Saturday, July 2, 2016

The Stand by Stephen King


TITLE:  The Stand
AUTHOR:  King, Stephen
GENRE:  Horror
DATES READ:  5/3/2016 - 7/2/2016
MY RATING:  4/5

It's been almost 3 months since my last King, so it's about time! 
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The Stand is a post-apocalyptic tale of the good and evil within people.  A contagious virus wipes out the majority of the population, leaving what's left of humanity to succumb to a dark evil, or to take a stand...

I will say, it's been a long time since I've had a book take me almost 2 whole months to finish...  I actually had to drag this 1400+ page monster onto a plane with me to my South Carolina vacation (I brought other books because I was optimistic!).

It is truly an epic story with simple chilling themes.  I pictures all of the characters so vividly (and for the record... Molly Ringwald is not my Fran).  I could see Stu and Nick so clearly in my mind.  Even Harold Lauder (I can't stand him!!!), and the creepy white haired Nadine.  I appreciated the sinister Dark Man, and my personal favorites: Trashcan Man and Tom Cullen!

M-O-O-N.  That spells - I'm finally done with the unabridged version of this well-loved Stephen King masterpiece.  A must read for die-hard King fans.  I would probably stick with the abridged version unless you're up for a long haul...

Will read something different and write soon!

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