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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The more Stephen King I read, the more I am impressed. I have fallen in love with all of the stories connected to his Dark Tower series, and this one was as great as most of them have been. I really love the way it was broken into four interconnected stories, and how the characters connected with each other in unexpected ways.
This novel explores a lot of the darker and more poignant sides of human existence, exploring themes like courage and betrayal and guilt in very moving and sometimes disturbing ways. The end of the novel definitely tugged at my heartstrings and put me into that pensive mood that only a truly good book or movie can do.
King does an awesome job of making very relatable characters. While his children sometimes seem a bit more mature than children should be, at the same time they don't always seem that farfetched in their wisdom.
The contrast between characters like the college Carol Gerber and the veteran John Sullivan is striking, and adds a richness to the storyline that I think is hard to come by for many authors.
I loved this book. I'd probably recommend reading the Dark Tower series first, but who knows. If I had read it before The Stand, I probably wouldn't have remembered the fact that the world of The Stand was mentioned in The Dark Tower series. I will probably have to revisit The Dark Tower again after I have read some more of King's work and see all the places where it connects (as many as I can and I suppose I'll miss many more).
This novel explores a lot of the darker and more poignant sides of human existence, exploring themes like courage and betrayal and guilt in very moving and sometimes disturbing ways. The end of the novel definitely tugged at my heartstrings and put me into that pensive mood that only a truly good book or movie can do.
King does an awesome job of making very relatable characters. While his children sometimes seem a bit more mature than children should be, at the same time they don't always seem that farfetched in their wisdom.
The contrast between characters like the college Carol Gerber and the veteran John Sullivan is striking, and adds a richness to the storyline that I think is hard to come by for many authors.
I loved this book. I'd probably recommend reading the Dark Tower series first, but who knows. If I had read it before The Stand, I probably wouldn't have remembered the fact that the world of The Stand was mentioned in The Dark Tower series. I will probably have to revisit The Dark Tower again after I have read some more of King's work and see all the places where it connects (as many as I can and I suppose I'll miss many more).
Low Men in Yellow Coats ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hearts in Atlantis ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Blind Willie ⭐️⭐️
Why we’re in Vietnam ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling ⭐️
Hearts in Atlantis ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Blind Willie ⭐️⭐️
Why we’re in Vietnam ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling ⭐️
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, War
Minor: Genocide, Fire/Fire injury
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
its been maybe three years since i read this first and i still think about this often
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this book the first time probably not long after it was originally published. I liked it then. I picked it up both times because I was reading the Dark Tower series and there are links to that in this book. I do recommend it for that reason too.
I had forgotten how good this book is. I think it is some of King's finest heartfelt writing.
I had forgotten how good this book is. I think it is some of King's finest heartfelt writing.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes