Stephen King - The Stand: Complete and Uncut

Pros: The 823-page hardback edition--THAT'S what a book is supposed to feel like in your hands.
Cons: With such an amazing set-up, the climax should have been stronger.

Note: When I first posted this review a year and a half ago, there were two sections here at Epinions for this novel, the original version and the uncut. I posted mine under the original heading because that's the version I was reviewing. Somehow ...

Pros: awesome characters, great plot,
Cons: your arms may get tired holding the uncut version

"The Stand" by Stephen King is the first "adult" book I can ever remember reading. I was 12 years old when it first came out, and it is still my favorite book of all time. I usually re-read it about once a year, and I have just started on it again. It ...

Pros: The Story is almost believable and the Characters make you feel as though you know them on a personal level.
Cons: The book is long..over 1000 pages and a might bit slow at first. After a couple of chapters, you won't be able to put it down.

Let me begin by saying that I am aware that most will feel the this is not your typical Halloween story. But because of the terrifying nature of the plot in this book, I feel that it is a great Halloween submission.

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Pros: Great storyline, great characters...good chills.
Cons: None

The Stand, Stephen King's apocalyptic novel that mixes science fiction with horror (think of it as a realistic merging of The Andromeda Strain and The Final Conflict), was a runaway best-seller when it first hit bookstores in the late 1970s and is still ...

Pros: Excellent Writing, Very Suspenseful
Cons: Too many characters introduced at first

I couldn't help but think about "Captain Trips" and Stephen King's The Stand as we approached the year 2000. All the "doom and gloom" of Y2K made me think about King's prediction of the end of the world. Once you've read...

Pros: great depth in explanation of characters, interesting and unique story line, thrilling
Cons: very long, starts off slow, a lot of characters

Whew! I took one look at this book on my shelf and said, “Girl, you are not going to read that book again!” But alas, I picked it up off the shelf this weekend because I was totally bored. Having already done the mall, I was left with no choice and...

Pros: Great book! A must read!
Cons: None

The Stand is a novel created in the mind of Stephen King about a plague called “The Super Bug” (created and accidently spilled by the military) that wipes out almost all of the world’s population, the remaining dream of good and evil. The plot involves...

Pros: Despite the length it reads fast.
Cons: Despite the length it reads fast.

Summer, it's my favourite time of the year. One of my favourite pastimes is laying stretched out at the local beach, my walkman beside me and my nose buried in a good book. Ok I will admit that my nose doesn't stay buried all day, especially if the...

Pros: exciting, engaging, and thought-provoking
Cons: weak climax

This review is part of TheUnknown285's Stephen King W/O. ============================== ================ The King of Horror Stephen King has written about all kinds of frightening situations. It was ...

Pros: Excellent character development, interesting ending, good detail
Cons: Climax is weak, hard to keep track of

Since Stephen King is one of my favorite writers I knew I wanted to read his most popular book; The Stand. Most everyone raves about this and says it is his best book. I had high hopes for it and was looking foreword to reading it. I enjoyed it but not ...

Pros: an exciting epic journey, very vivid look at how people would react to the destruction of our society
Cons: be prepared for a long read

People were amazed and some shocked when Stephen King's, The Stand , hit bookstores in 1978. Following three previous novels, Carrie, Salem's Lot and The Shining, this was only the fourth novel released by King. But this book on it's own would go on to...

Pros: well-developed characters, thorough story, interesting plot
Cons: holes in plots and disappointing at parts

I would consider myself a Stephen King fan to some degree. I've read 14 of his books, and definitely want to read more (and currently am). It always takes me quite a while to decide which book I'd like to read next, and I usually spend lots of time going ...

Pros: Great characters (mostly), Social commentary
Cons: Long, Slow to setup, Similarities to current situations might shake some

One thing I've noticed since I've started reading Stephen King, among others, is how when I have high expectations about one of his novels, I end up disappointed. I had expected Pet Sematary and 'Salem's Lot to be utterly terrifying....

Pros: An unbelievably good read that will leave last images in your mind.
Cons: May be too big for the slower reader.

One night, many years ago, I picked up a thick paperback called "The Stand" by Stephen King.

Though I loved the concept of the story - a tale of survival after a catastrophic disease wipes out modern society - as I held that chunky book in...

Pros: Definitely a horror literature masterpiece
Cons: Too prolix and wasting attention in less significant details

“Michael.”
A mutter.
“Wake up now, Michael.”
A louder mutter: leeme lone.
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Don’t believe me: it’s not the beginning of a newer and previously unreleased version of “The Stand” (maybe including some new characters!)....