thebookishrose 's review for:

The Stand by Stephen King

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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: Yes

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The Stand is one of those books that sinks it's teeth in deep and takes hold. The characters are super interesting and even the bad guys are often lovable. It's a book that makes you think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Pandemic/Epidemic