kessejeen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, War, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Ableism, and Animal death
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child death, Body horror, and Fatphobia
scip's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Suicide, Vomit, Cursing, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, Ableism, Grief, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Car accident, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Animal death
Minor: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia
sarutobu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Der Plot und die Charaktere sind sehr gut ausgeschrieben, man kann sich sehr gut in die Charaktere hineinversetzen und aufgrund der Menge dieser, ist es auch möglich sich mit einigen zu identifizieren.
Der Anfang des Romans befasst sich mit dem Ausbruch der Seuche und den Konsequenzen, die dadurch für die unterschiedlichen Charaktere entstehen. Dieser Teil ist sehr gut geschrieben und man vergisst, wie viele Seiten man liest. Dabei werden viele verschiedenen Ethnien, Bildungshintergründe etc. von den Charakteren abgedeckt (z.B. der taubstumme Nick, der nur über Zettel mit den anderen kommunizieren kann.) Zudem wird in diesem Teil der Konflikt zwischen Gut und Böse (dargestellt durch Randall Flagg und Mutter Abigail) langsam vorgestellt. Dieser Konflikt zieht sich durch das ganze Buch.
Anschließend werden die Geschehnisse in den zwei entstandenn Lagern beschrieben, bevor es zur Auflösung der Geschichte kommt. Leider ist diese Auflösung etwas kurz geraten, aber nichtsdestotrotz spannend und teils schockierend. Am Ende folgt noch eine Art Epilog, der einen Ausblick auf die Entwicklung der Welt nach dem Roman geben soll. Auch diese ist gut gelungen.
King schreckt nicht davor zurück Charaktere, die vorher eine große Rolle eingenommen haben, umkommen zu lassen und auch sonst lassen sich die Geschehnisse im Verlauf des Buches nicht vorhersagen.
Die Auswirkung, die eine solche Pandemie auf die Gesellschaft und das Land hat, sind sehr gut recherchiert und regen zum Nachdenken an.
Alles in allem ist das Buch uneingeschränkt zu empfehlen.
Neben der gut gelungenen Szenerie sind es vor allem die ausführlich beschrieben Charaktere und deren Gedankengänge, die das Buch lesenswert machen.
Moderate: Cannibalism, Blood, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, War, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy
emilyrose724's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Racial slurs, Vomit, Murder, Medical content, Blood, War, Violence, Suicide, and Sexual assault
Minor: Cannibalism
brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence and Cursing
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Rape
Minor: War, Child death, and Terminal illness
ladawson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Racial slurs, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, War, Body shaming, Mental illness, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
mxpringle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Gore, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Death, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Self harm, Racial slurs, Racism, Ableism, Car accident, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Child death, Body horror, Cursing, Miscarriage, Murder, Vomit, Genocide, Infidelity, Sexism, Cannibalism, Medical content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, and Alcoholism
Minor: Cancer and Drug use
laird_br0wn3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I gotta say, it still felt like it could've gone longer and I'd still feel satisfied.
Graphic: Vomit, Cursing, War, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death
zazzyb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It didn't matter that I had never read stephen king, I needed to experience this book and if I didn't like it within 5 chapters I could give up.
I didn't give up, this book kept me on tenterhooks. I would find myself reading and reading until hours had passed, this book got me out of a reading slump and turned me into a stephen king fan.
I bought my own copy of the stand uncut and I will be reading this again.
Covid really made the stand all the more harrowing and it gives such relief that this wasn't our journey as well.
What else can I say about this book apart from the characters were in depth and well written, the story and plot were well paced. It did feel long but that's what I signed up for when I read the uncut version, I can't imagine how some bits were cut out because everything seems to fit so perfectly together.
I never wanted to put it down and its a classic that will be staying on my shelf for a long time.
Graphic: Violence and Sexual content
Moderate: Torture and War
snowypineapples's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Spoiler
the literal hand of God appears in the skyThe silliness really ruined that part of the boom for me and although I loved the majority, there was lots of areas, not just that, where the boom felt like a chore to read
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Miscarriage, Body horror, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Ableism, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Infertility, Sexual violence, War, Death, and Drug abuse