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The Stand: Expanded Edition: For the First Time Complete and Uncut (Signet) | 
| Author: Stephen King
Publisher: Signet
Category: Book
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Rating:  936 reviews
Sales Rank: 2587
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 1141
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.8
ISBN: 0451169530
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780451169532
ASIN: 0451169530
Publication Date: May 7, 1991
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Amazon.com Review
In 1978, science fiction writer Spider Robinson wrote a scathing review of The Stand in which he exhorted his readers to grab strangers in bookstores and beg them not to buy it. The Stand is like that. You either love it or hate it, but you can't ignore it. Stephen King's most popular book, according to polls of his fans, is an end-of-the-world scenario: a rapidly mutating flu virus is accidentally released from a U.S. military facility and wipes out 99 and 44/100 percent of the world's population, thus setting the stage for an apocalyptic confrontation between Good and Evil. "I love to burn things up," King says. "It's the werewolf in me, I guess.... The Stand was particularly fulfilling, because there I got a chance to scrub the whole human race, and man, it was fun! ... Much of the compulsive, driven feeling I had while I worked on The Stand came from the vicarious thrill of imagining an entire entrenched social order destroyed in one stroke." There is much to admire in The Stand: the vivid thumbnail sketches with which King populates a whole landscape with dozens of believable characters; the deep sense of nostalgia for things left behind; the way it subverts our sense of reality by showing us a world we find familiar, then flipping it over to reveal the darkness underneath. Anyone who wants to know, or claims to know, the heart of the American experience needs to read this book. --Fiona Webster
Product Description
It's the end of the world...
as only Stephen king could imagine it.
Humanity has been all but wiped out by a lethal virus. But the survivors are divided by light and darkness, and must face a final battle that will decide the fate of more than their lives: their very souls...
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 Still the diamond in the King's crown December 27, 2008
W. Carter (TX, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I will start by saying that I read the edited version of this book many years ago--probably not too long before the uncut version appeared. I was mesmerized and, for me, took Mr. King from mainstream pop author to cult literary artiste. I have thought of rereading the author's chef d'oeuvre over the last couple of years and finally picked up the unedited version right after the Thanksgiving holidays.
Some broad strokes: I remember hanging on every word in the original published version and do not recall feeling there was one too many of them. The uncut edition, for me, had some "filler". Now whether this is because I'm almost twenty years older or due to Mr. K's "natural wordiness" I cannot say. What I knew to do this time, having read the edited version before, was speed read through some of the character's backgrounds (that I occasionally found to be a little excessive). That being said, the book's main plot, which culminates in a showdown between good and evil, is to be savored and relished.
I should also mention my tendency to have a love/hate relationship with the author--as can be seen in my reviews. With a couple of exceptions, his works rarely strike a middle chord with me. I've always felt that some of his "stuff" borders on genius and some of it borders on tripe. However, even with the "tripe" there is virtually always a nugget of gold to be mined. This may be one of the reasons Mr. King appeals to such a wide and diverse audience. There are always those occasional nuggets in those novels some may consider his lesser works which, to others, define the same as their "bread and butter".
Going back to the book at hand, it was cool revisiting some of the winners and losers whose immune systems allowed them to escape most people's fate--death. I'd forgotten how much I liked and disliked some. Tom Cullen, "laws yes", continues to be a delight--as do Nick, Glen, and Stu. I'd forgotten how self centered Franny and Larry come across. And those that I loved to hate included Trash and Lloyd. On the other hand, pure evil was demonstrated by Harold, Nadine, and Flagg himself.
The uncut version is of epic proportion. Is it worth the time investment? Yes. However, I feel that I got just as much out of the original edited version and, by recollection, it moved quite a bit faster. Again, this is Mr. King at his best--so you can't go wrong.
King's Epic...can also be used as booster for small children... November 24, 2008
Keith Lindsey (texas)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
No wonder there's a saying..."as scarce as clean paper in Stephen King's house." I know it's daunting, but worth every word. This timeless plot of good vs. evil rides again gallantly as King puts the characters through their paces. I read the edited version and then the uncut...well worth the extra pounds. (I tease) Again a King classic and, in my humble opinion, a classic on it's own merit.
Stephen King's Greatest Novel November 15, 2008
Andrew J. Wells
Dear God this is the perfect apocalyptic novel ever! There is everything in this book really: antichrist, disease, violence, and Stephen King takes the time to give background to all of the characters in this novel! Yeah it was long. It took me five months to finish it, but it is worth the time!
Stephan King's Best November 12, 2008
M. Mason
This is the best book stephan king has ever written. Sadness, terror, and a happy ending make this book amazing. It will keep you on the edge of your seat for the full 1141 pages.
One of his crowning achievements September 24, 2008
Jeffrey Cross (Chattanooga, TN)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one book that can testify to the fact that Stephen King is a literary genius.
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