- Amazing BookThis is the best Post Apocalyptic book I have read yet. King delivers as he always does living up to his reputation of the best novelist in history, in my opinion. A must read for anyone who likes this genre and a challenge to see if it will break into your top 5 all time favorite novels
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- Chillin' with the CaptainThe Stand is one of the best books I have ever read in my life. I failed 9th grade mathematics because i decided to redad this the last month in all my classes instead of paying attnetion when this idea had just came out. And then the unabridged version came out. To say that the additions were beuatiulf is, to me, an understatement because there is so much hidden inside of those pages. you have characters breathing, plots brewing, the world dying, and "him" walking amongst the corn and calling all his children.
Here is your greatest two forces collide book ever penned.
Basically, you ahve a problem in a military facility and that leads to the release of a little thing called Captain Tripps. The good Captain then gets out as a guard does his best to escape and stay alive, and manages to hit a fuel pump as it goes. This leads you to your firs toutbreak AND your first imunity. Over time, many people find that they have weird dreams and that they have an immunity to the Captain. The dreams involve either a man in black travelling what looks like a wasteland or an elderly balck woman sitting on her porch and rocking her guitar. Mother Abby is a nice touch, too, and she sort of talks about what "he" is and what should happen. This leads people to start gathering in places and, eventually, to do all types of stupid things that make you go "hmmmm."
Its beautifuly human.
I would like to say that comeenting on the books simply doesn;t do much. The best way to do this is to comment on the pages by saying that everything is in order and that, in reading, it will utterly win you over. When you lok at the size of the book you would think otherwise, but that is quaite possibly the mistake of sooo many. This is one of the best books out there, hands down. And now, with graphic novels coming out about it, it just builds on what this book really is.
I would write more but over 1,000 comments ar ehere. I simply hope I help and convince you to get that Kindle out there and pick up the right type of luggage for this gargantuan trip.
5 stars doesn't do this justice.
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- The midnight candle burned out...This is a book that will make you stay awake burning the midnight oil. I recommend it for all people. However, I do know that some people like to have something going on constantly rather than the slow pace the book presents. This book draws the readers into a world and follows the characters doing the mundane things. This to me brings the characters to a more realistic image in my imagination. So when calamity falls on the characters I did gasp and cringe in horror. I did whoop and cry in joy for the good parts. A masterful weave of a tale. I hope the department of Defense picks up Stephen King as a participant in a think tank for I bet he can bring things to a more realistic scenario in "end of the days" scenarios. I highly recommend this book. I know that from reading other reviews that this book is either one people love or hate , I only have this to say to the haters...You can buy this book for less than what a movie cost so if you hate it your not out of a lot of money. If you do end up liking this book the size will be pleasant with hours upon hours of reading this book. I confess that this is my 4th or 5th copy in the last 4 years. I just bought a kindle version which I will read on my little itty bitty andriod phone screen.
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- Book never sent out per Amazon StatusIt appears the book was never sent out. Seller never even sent an e-mail of explanation--even after a month had passed. Don't shop here.
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- I thought this was a great story...i thought that this book was an amazing story.,.it did not have as much "good vs evil" battles as i thought it would but i was not disappointed with the story at all....I thought it was an amazing story and definitely should be read by anyone who wants to read King's work....