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First came the virus. And then the dreams...A man escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out over 99 percent of the world's population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge - Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the 'dark man', the apostate of death, the warlord of the charnel house and Prince of Evil. Now the survivors must choose between them - and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity.… (más)
lquilter: Terry Brooks' Armageddon's Children is basically a YA post-apocalyptic gathering of the forces, much like Stephen King's adult-fiction version, The Stand. Brooks' AC is more high-fantasy good-versus-evil, and King's is more Christian eschatology, but both involve dark forces working towards a final show-down, in a post-apocalyptic world.… (más)
BookshelfMonstrosity: An ensemble cast of flu survivors journey across the U.S. and through the remains of civilization to fulfill their fated roles in these novels. The Stand is more graphic and action-packed, with a clear theme of good vs. evil.
Saw the miniseries in the early nineties. Now, finally I am reading the audiobook during corona quarantine. Perhaps, Stephen king’s all time best. It shows that King is truly one of the great masters. A Great idea that has been put to paper making all fit smoothly, the characters, the plot, prose. ( )
This apparently is the novel that most Stephen King fan say is their favourite. I am not sure about that, but I do know it’s an extremely good and arguably important book. It certainly one of those books that I’m glad I’ve read. This was the second time that I read it, having read it when I was in my late teenage years. I could remember little apart from parts of the final third, And it seemed like a new book.
I think with any book that’s over 1000 pages long, one gets very invested into it. That’s along with Stephen. King’s folk style means that you really feel something about the characters. This is the sort of book that a bookclub could discuss for six months.
Is it his best, it certainly very different from the normal Stephen King run. There’s no really detailed recollection and depiction of America in the 1960s or 50s, and there isn’t a professorial or author type of character living somewhere in Maine. Don’t get me wrong, turns up but it’s not like what he’s done before.
I’m not gonna leave any spoilers here, but you’ll never forget the journey that the characters make. ( )
One of the better Stephen King books I've read. I really enjoy the large casts in books like this and there was a good array of likable and unlikable characters, plus there was some decent character development. I'm definitely glad I didn't read this at the start of the pandemic - some earlier chapters would have hit far too close to home. ( )
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Outside the street's on fire In a real death waltz Between what's flesh and what's fantasy And the poets down here Don't write nothing at all They just stand back and let it all be And in the quick of the night They reach for their moment And try to make an honest stand... -- Bruce Springsteen
...And it was clear she couldn't go on, The door was opened and the wind appeared, The candles blew and then disappeared, The curtains flew and then he appeared, Said, "Don't be afraid, Come on, Mary," And she had no fear And she ran to him And they started to fly... She had taken his hand... Come on, Mary, Don't fear the reaper... -- Blue Oyster Cult
Well the deputy walks on hard nails And the preacher rides a mount But nothing really matters much, It's doom alone that counts And the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn "Come in," she said, "I'll give ya Shelter from the storm." -- Bob Dylan
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Hapscomb's Texaco sat on US 93 just north of Arnette, a pissant four-street burg about 110 miles from Houston.
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Please do not combine The Stand (1978) with The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition (1990). The latter edition contains over 300 pages of new material and includes subplots and characters not included in the 1978 edition.
ISBNs associated with the original version of The Stand include (0385121687, 0450045528, 0450054802, 0451090136, 0451098285, 0451121597, 0451127897, 0451139712, 0451150678, 451160959, 2277223263, 3785704267, 9020409611, and 9158215735)
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First came the virus. And then the dreams...A man escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out over 99 percent of the world's population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge - Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the 'dark man', the apostate of death, the warlord of the charnel house and Prince of Evil. Now the survivors must choose between them - and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity.
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Perhaps, Stephen king’s all time best. It shows that King is truly one of the great masters. A Great idea that has been put to paper making all fit smoothly, the characters, the plot, prose.
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