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The Stand by Stephen King

16 reviews

a_robin_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Information:

Listened to the audiobook from Storytel 

Buddy read with Dutch book club 

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Review:

Very good book
Enjoyed the audiobook a lot

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Review previously placed on my blog:

I'm currently reading The stand by Stephen King. I'm listening to the audiobook for a buddy read with the Dutch book club I'm in.

It's okay so far. A lot of setting up. I do think the concept is interesting so far, so hope it will become more thrilling. I also hope I will connect with the characters soon. 

It became more thrilling indeed! The characters were also good and I could connect with them. I think the story was very cool and very well set up. I loved the good and evil sides concept. I even think it wasn't too long. It was a bit slow sometimes, but those parts did a lot for character building or worldbuilding. I also think the villain in this is one of the best villains ever. I gave it 4 stars, because it wasn't perfect, but a good book nevertheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, and Vomit

yodamordecai's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

One of my top three Stephen King books. It did drag a bit(over 1000 pages) but I overall enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Death, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Addiction and Trafficking

ggcd1981's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A primeira obra de Stephen King que li foi um de seus contos, mas The stand é o primeiro livro completo de King que leio. Iniciei um pouco intimidada pelo tamanho, também tinha escutado que os finais de King não são bons. Em geral iniciei com cautela. Contudo a história era intrigante, especialmente por lê-la durante a quarentena de COVID. Apesar de ser um livro extenso em nenhum momento me senti entediada com o enredo ou escrita. Não me apeguei a todos os personagens, mas tive meus preferidos (Tom Cullen e Kojak entraram na minha lista de personagens a serem protegidos a qualquer custo).
Minha maior crítica é que somos apresentados a diversos personagens, mas ao final não sabemos o real destino de muitos deles. Também retiraria a última cena do livro que a meu ver foi desnecessaria.
Bom, em resumo, do meu ponto de vista, se Stephen King é conhecido por não ter bons finais para suas obras eu excluíria The stand dessa lista. O final do conflito foi o melhor possível para a situação que se configurou na narrativa. Colocaria The stand na lista de "Bons finais" de Stephen King.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Medical content, Gun violence, Grief, Genocide, and Child death

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Car accident, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, and Vomit

Minor: Addiction

dont_stop_meow's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

How has Stephen King not been cancelled? I don't agree with cancel culture, but in today's culture, how has  Stephen King not been called out for the sheer number of blatant n words he uses? I'm baffled that nobody has cried out for this book to be removed from shelves, not just for the use of racial slurs, but also of homophobic terminologies. 
This will be the last Stephen King book I'm tempted to read. He's gross and I'm done with him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Violence

cinnamonpizza8's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

1/12/2021: This book was good, I'm still letting it sink in so I haven't decided if it has eclipsed It as my favorite Stephen King novel. King gives incredible world-building, manages many complex characters, and layers a multi-level, intertwined journey-focused novel that blew my mind at parts and seemed unnecessarily uncomfortable at other parts. It is the perfect book to be reading right now if you would like to be unsettled about the state of the world and ponder how good versus evil influences the structure of society. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia

sparky_young_upstart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence