Vicky’s Comments (group member since Jun 24, 2020)

Vicky’s comments from the Random Reads group.

Let's talk about chapters 47-50 here.

Let's discuss chapters 44 to 46 here!

Let's discuss chapters 36-43 here.

Treeesh wrote: "I read The Stand last summer and loved it so much. I highly recommend the audio book!! The narration was great and did a good job managing all the different characters."

I'm glad you loved it! I'm going the audiobook route this time, so I'm glad to hear it's a good one! Feel free to join in the chat if you'd like. I know since you just read it last summer you likely aren't ready for a reread LOL

Hey everybody!
We will be starting our read of The Stand in a few days! I just wanted to let everyone know that for the discussion breakdown I am using this edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

I still did the breakdowns by chapter like I always do, but I figured I'd mention which edition I referenced because I know some older editions of this book are shorter. Hopefully it's not a problem for us lol. Anyway, I'm so excited to revisit this story with you all!

Let's talk about chapters 26 to 35 here!

Let's discuss chapters 13-26 here.

Let's talk about Chapters 1-12 here.

Mike wrote: "Vicky, I'm thinking you might need to add Swan Song to your Five Star Prediction list. I loved it!"

Ahhh I need to get my hands on it! I'm glad you loved it!

Mike, I’m considering the audio version too this time around :) I’m dying to read Swan Song!! After reading and loving Boy’s Life I need more Mccammon in my life. Let me know your thoughts when you’re done!

Ok guys, the last pick was a favorite read of Bobbi's that she really wanted me to read, and now it's my turn and I'm going big LOL. Get ready, because in August we're going to read one of my favorites, The Stand by Stephen King. It's big, it's apocalyptic, and (in my opinion) it's awesome! I'm so excited to revisit this story and to chat about it with you all. In case you don't know what The Stand is about here is the synopsis:

This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death.

And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides or are chosen. A world in which good rides on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abigail and the worst nightmares of evil are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man.

We start The Stand on August 1st :)

I really enjoyed this! Big thanks to Bobbi for suggesting it for the group :) Being a newbie to fantasy this story was fun and the world pretty easy to understand.

Moog was my favorite; he had me laughing so many times throughout the book. Like how during the battle at the end he pulls a wand out of his bag and says some words that scare the horde around them and causes them to retreat and Clay is like “what spell was that?” And Moog is just like “Spell? This is just a stick!” 😂 I wish there would’ve been a little more page time with our villain. His death in the end seemed less epic than I was expecting. And speaking of epic, I loved how the mercenaries were like rockstars in the book, and there were some pretty fun nods to real bands (Neal the Young…lol)

Mike, I think in the end Larkspur changed her ways because of Ganelon, though it was a little weird because I mean, she was pretty deceitful and cut Clay’s hand off and everything. The group was just like “oh ok cool” when she came back at the end and didn’t seem bothered by it 🤷🏼‍♀️

All in all this was a fun story and definitely the type of fantasy I can get into I am very interested in checking out the next book. And yes, where can I get an owlbear??

All I’ll say here is OWLBEAR! 😂

Me too! I hope we actually meet one by the end of the book 😂

Matrick faking his death had me laughing pretty good when they realized what his funeral entailed 😂I also liked seeing Jain again. She’s pretty great and I hope we see her again.
I thought the same thing reading that speech from Lastleaf. He’s definitely our villain, but I understand his anger.
I’ve been having a lot of fun reading this even though some of the descriptions went over my head a little bit. Some of the terms used are ones that seasoned fantasy readers might already know, but I have no clue lol. It’s easy enough to figure out or google though. I’m not gonna lie, before even starting the book I had to look up what a mercenary was, because I didn’t know 😬😂 Fantasy term or not, I didn’t know it.
Anyway, I’m still loving the humor and am glad to see the band is officially back together!

Ok this book is so much fun! The humor is right up my alley. And Moog is my fav 😄I’m relieved that I actually know what’s going on 😂 I am not typically a fantasy reader, but I’m not struggling with this at all! Anyone else out there a fantasy newbie? Anyway, this is great so far and I’m excited to see what happens.

Yay we're finished! Let's talk about the ending, our favorite characters, etc. here. This is the first book in a series. Who wants to read the next one now?

Let's discuss Chapters 34-43 here!

Let's talk about Chapters 22-33 here.

Let's discuss Chapters 12-21 here!