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trin's review against another edition
3.0
MAN I JUST HATE NADINE'S STORYLINE SO MUCH.
This is where the OG novel really starts to go off the rails for me. I know King was stuck and then had this "revelation" about the bomb, but while it does kickstart the plot again, it doesn't really make a lot of sense regarding what he'd thus far set up. Nick's story in particular just cuts off entirely. (And I forget if this is a problem in the actual book too, but in these graphic adaptions, it also creates a continuity error: in the nasty and unnecessary scene with Julie, they say Nick will have to deal with her again but...he dead. It didn't happen.) Annoying!
But not as annoying as how badly all the women are written in this.
Maybe Aguirre-Sacasa & Co. couldn't actually fix that, but this adaptation could have made the cast less white. It really stands out: they couldn't have at least had someone on the council not a white dude?
Can't wait for the final installment, where four men go out to make a stand (iirc, they barely do anything) while the women wait at home and gestate babies.
Three stars for continuing to do a decent job with far from my favorite King.
This is where the OG novel really starts to go off the rails for me. I know King was stuck and then had this "revelation" about the bomb, but while it does kickstart the plot again, it doesn't really make a lot of sense regarding what he'd thus far set up. Nick's story in particular just cuts off entirely. (And I forget if this is a problem in the actual book too, but in these graphic adaptions, it also creates a continuity error: in the nasty and unnecessary scene with Julie, they say Nick will have to deal with her again but...he dead. It didn't happen.) Annoying!
But not as annoying as how badly all the women are written in this.
Maybe Aguirre-Sacasa & Co. couldn't actually fix that, but this adaptation could have made the cast less white. It really stands out: they couldn't have at least had someone on the council not a white dude?
Can't wait for the final installment, where four men go out to make a stand (iirc, they barely do anything) while the women wait at home and gestate babies.
Three stars for continuing to do a decent job with far from my favorite King.
whatrosiereads's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
megadeathvsbooks's review
4.0
This was one of the best volumes thus far. It moved the story along without seeming too rushed.
jenmat1197's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Boulder Colorado is quickly becoming a home to those who have settled there. The power is turned back on. The people have started to clean up the town - burying all the dead and turning off all the appliances that were left on when the people died. The leaders have chosen people who need to go west to spy on Randall Flagg and his crew. Nadine approaches Harold to encourage him to follow his true self and come with her west to Randall. But before they leave Boulder, they have one last task to perform.
This is the next to last book in this Graphic Novel series. Still being well told through Graphic Novel form.
Stars: 4.5
bigbookgeek's review
5.0
More awesomeness in the story of The Stand! In this volume, Harold and Nadine get together in more ways than one, but not in that one little way; the committee chooses spies to travel to Vegas; Mother Abigail returns in a coma; the bomb; sadness; the four knights set out to confront The Dark Man in the final Stand!
kandicez's review
5.0
So much happened in this volume! We've slowly formed this community and begun to really feel for these people and now the shit has really hit the fan. I can't say much without spoiling, but near the end there were a few images that just broke my heart. Maybe more so than when I originally read those "scenes" in the novel.
There is certainly something to be said for the visual medium.
There is certainly something to be said for the visual medium.
jason1234's review
4.0
Again, i'm back to liking the novel after being confused by the 4th installment...
calistareads's review
4.0
This is the penultimate volume of this story. There is one left. In the book there is a lot about what is going on in Las Vegas and it is left out of this story. The focus is totally on Bolder in this story.
It seems just when they have built their new city, it starts to fall apart. The new committee is losing member left and right. Harold has shown his hand and chosen his side. Nadine has chosen to be the wife to a demon.
This sets up the end and I'm excited to read it. I feel the art in this volume was lacking. It's probably the same and it didn't please me. It did it's job though.
This is a great way to read this huge epic.
It seems just when they have built their new city, it starts to fall apart. The new committee is losing member left and right. Harold has shown his hand and chosen his side. Nadine has chosen to be the wife to a demon.
This sets up the end and I'm excited to read it. I feel the art in this volume was lacking. It's probably the same and it didn't please me. It did it's job though.
This is a great way to read this huge epic.