Chris's review of The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition

The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition (Signet) The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition (Signet)
by Stephen King
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Chris's review
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bookshelves: apocolypse, fantasy, horror, top-shelf
status: Read in June, 2008

And so the Apocalypse Trifecta is complete, with my one, true favorite End of the World book. I have no idea how many times I've read it now - I know the first time was in junior high school, though, and a lot of time's gone by since then. I also think I have about three different copies floating around....

It's hard to know where to begin when writing about this book, probably because I work under the assumption that everyone has read it. But I guess that's what everyone thinks about their favorite books, so I'll fill in those of you who haven't.

It's the end of the world. Not in the horrible confluence of blindness and carnivorous plants, or in the fiery desolation of nuclear war. The world dies in a more unpleasant way than that, and it all begins in Project Blue - a US military lab in the southwest. There they've built the greatest plague mankind has ever known, a shapeshifting flu virus that is 99.4% communicable and 100% lethal. Its intended use was probably against t...more
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message 1: by Kathy
06/17/2008 06:41AM

681853 Chris, I loved your review! Glad you liked the book! I can't wait to read it again! I am very overdue!


message 2: by Becky (last edited 09/05/2008 10:43AM)
09/05/2008 10:41AM

1376766 I have these DVDs... I'd be happy to make a copy for a fellow fan!

Edit: Ok, since you are in Japan, we may have to negotiate shipping costs! =)


message 3: by Chris
09/05/2008 04:39PM

858949 Becky - many thanks for your offer, but not to worry - my father has already sent me the DVDs. It was part of a triple pack that included The Stand, The Langoliers and Golden Age. Of course, I watched The Stand right away. The other two, well, I'll get to them when I get to them....

Thanks!


message 4: by Becky
09/05/2008 05:12PM

1376766 You're welcome... That's much better than what I was offering anyway... ;)


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