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The Stand by Stephen King

aryaxo's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

unreal epic tale. a masterwork burdened only by early stephen king tropes

tampratto's review against another edition

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5.0

The Stand is my favorite all time Stephen King book. It takes a few chapters to set up all of the characters but it is well worth it. Stephen King is at his best with the character development in this book.

b_fenske's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

emma14's review against another edition

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

5.0

wilsonboutwell's review against another edition

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4.0

lots to unpack

loganvw's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful 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

5.0

[audiobook] I now understand why people love Stephen King. This book was a masterpiece.

anniebartelsollosy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

What.a.journey. I LOVED it.

kathrin828's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

clemway's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

_luuucy_'s review against another edition

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3.0

M-O-O-N that spells I reread the Stand.