Greg reviewed Stephen King 8 by Stephen King
None
5 stars
Read the original version about ten years after reading the extended. Still a banger.
Paperback
Published Jan. 6, 1991 by New Amer Library.
Stephen King: Stephen King 8 (Paperback, 1991, New Amer Library)
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- 978-0-451-92509-1
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foxrain reviewed Stephen King 8 by Stephen King
None
2 stars
The book was long and at times, plot-wise lagging. At the end, the pace took a leap and a whole lot of stuff happened in a rush. I've been listening to this as an audiobook at bedtime for over a year, and for this purpose, it was very good. At the end, it made me think, however, about the condition of the current world and how people live on Earth. In this sense, it could've given a lot more.
As a horror book, which I expected it to be, being written by Stephen King, it wasn't very scary as such. There were parts which gave horrible mental images, which was cool, but the setting as such and the idea of the events of the book taking place in the real world... THAT is scary as fuck. And what makes it even more chilling is the fact that it's not at …
The book was long and at times, plot-wise lagging. At the end, the pace took a leap and a whole lot of stuff happened in a rush. I've been listening to this as an audiobook at bedtime for over a year, and for this purpose, it was very good. At the end, it made me think, however, about the condition of the current world and how people live on Earth. In this sense, it could've given a lot more.
As a horror book, which I expected it to be, being written by Stephen King, it wasn't very scary as such. There were parts which gave horrible mental images, which was cool, but the setting as such and the idea of the events of the book taking place in the real world... THAT is scary as fuck. And what makes it even more chilling is the fact that it's not at all impossible.
Balise reviewed Stephen King 8 by Stephen King
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4 stars
I've had a weird relationship with Stephen King's books. If I remember correctly, I read quite a few of them when I was in junior high (and they were probably the most read in the library of the school), but I apparently always managed to avoid the "classical" Kings (didn't read [b:Carrie|10592|Carrie|Stephen King|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1166254258s/10592.jpg|1552134] or [b:It|18342|It|Stephen King|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1309376909s/18342.jpg|150259] at that time, I think.)
Then, for some reason, I decided that the style of King annoyed me - at least in the French translations; at the time, it had struck me as grandiloquent (not exactly sure why, retospectively) and I hadn't read any for... I don't know, probably 15 years or so. And then, a year ago or so, on the recommandation of a friend, I read [b:On Writing|10569|On Writing A Memoir of the Craft|Stephen King|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388192403s/10569.jpg|150292], again by King. I loved it - it was interesting, it was funny, and mostly it made …
I've had a weird relationship with Stephen King's books. If I remember correctly, I read quite a few of them when I was in junior high (and they were probably the most read in the library of the school), but I apparently always managed to avoid the "classical" Kings (didn't read [b:Carrie|10592|Carrie|Stephen King|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1166254258s/10592.jpg|1552134] or [b:It|18342|It|Stephen King|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1309376909s/18342.jpg|150259] at that time, I think.)
Then, for some reason, I decided that the style of King annoyed me - at least in the French translations; at the time, it had struck me as grandiloquent (not exactly sure why, retospectively) and I hadn't read any for... I don't know, probably 15 years or so. And then, a year ago or so, on the recommandation of a friend, I read [b:On Writing|10569|On Writing A Memoir of the Craft|Stephen King|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388192403s/10569.jpg|150292], again by King. I loved it - it was interesting, it was funny, and mostly it made me want to give his novels another chance.
The Stand was the one that I remember most from my previous King readings; I think I read it at least twice in junior high; so I chose that one to get back into these books.
The pitch: The Stand begins with the story of the epidemic of a superflu virus that escaped from a military compound and kills 99% of the population. From there, the question is - what happens to the survivors? Two antagonistic communities end up forming - what will happen to them?
And I really really liked it. It's pretty long - the uncut version is ~1350 pages, according to Amazon, but it reads really nicely, not necessarily fast (took me a bit more than 3 weeks to read the whole thing, not reading anything else, but not having that much time a day to read either, so I don't know, in fact :P). Maybe a tad too much gory details to my taste, but mostly because I don't really like going "ewww" while I'm reading. It fades away quickly, though, as you go through the story - because you definitely want to know what's next.
Scott Killen reviewed Stephen King 8 by Stephen King
Review of 'Stephen King 8' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This book, which is about what happens when a virus wipes out most of the human population is probably my favorite work of fiction. It is not the typical King book and friends who have read the book, who were apprehensive because they were not fans of King, really enjoyed it.
This book, which is about what happens when a virus wipes out most of the human population is probably my favorite work of fiction. It is not the typical King book and friends who have read the book, who were apprehensive because they were not fans of King, really enjoyed it.
markgalassi reviewed Stephen King 8 by Stephen King
Review of 'Stephen King 8' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A real tour-de-force of broad scope and executed masterfully.
