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A review by ufoparty
The Stand by Stephen King
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and War
Minor: Vomit
Use of antiblack slurs especially near the beginning. Descriptions of dead bodies and varying states of decay all throughout. Major themes of Christianity but it's of the folksy Americana flavor rather than institutional. A character overdoses on drugs, quite possibly on purpose. As is what seems to be a common trope in King's stories, a fat character is described as unhygienic, petty to the point of childishness, and obsessed with sex, then later becomes a major antagonist out of jealousy. Oddly repetitive, almost dehumanizing descriptions of the eyes of the only Asian character, who is Chinese.
A character uses a gun to forcibly penetrate another man against his will.