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The stand
- Thread starter jiggy
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mr_michel
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you could go to a second hand book store and try to find the original version, instead of the new extended version. its supoused to be the same plot characters etc... and its not that big, just about 600 houndred pages, thats the one i read and enjoyed a lot, later find out about the new version, but dessisted of buying it since its supoused to be the same, "only extended"
I'm not a great fan of Stephen King - but I really liked The Stand. I've read it a couple of times. It's a great morality tale, but he kills off a couple of the heroes at odd times in the book - it really jars when you are so wrapped up in a character (I'm not saying who is killed-off!!)
Waste of paper, in my opinion. I loved all of his previous books right up until it. When they said that the Black Tower series could be compared to The Stand, I refused to pick up a single volume (now numbering 7).
I didn't find the characters believable. They reacted to the concept of total aloneness in ways that I didn't think would probably happen. And the whole "there's a reason for it that everyone is being drawn toward" didn't feel logical, if the current earth was being used as a model. Just ick. But many people I know thought it was his best, so it's better to trust your own judgment on it. I agree that you should read the original. Pick one up in the library and look for a 1980's copyright.
I didn't find the characters believable. They reacted to the concept of total aloneness in ways that I didn't think would probably happen. And the whole "there's a reason for it that everyone is being drawn toward" didn't feel logical, if the current earth was being used as a model. Just ick. But many people I know thought it was his best, so it's better to trust your own judgment on it. I agree that you should read the original. Pick one up in the library and look for a 1980's copyright.
I read The Stand earlier this year, the extended version, and I loved it. It was so involving and in-depth... I was totally engrossed in it. Also, the ideas, the thought of what the world/country would be live if something like that really happened - having to start everything from scratch again.
Brilliant book, imho - give it a go!
Brilliant book, imho - give it a go!
Delta_doh!
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Read it and see
just trying to help! ok I will go away
ps. I quite liked it x
marlasinger
Member
jiggy said:
You'll wizz through it. It's unputdownable, IMO.
Libra6Poe
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It's definitely one of his best books! It's so wonderful! I read the extended one and I really went through it quickly. I couldn't put it down! I hope you enjoy it! My boyfriend wasn't a big reader at the time and I suggested he read it. "Don't let the size intimidate you!". He finished it just as fast as I did and loved it.
The Dark Tower series is even better (in my opinion, of course).
The Dark Tower series is even better (in my opinion, of course).
lenny nero
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King himself has said that most of his fans consider The Stand to be his best work, which he said was disheartening, since it was written almost 30 years ago. I feel it and The Dark Tower series are his best.