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A disease wipes out most of mankind. The survivors must deal with a post-apocalyptic world in which evil is brewing.
I read the “Complete and Uncut” edition, which is a “Director’s Cut” of sorts. When “The Stand” was first published, King’s publishers figured a hardcover in the full length would be too costly to produce, meaning a retail price that would make it unsellable. Ten years later, in 1990, King was a much bigger name, and so he restored the cut parts and the book was rereleased in this ...more
I read the “Complete and Uncut” edition, which is a “Director’s Cut” of sorts. When “The Stand” was first published, King’s publishers figured a hardcover in the full length would be too costly to produce, meaning a retail price that would make it unsellable. Ten years later, in 1990, King was a much bigger name, and so he restored the cut parts and the book was rereleased in this ...more
I don't quite know about this book. I've been at it from November, because it's a long read, it's "heavy" reading and I suppose I've been holding it off a bit too. But now I finished, and I must say that I really liked this book. Yes, it is way too long. Yes, there are parts of this book that are boring, dull and really makes you want to throw the whole thing out of the window. Yes, there are parts where almost nothing happens, and after those parts there are some excerpts from a character's dia
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I never finished it. Just kind of never got into it enough.
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