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Summary: This is King at his greatest!!
Review: The Stand is an excellent book, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys Stephen King. This book is different from most of his others therefore it makes it even more interesting. So anybody who is contemplating whether or not to purchase this book I recommend that you do!!
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Summary: By Far The Best Stephen King Novel!
Review: This is by far the best Stephen King novel in my opinion. Definitely one that all King fans should read, and even non King Fans!
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Summary: This book is a wonderful modern-day myth
Review: The stand is a wonderful modern end of the world myth. It entraps one in the story and will not let one go. One begin to care about the characters with the many subplots, drawing one in ever closer to the events within the leaves of the book. With each passing page one's intrest grows exponentialy, so that by the end of the 1000 + pages one is still not ready for it to end. The many pages of the book fly by with unbelievable speed so do not be discouraged by the length. I would throughly recommend this book.
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Summary: I love it!!!
Review: This is classic King all the way. The kind of book that grabs from the beginning and keeps drawing you in. Very well written.If you like King you'll love this one.
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Summary: Overrated
Review: The enthusiastic response of a number of King fans on-line persuaded me to give it a chance, but I have to say I don't get it. To start with the most obvious problem, it's far too long. Maybe it would have been better had King started AFTER the plague, since the point of the book surely isn't the disease but the reorganization of society afterward. A really detailed look at that scenario might have been interesting, but a lot of central points are either ignored or glossed over. In contrast to the pre-plague U.S., for example, race seems to be a non-issue; there seems to be only one black here, the Ratman, and he's a freak, and I recall only one Jew. Then there are the characters, which are never really King's strong point. I think a few in The Stand work (Tom Cullen, Trashcan Man, Lloyd Henreid). Overall, though, King relies far too heavily on regional generalizations and stock character types here instead of specifics that would breathe some life into them. A symptom of that is that the dialogue is so often stilted -- only in a King novel would "good riddance to bad rubbish" qualify for a prolonged belly laugh. Other points: There are strands of plot that go nowhere (in the end, the Free Zone learns nothing from the spies who go west); too much space is devoted to blow-by-blow accounts of committee meetings and too little describing Flagg's society, and when we meet some of those people, most turn out to be pretty much the same as the people in the Free Zone. Not a very satisfying confrontation after such a lengthy buildup. Bottom line: Too much verbiage, not enough craft. (Can a guy who turns out such a sheer volume of words every year really have time for substantial rewrites?)
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Summary: Does it get any better than this?
Review: This has to be one of my favorite books of all time (with King's 'The Wastelands' as a close second). The characters were fabulously described and very realistic. The plot was just as incredible. But the best thing about this book, I'd have to say, is Glen Bateman's comment to Flagg... "Why don't you go find yourself a nice big sandpile, a hammer..." M-O-O-N, that spells Captain Trips! (You'll have to read the book to really get what I mean.)
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Summary: Read it
Review: This is the first book I ever read that caused me to have dreams about the subject. This book is a must for everyone.
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Summary: BEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN
Review: THIS BOOK WAS REALLY SCARY AND REALAISTIC. I WAS REALLY FREAKED OUT. THE BOOK MADE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE THERE DURING EVERYTHING AND ALL THE EVENTS AND PEOPLE WERE THERE WITH YOU. THE DETAILS WERE REALLY GRAPHIC AND REAL.
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Summary: Tremendous! (Anyone who says otherwise is simple-minded)
Review: This is one of Stephen King's best books. Although many of the other reviews say that it is "not quite up to standards" or "way over rated" it is only because they are simple-minded people who are looking solely for blood, gore, and things that give them nightmares and make them wet the bed. This book is only for people who are willing to think about what they are reading and understand its depth. If you find it difficult to think on higher levels of consciousness I do not recommend this book. However, if you love fantasy and fiction that is not simply plot, this book is tremendous.
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Summary: Don't Waste Your Time
Review: This has to be one of the most overrated books of all time. There was absolutely no suspense, it was filled with mostly forgettable characters, and it was way too long. I found myself rooting for no one and wishing the book would just end. And end it did, with a big thud. I could not bring myself to despise Flagg, since so little of the story focused on him and and his amazing power. Instead, we have four dull characters headed for Vegas in search of evil. Ultimately, it fails as both a plot driven book and a character study. Laws yes, what a long, dull, pointless pile of trash.
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