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The Stand - Stephen King
Posted on 9/18/22 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 9/18/22 at 4:01 pm
I just finished reading the Stand for the first time and I can honestly say I did not like it at all. I know this is likely a very unpopular opinion, but I found the characters to be incredibly annoying and the ending to be very underwhelming. The portions of the novel made up of “committee meetings” I found to be almost unbearable. I found myself rooting for the villain just to put us out of the misery of Glen Bateman and Stu Redman as characters. Fran was not much better. M-O-O-N that spells disappointing.
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Posted on 9/18/22 at 6:13 pm to JonTigerFan11
Nah I can’t go there. I agree the ending leaves something to be desired and the book is very disjointed, but it’s my favorite King novel. The first half of the book is fantastic; the second half is almost like a different novel but it still holds up. Nick and Tom Cullen are fantastic characters.
Posted on 9/19/22 at 8:32 am to JonTigerFan11
Yeah, I'm not a fan either. After hearing about how great this book was, I was disappointed.
If you want to read a post-apocalyptic book that doesn't shite the bed at the end, give Swan Song by Robert McCammon a try.
If you want to read a post-apocalyptic book that doesn't shite the bed at the end, give Swan Song by Robert McCammon a try.
Posted on 9/19/22 at 1:15 pm to Allthatfades
Are they? Other than a few chapters they are really not that hashed out.
We end up spending more time with Glen and Ralph, who never get their own POV, but are for some reason important enough to be heavily involved in the climax of the novel.
Also, it’s hard for me to wrap my head around all of the relationships that were built in such a short window of time. These people are acting like they are best buddies; “in love” with each other, etc and it’s been about 6 weeks since all of their loved ones, including spouses, friends, family, all died.
I get it’s post apocalyptic and they built those relationships around the circumstances but come on. Frannies baby daddy dies and she immediately falls for some random guy within two weeks of meeting him.
We end up spending more time with Glen and Ralph, who never get their own POV, but are for some reason important enough to be heavily involved in the climax of the novel.
Also, it’s hard for me to wrap my head around all of the relationships that were built in such a short window of time. These people are acting like they are best buddies; “in love” with each other, etc and it’s been about 6 weeks since all of their loved ones, including spouses, friends, family, all died.
I get it’s post apocalyptic and they built those relationships around the circumstances but come on. Frannies baby daddy dies and she immediately falls for some random guy within two weeks of meeting him.
Posted on 9/21/22 at 9:07 am to JonTigerFan11
I love this book, have read it multiple times, and, along with IT, I can never comprehend how people DONT like it.
different strokes and all that, i suppose.
different strokes and all that, i suppose.
Posted on 9/21/22 at 10:37 am to Sam Quint
I have read quite a bit of SK; IT, the Shining, Green Mile, Eyes of the Dragon, his short story collections, and the Stand.
I really just felt like this dragged on and on and really ended up nowhere. There were too many irrelevant characters, lots of wasted time. I enjoy SK, but this one really was not what I thought it would be.
I really just felt like this dragged on and on and really ended up nowhere. There were too many irrelevant characters, lots of wasted time. I enjoy SK, but this one really was not what I thought it would be.
Posted on 9/23/22 at 10:28 am to JonTigerFan11
I have a love/hate relationship with The Stand. I was not too fond of the ending. I don't recommend it to others. The hunt isn't worth the kill.
Posted on 9/23/22 at 11:09 am to Allthatfades
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the ending leaves something to be desired
Isn’t that the common knock on King’s works?
Posted on 9/23/22 at 1:41 pm to Sasquatch Smash
Yes very much so. I’d say it’s a good story but not a good book. The concept was interesting and overall it was entertaining but I finished and was left wanting more but not in a good way. I am generally surprised that the Stand is considered one of his best. I think he’s done much better work.
Posted on 9/23/22 at 2:06 pm to JonTigerFan11
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I found the characters to be incredibly annoying and the ending to be very underwhelming.
Welcome to the world of Stephen King!
Posted on 9/23/22 at 10:50 pm to Sam Quint
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I can never comprehend how people DONT like it.
I mean, I personally loved The Stand, but it's probably the easiest of King's most popular books to see why someone wouldn't like it. It's an extremely long book and even by King standards it has a very weak ending. Not everyone is going to think the journey is worth it.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 11:47 pm to JonTigerFan11
I agree 100%. The first half is great, but then it devolves into King’s inability to seal the deal. Too wordy and no satisfaction at the end. It reads like a 4th grader took over the last 30% of the writing. Exactly the same thing I found.
Posted on 9/25/22 at 12:45 am to auyushu
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mean, I personally loved The Stand, but it's probably the easiest of King's most popular books to see why someone wouldn't like it. It's an extremely long book and even by King standards it has a very weak ending. Not everyone is going to think the journey is worth it.
I read the extended version. It’s ridiculous. I loved the book. Here’s how I like to explain him. King is a master at moments. The guy can write a moment better than most people in history. He struggles stringing those moments together and tieing them together. You don’t read his books for the conclusion or the story. You read them for the genius moments he crafts in the story.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 1:22 pm to Richard Grayson
yeah, pretty well put. all the parts with the Kid are awesome. all the parts with Trashcan Man are awesome. come to think of it, all of the parts with the villains are better than most of the stuff with the good guys. the only stuff in the book that i find pretty cringey is Frannie's diary, and some of the dialogue between the Boulder people in the meetings.
and i really dont have an issue with the ending. it fits the story to me.
and i really dont have an issue with the ending. it fits the story to me.
Posted on 10/6/22 at 6:24 pm to Sam Quint
It was a better book ~30 years ago, it felt like one of the few dystopian novels a kid could find, that wasn't one of those serial series that never, ever, ended. Now, dystopian fiction is Young Adult fare, supported by high dollar movies, which sort of spoiled it.
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