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A review by fabacious
The Stand by Stephen King
2.0
I've never read Stephen King but always wanted to. So, I polled my Stephen-King-Fan friends as to which book they would recommend if I could only read one. The answer was unanimous. Read “The Stand”, they said. You’ll love it, they said. Many suggested I get the uncut edition, which I now see was a big mistake.
It seems to me that this was two stories in one. There was the story about the plague (which I enjoyed) and the story about the Dark Man (which I didn't). Unless I missed something, I don’t see how one relates to the other.
I enjoyed the beginning the book but as it progressed I got bored. The story got repetitive and tedious. It was unnecessarily long and there were too many (forgettable) characters to keep track of.
I know Stephen King is a good writer (he wouldn't be so successful if he wasn't) so I give him 2 stars but I will not be reading his books again. I will however continue to watch movies based on his books.
It seems to me that this was two stories in one. There was the story about the plague (which I enjoyed) and the story about the Dark Man (which I didn't). Unless I missed something, I don’t see how one relates to the other.
I enjoyed the beginning the book but as it progressed I got bored. The story got repetitive and tedious. It was unnecessarily long and there were too many (forgettable) characters to keep track of.
I know Stephen King is a good writer (he wouldn't be so successful if he wasn't) so I give him 2 stars but I will not be reading his books again. I will however continue to watch movies based on his books.