Reviews

The Stand by Stephen King

ajonuska's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

airthiel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

zombiesatestacey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

lady_dana124's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

aura901220's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

jayfr's review against another edition

5.0

This is the first Stephen King book I read as a child and one I always go back to. It is my comfort reading, my snuggly blanket you get the picture.

A modern classic that weaves the age old tale of good versus evil.

I always fall back in love with the characters and feel like greeting old friends whenever I reread it. Stu Redman and Larry Underwood being my particular favourites.

torturedfiber's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

karrie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

chantalsbookstuff's review against another edition

5.0

Very long and a bit crude at times but this is a brilliant book!

whatthefawkes's review against another edition

5.0

I feel like I've spent 20 years reading this book but what an unbelievable bloody read it was! Some bits dragged like hell as you'd expect from a book of its size, but the rest... absolutely fantastic.

There were some characters in this that I would have loved to punch in the face (mainly Harold Lauder) and others that I wanted to hug and never let go (Kojak, Glen Bateman, Stu Redman, Tom Cullen and Dayna Jurgens, the ULTIMATE badass).

I am now super pumped to see the new adaptation in December. Hello, Alexander Skarsgard, I am ready!