rufzerg666 reviewed The Stand by Stephen King
Review of 'The Stand' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Did not expect THAT to happen. And also, for that certain character to do as he did.
paperback, 1150 pages
Published Aug. 17, 1990 by Doubleday & Company.
The Stand - For the First Time Complete and Uncut
4 stars
(237 reviews)
One man escapes from a biological weapon facility after an accident, carrying with him the deadly virus known as Captain Tripps, a rapidly mutating flu that - in the ensuing weeks - wipes out most of the world's population. In the aftermath, survivors choose between following an elderly black woman to Boulder or the dark man, Randall Flagg, who has set up his command post in Las Vegas. The two factions prepare for a confrontation between the forces of good and evil. ([source][1])
cmonster reviewed The Stand by Stephen King
Review of 'The Stand' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Like a lot of people, I went through a period of reading every book King wrote when I was in Junior High and High School. This one hooked me deep and hard. I've always had a thing for end of the world stories where most of humanity dies off and we get to follow those who are left. I think it comes from fantasies I had as a kid walking down the street where I had to escape from some mass murderer or live through a nuclear bomb and fend for myself.
Anyway, this one was so sweeping in its vision and so descriptive of the end of the world that I was fully caught up in it for days. God I miss the days when I could get through a 1000+ page book in a matter of days because I had nothing else to do. It was a true …
Like a lot of people, I went through a period of reading every book King wrote when I was in Junior High and High School. This one hooked me deep and hard. I've always had a thing for end of the world stories where most of humanity dies off and we get to follow those who are left. I think it comes from fantasies I had as a kid walking down the street where I had to escape from some mass murderer or live through a nuclear bomb and fend for myself.
Anyway, this one was so sweeping in its vision and so descriptive of the end of the world that I was fully caught up in it for days. God I miss the days when I could get through a 1000+ page book in a matter of days because I had nothing else to do. It was a true page turner. I'm not sure that I'd find it as good now as I did then. Whenever I try to read King now, I find it all a bit simplistic, but my memories of it are of an excellent read.
