Review: The Stand

I read The Stand when it was originally published thirty years ago! It was haunting then, but it now seems eerily prophetic!
Listening to this excellent Audlible Audio is the perfect way to revisit this extraordinary book. You are in for the long haul - over 47 hours of listening!
You may well ask why I would want to return to this story of the ultimate pandemic when I am living in one. Well, if you think our pandemic is bad, wait until you see what King has in store for you!
As always, King gives you characters that you care about - that’s his magic. You are invested in their journey. These characters have depth, they’re three dimensional, they make mistakes, they are nuanced.
As with many of King’s books, I wanted to get to the end to see who survives, and who doesn’t, and if good wins over evil. Then you do reach the end, and you’re sad, because you have to say good-bye to these people that you’ve grown to love. Damn you Stephen King (only joking).

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