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The Stand by Stephen King

20 reviews

yellowpurple500's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

My new favourite King book.

I went into this expecting to enjoy a story about a pandemic. Nothing prepared me for the emotional journey I was taken on. I love the cast of characters and how everyone gradually links together. I love how all of kings stories have a supernatural element and I enjoyed the "is this supernatural or are we just going insane". 

I would definitely recommend this book to everyone. It's not an easy read but it's so worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

urnee's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

tomuytt's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

2.5

I’m a Stephen King fan, but this story is just too long. Surprisingly, the end is somewhat of an afterthought, rushed through as if King ran out of paper. Or ideas.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mcritchett's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A story between good and evil in which survivors of a pandemic split along those very lines.  Fear can drive people together or pull people apart.  A very thorough tail covering a vast number of characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

thssmysrnm's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

huffkjames's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

minttruffle's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

rosereadsalot's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kessejeen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Blood, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror, Child death, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

tacitusreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

Dark, introspective, diverse and extremely well written, this massive novel may be seem to be daunting, but whatever the case, you’ll almost certainly finish faster than you think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Medical trauma