Stephen King, in my perspective, is one of the most confusing authors I have ever read, but he is also one of the most mind-boggling authors I have ever read. This trait is shown in one of his most famous books The Stand (the complete and uncut edition). This book was a little confusing for me, mostly because there is a lot of fluff (stuff that doesn't need to be there and doesn't relate to the story). Also a little confusion came from his amazing wordplay/the way he puts things, and the way he goes into great detail about one topic. Although these traits are put in this book, King's main plog is a very interesting topic.

Stephen King's The Stand, is about a human-made superflu virus develpoed at a U.S. Army base. This virus is accidentally realeased and the base shuts everything down before anyone infected can get out and spread it. Unfortunately a security malfunction lets an infected security guard escape and slip away with his family. With the escape of these infected people, they trigger a pandemic which kills 99.4% of the world population. Fortunately there are a few surviors left in Boulder, Colorado where the virus is not airborne. These survivors, under the leadership of an old woman (Mother Abagail), who they see as a representation of good in a fight of good vs. evil,start to reestablish society and democracy. But in Las Vegas, there is another group of survivors lead by the supernatural being Randall Flagg who is represented as the opposite of Mother Abagail. When these two camps become aware of each other, some of Mother Abagail's followers set out to confront Flagg, but they soon come in contact with Flagg's men and are took hostage. After they are taken hostage and about to be executed, one of Flagg's men finds a neuclear warhead which is detonated by "The Hand of God" and kills everyone in Las Vegas.

In conclusion, this book was confusing and dull at some points, but overall when it got to what the book is actually about, it is very interesting. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone because of all the unnecessary fluff, but instead I would recommend the non-uncut edition for anyone who loves the classic of goood vs. evil Stephen King style.