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The Stand by Stephen King

72 reviews

lineyrose's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Cannibalism, Vomit, Suicide, Grief, and Gun violence

voodoomary's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

jennifer8632d's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child death, Cannibalism, Violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, and Cursing

meganturnsthepage's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gun violence, and Violence

spellboundbybooks's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

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

hopper's review against another edition

i was encapsulated by the introduction and certain characters and their plots, but after a while, a lot of the newer characters slowed the pace at which i was turning pages. it got to a point where i simply did not care for characters or their moments, and as i had so much left to endure, i closed the book for good, promising to open it back up again someday. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

dwellordream's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Body horror

nadia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

What an epic book! And what a reading journey this was!

It took me just under two months to get though, weaving in other books. 

The cast of characters was huge but King does a great job of helping you to stay on top of who’s who as you get deeper into the book.

So many interesting themes and questions are raised with this, and while the scope is large, it all fits! Family, death, violence, grief, survival, sociology, community, politics, law and order, religion, war, and more. It’s all in here.

It is all about a global pandemic, so if you’re feeling like it’s too close to home, then pass. I kept on thinking about it how terrifying the beginning segments would have been if I’d started reading it a year earlier.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, Murder, Medical content, and Gun violence

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit and Torture

dollimyxture's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence