. He didn't remember any of it. 11
Discussed
“Well, he doesn't even remember writing Kujo. Great movie. Yeah. Great. Great book. The book is fantastic.”
Discussed
“Like his best work, like he wrote Cujo, he didn't even remember it. He didn't remember any of it.”
Discussed
“there's something about his early stuff when he was off the rails like he said he doesn't even remember remember writing Cojo”
Discussed
“There's something about his early stuff when he was off the rails—like he said, he doesn't even remember writing Cujo, which is my favorite book of his.”
Discussed
“He said he said that he doesn't remember writing Kujo. That's why it's so good.”
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“he doesn't even remember writing cujo”
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“read the shining you read cujo like that was his wildest [ __ ] man”
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“i think it's cujo he doesn't even remember writing it like wrote carrie half blacked out you read that book today man that is one of the short [ __ ] hearts”
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“like Cujo he doesn't even remember writing it”
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“maybe you know that the kind of person that's imagined enough to write a book like Kujo also likes putting himself in something other than his sober State”
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“You know, there's people like Stephen King was talking about how um he doesn't remember writing Kujo.”
Jason Calacanis he really talks about like writing hjo and other moments and it's Auto it's his autobiography but it's abou… 2
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“he really talks about like writing hjo and other moments and it's Auto it's his autobiography but it's about writing and his love of writing and like doing cocaine while writing Cujo nose bleeding”
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“okay you wrote a book you're Stephen King you created this incredible series of characters uh and you made the book Cujo or Carrie or whatever it happens to be it”
Shane Gillis Cojo he said he didn't even remember writing Cojo just blacked out on coke and beer what yeah 2
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“Cojo he said he didn't even remember writing Cojo just blacked out on coke and beer what yeah”
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“Kujo was the first horror movie I ever saw oh and I was at my aunt's house and she let us watch it and then on the way home from our Christmas party our car broke down we were in front of a a farm and a dog started barking and I was like kujo's coming he's going to kill”
Bryan Callen he said I'm great writer but I don't remember writing Cujo yeah my alcohol didn't make me a better writer 1
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“he said I'm great writer but I don't remember writing Cujo yeah my alcohol didn't make me a better writer”
Jack Carr and apparently doesn't even remember writing Cujo 1
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“and apparently doesn't even remember writing Cujo”
Joey Diaz Right. Kerry and Kujo my favorite Stephen King books who 1
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“Right. Kerry and Kujo my favorite Stephen King books who”
Post Malone like some of the ones he doesn't even remember right are the best ones because he was on coke and drinking… 1
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“like some of the ones he doesn't even remember right are the best ones because he was on coke and drinking a [ __ ] case of bud like he just blasted out of his head chain smoking cigarettes and he doesn't even remember writing I think it's cujo he doesn't even remember writing it”
Robert Evans good for him yeah hell yeah man that's how you know you're one of the greats if you write kuo while 1
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“good for him yeah hell yeah man that's how you know you're one of the greats if you write kuo while”
Tim Robbins I think Coo I think is one of the books his wife took out of the garbage cuz he threw it away. He's like, "… 1
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“I think Coo I think is one of the books his wife took out of the garbage cuz he threw it away. He's like, "Fuck this book. This book sucks." It was it was Coojo or one of the classics.”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“have either of you read Kujo I feel like I'm asking questions and both of you are looking at me blankly do you know what Kujo is”
Passing
“you've got Carrie Dolores Clayburn it goes on at Le's Story I mean Kujo he and so character is the primary thing for him”
Passing
“some of his early stuff like The Shining or Cujo or pet cemetery”
Passing
“Andrea named Kings misery but said Kujo was great too”