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by Stephen King (Author)
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  • Paperback: 1440 pages
  • Publisher: New English Library Ltd; Complete ed edition (2 May 1991)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0450537374
  • ISBN-13: 978-0450537370
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.1 x 6.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (114 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,433 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In 1978, science fiction writer Spider Robinson wrote a scathing review of The Stand in which he exhorted his readers to grab strangers in bookshops and beg them not to buy it.

The Stand is like that. You either love it or hate it, but you can't ignore it. Stephen King's most popular book, according to polls of his fans, is an end-of-the-world scenario: a rapidly mutating flu virus is accidentally released from a U.S. military facility and wipes out 99 and 44/100 percent of the world's population, thus setting the stage for an apocalyptic confrontation between Good and Evil.

"I love to burn things up," King says. "It's the werewolf in me, I guess.... The Stand was particularly fulfilling, because there I got a chance to scrub the whole human race, and man, it was fun! ... Much of the compulsive, driven feeling I had while I worked on The Stand came from the vicarious thrill of imagining an entire entrenched social order destroyed in one stroke."

There is much to admire in The Stand: the vivid thumbnail sketches with which King populates a whole landscape with dozens of believable characters; the deep sense of nostalgia for things left behind; the way it subverts our sense of reality by showing us a world we find familiar, then flipping it over to reveal the darkness underneath. Anyone who wants to know, or claims to know, the heart of the American experience needs to read this book. --Fiona Webster

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'A writer of excellence...King is one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel' -- The Sunday Times 'His work!plumbs, with unnerving accuracy, the hopes and fears of an entire nation' -- Observer 'As a storyteller, he is up there in the Dickens class' -- The Times

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, tragic, haunting, romantic, terrifying..., 26 Nov 2000
This book has it all. Never have I read something that has captured me to the extent of The Stand. It tells of a scenerio we can all vividly picture. A lonely world where mankind is close to extinct, while the cities and machines are left to gather dust and remind survivors of a world lost through the mistakes of man.

This truly is the epic of all epics, and I assure those who are intimidated by the length to not be. You'll be captured by the story before you know it. The characters are so diverse and unique that it's impossible not to relate to them. My personal favourite had to be Larry Underwood, the drugged up rock-star whose life undergoes some extreme changes as the story progresses.

There are moments in the book that will bring a tear to your eye, there are moment that will leave you terrified. However, in my opinion this isn't a horror story, but instead a tragedy that tells of courage, hope and faith.

This is definitely the greatest book by Stephen King, and really makes me want to forget I read it so I can experience it all for the first time again.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Stephen King novel to read and re-read, 11 Feb 2007
By Mr. S. W. Steel "stephensteel" (England) - See all my reviews
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This is a great book in my opinion and shows Stephen King at the peak of his powers.
I remember trying to read this book when i was quite young and i never really enjoyed it.It sat in my collection until a couple of years ago and then i read it at a rate of knots!
The basic plot, is that a super-virus is accidentally unleashed on the public.Nearly all of the population is wiped out, and the few remaining survivors are drawn to two people they dream about.Flagg is one.Mother Abigail is the other.The story shows how people survived the outbreak, then begin to reform society and then decide how to fight against the evil Flagg.
That is it in a nutshell - without spoiling anything too much.
There are characters in here aplenty.Ones that you identify with, ones you dislike; but all of them grip you.The way King writes about these characters is excellent - you HAVE to know what is going to happen to them.And they are so well developed that you almost know what they are going to do before they do it! My own personal favourite character is Larry.He changes throughout the book and is the one who you really feel has an internal struggle about what he is doing - he constantly questions his own worth and morality and it is really insightful of Stephen King to do this.
The plot is excellent, and moves well.It does lull in the middle a bit, but this is the is the quiet before the storm, as the final section of the book moves on at a rip-roaring pace.Considering ths book is so long it is amazing how it holds your attention all the way to the last page.
This book is about good and evil and mixes the morality up well, by not making every decision so black and white.People do make mistakes, and people do deserve a second chance and you get to see quite a few sub-plots where these possibilities are played out.And you do get the voice in your head saying ' If only 'x' had done this, then they would have been okay......'.The book really involves you in so many ways, that most books don't.It has depth and it has meaning on one level.And on another it has a cracking plot!

Some people who have reviewed this book didn't enjoy it for various reasons.The two main reasons for this were a/ the length and b/ the ending.
In my view the length is just about right.The topics and characters the book covers justify the length.I don't read this book and think that Stephen King could have editted it down much more, without missing out some important sequences and developments.Second is the ending.And i can understand why people are disappointed by this.My challenge to someone reading this book would be to come up with a better one - I dare you!Alternative endings to the one Stephen King has written do feel cliched!

I would recommend this book to almost everyone.It has everything a good book should have - great plot, great characters, great development and great pacing.Another great aspect of this book is that you are left wanting more!
I would put this in my top 5 Stephen King books, and this is the book that most of his readers vote as their favourite.Why not try this and see for yourself ?

BRILLIANT READ - BUY IT!!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite King novel, 8 Dec 2006
By Paul Wilcock "Surtism" (Lancs, England) - See all my reviews
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Yes, its long, very very very long, you have to read it all to get the whole story and as said, its very very long. However, it is also superb, well written, gripping, exciting, enticing and one of the best in the genre ever.

As said by most of the reviewers the characters are almost real and everyone who reads the book can see themselves in one, or often many, of the people examined.

The story premise may not be the most original, but it is written in such a masterful style that it makes others pale into insignificance.

Most who have read this book are King fans already, its a tad intimidating to first time readers, being very very long, but if you have enjoyed it and haven't already read it try 'Needful Things'. A cracking book indeedy!

Happy reading all.
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I'm now listening to the Audio Book of the original edition and I... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read
To start with, I should say that I never read the original shorter version of this novel. And now that I have finished the uncut version, I cannot imagine where this story could... Read more
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After reading IT by Stephen King i thought he was an excellent writer and i couldnt wait to find another great book of his. Read more
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