Reviews

The Stand by Stephen King

mommomread's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

5.0

walterwheat's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

mariathebookish's review against another edition

2.0

OMG I DID IT

marynolanpleckham's review against another edition

3.5

Stephen King's pandemic novel - written originally in 1978. I read the "extended" version - the original that was later cut for publication, and then re-released as the whole book. It's a doorstop for sure. The pandemic part was oddly a great guess - now having lived through COVID. However, so many people have died, and technology was wildly different back at that time. Not even sure you could  raid stores anymore for CB radios, but useful when the power goes out and batteries are available. A whole different world. I wanted to love this book, but it's that old school SK that includes a bit of horror and supernatural stuff - weird dreams, a battle of good and evil, etc. That ruined it for me. But, glad I read it anyway - it's a classic for a reason.

ladysummersterling's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

alphaorionis42's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

jenni_whitfield's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

tickbox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-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

5.0

efitz10's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

bethmara's review against another edition

5.0

I've been read Stephen King since high school but the stand holds up with enough 2020 relevant moments. Read it out loud with your boo.