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The Stand
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I tried. I tried so hard to capture what I felt about this book. I just couldn’t do it. There is no way I could ever do it justice by reviewing it. It is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time, but even that said, it doesn’t begin to crack at the surface of how good this book really is. King is hands down the master of his game. No one writes characters quite like Stephen King. Each character becomes so real, someone you know, and likeable or not, you are emotionally invested in what happens to each one of his characters. His characters are always ones you remember for years to come, like an old time friend or foe, that’s how good King is. It seems I can always recall something about each of his books, the characters in his books. They stay in your heart forever.
Of course you are bound to find some flaws here and there, but considering that this book is over 1100 pages long, can you really nitpick at them? The overall journey one goes through is well worth it. I felt like I wasn’t just a reader but one of the survivors of the plague. Fantastic book.
Of course you are bound to find some flaws here and there, but considering that this book is over 1100 pages long, can you really nitpick at them? The overall journey one goes through is well worth it. I felt like I wasn’t just a reader but one of the survivors of the plague. Fantastic book.
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February 11, 2012
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February 9, 2013
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Sep 21, 2015 12:06PM
Dare you to read it and NOT feel like you are coming down with a cold! :)
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Lol. My first attempt reading this, I got a real bad cold and stopped reading this. About a year later, I attempted to read it for a second time and got another cold while reading it, so once again I put the book to the side, thinking how weird. I tried a third time thinking the first two times had to be coincidence me getting a cold and can you believe it but I started to feel like I had a sore throat!? I got kind of freaked out and put it away for several years. My final attempt, I said I would finish this, cold or no cold. Thank goodness I got no cold that time. I thought that was funny. It sounds like the same thing happened to you, getting a cold while reading this.
Happened to my husband. It was in the very early 80s. He had just 'discovered' Stephen King. After reading "Carrie", he decided to take "The Shining" with him on a business trip to Colombia. Unfortunately, he was staying in an old, elegant hotel outside of Bogota. First bad idea.He came back and said that was really weird but he did like the book. Liked it so much that he took "The Stand" with him on his next trip--this time to Africa where he promptly came down with the mother and father of all colds.
New rule instituted when he returned. No Stephen King on trips. :)
Lol. Your poor husband. But those were some funny stories. What timing on these books, right? Any other book, I'd be inclined to say coincidence, but when it's SK, it's like there's something just a bit strange about it.Thanks for reminding me. I'm going to add The Shining to my October list. It's one of his older books I haven't read yet.
