Reviews

The Stand by Stephen King

davidbraun97's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

stephibabes's review

5.0

What an epic saga. I have only previously read one Stephen King novel and it was not at all like this. I was so utterly lost in the ease of his storytelling and characterization that it didn't seem daunting to be reading "a long book". If it had been twice as long I think I would have continued to relish it.

I took my time with it, but the last third or so I couldn't put down (apart from a week of illness where I couldn't read). It had such distinct phases and was incredibly disquieting in the early part due to the echos of a global pandemic.

With it being so epic, and there being so many characters, it was obvious that some would be lost. But even so my breath was taken away and I was moved to tears at multiple points. At other points I cheered out loud.

I honestly did not want this book to end and am not sure what I will pick up next so fill the void. (Maybe go opposite end and read some Roald Dahl children's novels)

reeltomi's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

pinkballoon100's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sueread2030's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Review coming soon

hannah_gallagher's review

5.0

spent nearly three months on this but it was entirely worth it, hope my high school english teacher enjoys knowing he got someone to willingly read a stupid long stephen king book

stitchesmcgoo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

friendofhayley's review against another edition

Stephen Kings writing is really a hit or miss huh

agalvan18's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

mryjne's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

4.5