Reviews

The Stand: Das letzte Gefecht by Stephen King

heisenburger229's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

favs- nick and tom
sooo good. 

plasm4_4's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

laurakateloves's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

jordanzinda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

ouroborian's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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? Yes

5.0

adrianagoycoolea's review against another edition

3.0

I had a hard time rating this book because I committed so much time to reading it and there was a lot that happened over the span of 1400 pages. I had a hard time keeping track of all the characters at the beginning of the book, but I enjoyed seeing everyone’s different reactions and experiences with the flu. Around page 400 I thought it got really boring and I considered DNFing it. It picked up again a couple hundred pages later when people started congregating in the Free Zone, and I was interested in the anxiety building amongst the Free Zone about the dark man. I thought that the ending felt rushed compared to the rest of the plot. I thought there would be a bigger “battle” between the two communities because there was so much anxiety in the Free Zone.

Ive heard the critique that King’s endings to his books are subpar, and I would have to agree. Usually the first 75% of his books make up for the poor ending, but I personally don’t think that is the case with The Stand.

slickvic's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

jencarr's review against another edition

5.0

My favorite book of all time 

christinawelc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

oisiveteolivaw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0