A review by squire
The Stand by Stephen King

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

0.0

Atrocious vanity project (that King is certainly entitled to) that takes a masterpiece and makes it an unfocused, trashy mess. Sure it ties in to his Dark Tower mythology (which was a big misstep), but he ruined one of the best books of his career. Since both time lines are part of the DT story arc, it makes no sense not to keep publishing both.

There. I said it. Avoid if you can help it.
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