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Summary: 99% of humanity dies in 3 weeks then things get REALLY NASTY
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I read this book in one weekend, it's that good! Be warned that I didn't get much sleep that weekend. I read for 16 hours, fell asleep in my chair, woke up, ate, read for another 7 hours, ordered pizza, read until the pizza arrived, ate, then read for another 3 hours, fell asleep, woke up, ate, and read for a few more hours until I finished the book.
The black plague is genecticly engineered by the military to be stronger and to be passed along like the flu, escapes, 99.5% of humanity worldwide dies in 3 weeks,then the final battle between good and evil begins. Watching the collapse of the social order of the United States is quite facinating - the President of the United States keeps denying that there is a problem as the government orders that cities be sealed off by Army and National Guard units to try to stop the spread of the plague. Barbed wire is set up around the perimeter of the cities and the soldiers have standing orders to shoot anyone attempting to leave and to burn their corpses with flamethrowers to prevent the spread of the disease.
The survivors are having dreams. They are dreaming of an old black woman, "Mother Abigale" who is calling the good people to her shotgun shack in a cornfield in Kansas. People are also dreaming of "the walking dude" or Randal Flagg. Randal Flagg is very close to a demon and is recruiting most of the scientists (because they crave order and can't handle the chaos of collapse of civilization) and the evil people - calling on them to converge on Las Vegas. Randal Flagg's goal is to gather up most of the existing military hardware and then go wipe out the remaining survivors following Mother Abigale who are setting up shop in Boulder, Colorado. But there are some surprises in store for everyone - because nothing goes as planned!
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Summary: Fantabulous
Review: An absolutely amazing book but, like "IT", it's too short!!
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Summary: Classic Horror Novel
Review: This is perhaps King's greatest achievement. It is a long novel, so it takes longer for the greatness to end. There is a huge cast of distinct characters each with their own detailed history. This shows King's keen knack for characterization. The plot is extremely detailed and makes one pay attention so as not to miss anything important. It's a great speculation on how the hazards of biotechnology and the primordial tendencies of man would affect our society. You won't forget any of the characters, or anything that happens. Yes, I know that sounds strange, seeing as how this is an extremely long book, but King is such a good writer that he makes it easy. Read this book. If you like it, I also recommend "Outbreak" by Robin Cook (this "Outbreak" is different from the novelization of the movie with the same name, and much better.)
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Summary: Fabulous!
Review: Despite part of the ending spoiled for me in Danse Macabre, because I don't read King's books in order, this book is great. I actually put myself in the situation of the characters like Stu Redman and Larry Underwood. Don't let the length fool you. This book will be over before you know it. The ending leaves a bit to desire though.
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Summary: The Original Left Behind
Review: The Stand is by all definitions a work of art. The characters are dynamic and are brought to life on the pages through the end of the world we know. All it took was a simple virus to destroy civilization and open the opportunity for the denizens of evil to infiltrate our plane of existence.If you have read the Left Behind series, you should read The Stand which provides another route to the end of the world.
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Summary: The finest book King has ever written.
Review: This work is, without a doubt, is Stephen Kings finest. A biologically engineered disease is leaked from a government facility by a frightened worker who leaves the facility after he's been infected. The highly contagious 'superflu' spreads like wildfire through America and quite probably the rest of the world. Those who are infected develop flu-like symptoms and then die. America is in a sudden panic, but no one can escape the disease -- nobody but the people who are mysteriously immune to it. With most of the population of the United States (and possibly the world) dead, the survivors begin to band together. Everyone has more vivid dreams, and their dreams all call them to one of two places to follow one of two leaders. The indomitable Flagg pops up again to lead the 'dark element' of what is left of America, and an elderly lady takes her place as the leader of the 'good element'. What ensues is a war which places all of their lives and souls in jeopardy.
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Summary: I loved this book!
Review: At my school we are required to read a book every 9 weeks. I picked the complete and uncut version of The Stand. I am 13 years old and many of my friends didn't think I could do it. I proved them wrong! It took me about 6-7 weeks of off-and-on reading to finish. I absolutly loved The Stand. I really admire King's style of writing, and would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read.
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Summary: My Favorite Book!
Review: I first read this book when I was a senior in high school and I have re-read it many more times since then. I keep a copy of it in my bag so if I am ever in a place where I need something to read, I always have it. Stephen King did an excellent job writing this book. He made the scariest situation happen. I have read a lot of horror books, but this is still the scariest one just because I can see this one happening-I can see the government cooking up some nasty germs and then accidently releasing them and then causing a global epidemic. I think Stephen King did a wonderful job of making the charecters come alive. It was like I was rooting for Frannie and Stu and the whole free-zone committee throughout the entire book. The book did get a bit long, but I liked the fact that the plague took place early on in the book so we could see how civilization would re-group and turn out. This is the best book in the whole world. Stephen King, if you read this, PLEASE write a sequel to The Stand!
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Summary: The best that King has done
Review: Reading through this book, it seems that king has really put his heart and soul into this work. The book is highly captivating and shows what is good and bad about people. This is the most captivating book I have ever read.
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Summary: Makes you think.
Review: This book, what can I say about it? It really makes you think about the "what ifs" in the world. Could the goverment actually be working on a "superflu"? It's great and I enjoyed it very much. Despite it being rather lengthy I could read it again and enjoy it as much as I did the first time. It's easily my favorite King novel.
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