The Stand: Complete and Uncut by Stephen King

Truly Horrifying
Reed, A reviewer, 08/04/2008

This book is by far one of my favorite SKs out there, but it is by far one of the scariest that I have read. Once you finish the book, and really start to think about what happened, it sends chills down your back for weeks to come.

Also recommended: IT, Cujo, Digital Fortress

Great, but Disappointed by the ending
A reviewer, A reviewer, 03/01/2008

I though the book was really interesting. It was pretty cool watching as things fell apart and how people dealt with it. I also found it interesting how well the characters were depicted. I was so into every one of them. The only problem with the book is that the ending seemed kind of thrown in there. It was almost coincidental how it happened and I think that King could have done a much better job, or at least rationalized how it happened in a better way. Other than that, the book is an adventure and I loved almost all of it.

In my opinion, Stephen King's best novel
Dave, A reviewer, 02/10/2008

I enjoyed The Stand. It is, in my opinion, Stephen King's best novel he has ever written. I read both the 800 page version and the much longer 1400 page version, and still found both stories to be great. The story concerns a man-made plaque, yes man-made, that wipes out more than 99% of Earth's population. It is fast and within a few months everybody is dead, except for a few survivors who start having dreams of a dark man named Randall Flagg and a kindly old lady named Mother Abigail. These dreams eventually lead to survivors taking either the side of Randall Flagg, the evil side, or Mother Abigail, the good side. All the characters are deep, and even minor characters are given an in depth view. I believe that is one of the reasons The Stand is one of Stephen King's greatest novels ever. The details are rich, and the story itself is epic in scope. These are also reasons for this being one of the best he has ever written. I've read just about everyone of his stories and novels, and The Stand still stands out over all the rest, and that is saying something. This is the same author of It, The Mist, Carrie, The Shining, Salems Lot, etc. I didn't much like The Tommyknockers, but everything else he has written, including the Dark Tower series, has been above average. That's why I consider The Stand his greatest work ever.

Also recommended: It, Salems Lot, Carrie, THe Darktower Series, THe RUins and 13 Bullets

Grossly engaging.
Liu, A reviewer, 02/10/2008

In The Stand, Stephen King is at his very best. A wholly engaging novel that ties together so many believable, fluid characters. Definitely one my picks for favorite book.

Also recommended: Hearts in Atlantis, the Dark Tower series, 'Salem's Lot.

'The Stand' By Stephen King
Matthew Burke, a Frequent Reader, 01/19/2008

When Reading The Stand I Really Couldent Help but think that this would Be a Classic One Day (and Why not some publishers have been publishing it as a Modern Classic for a while now) This is not my Favorite Book by king, I love the Dark Tower Series but outside of a Series this is my Favorite. In The Stand 99.9% of the World has been Wiped out by The Superflu sometimes called things like 'Captin Tripps' among other things. The Stand Really tells about Good Vs. Evil and what people will do when they relize they dont really have to be civilized any more they dont really have to do anything All in all i would Higly Recomend The Stand And Any other Books by King