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A review by oxygen
The Stand by Stephen King
3.0
Definitely a journey and a half. I am glad I forbade myself from starting any other book while I was reading this because I knew if I ever put it out of my mind like that I would definitely never finish it.
I struggled quite a bit making it through, and at times found there were just an overwhelming amount of characters to keep track of, especially having paused on reading it a couple of months midway before picking it back up.
There definitely were a few moments in this, as well as 'IT' which made me cringe, not necessarily in the 'blood and gore' kind of way, but I am aware this is a very early book for King.
I have yet to explore his more recent works but I'm hopeful he has had plenty of time to put some of those things behind him since writing the Stand.
Overall, I'm impressed with the seamless blend of reality and low-fantasy, the characters feel very human and multifaceted (although many of the women do come off as a bit damsel-in-distress-esque at times) and the latter third of it felt surprisingly hopeful. Not for everyone, and I wouldn't say it is a favourite book of mine, but definitely interesting if you have the reading stamina for a brick like this one.
I struggled quite a bit making it through, and at times found there were just an overwhelming amount of characters to keep track of, especially having paused on reading it a couple of months midway before picking it back up.
There definitely were a few moments in this, as well as 'IT' which made me cringe, not necessarily in the 'blood and gore' kind of way, but I am aware this is a very early book for King.
I have yet to explore his more recent works but I'm hopeful he has had plenty of time to put some of those things behind him since writing the Stand.
Overall, I'm impressed with the seamless blend of reality and low-fantasy, the characters feel very human and multifaceted (although many of the women do come off as a bit damsel-in-distress-esque at times) and the latter third of it felt surprisingly hopeful. Not for everyone, and I wouldn't say it is a favourite book of mine, but definitely interesting if you have the reading stamina for a brick like this one.