Various Retailers have
The Stand by Stephen King (eBook) on sale for
$1.99.
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About this book:
- A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99 percent of the world's population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge—Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious "Dark Man," who delights in chaos and violence. As the dark man and the peaceful woman gather power, the survivors will have to choose between them—and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity.
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Not only does this newer version push something like 1,200 pages, but not really much happens in the entire book. The only part I liked was the very beginning where it explains how the world's population started dying. After the first 50 or so pages it then turns into a Jesus vs the Devil kind of plot that ultimately goes nowhere. Kind of makes me think of Lost and how great a series it was for the first few seasons when it was a bunch of people on an island trying to survive and then it turned into a crazy Jesus vs the devil plot and just ruined the show.
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Not only does this newer version push something like 1,200 pages, but not really much happens in the entire book. The only part I liked was the very beginning where it explains how the world's population started dying. After the first 50 or so pages it then turns into a Jesus vs the Devil kind of plot that ultimately goes nowhere. Kind of makes me think of Lost and how great a series it was for the first few seasons when it was a bunch of people on an island trying to survive and then it turned into a crazy Jesus vs the devil plot and just ruined the show.
Not only does this newer version push something like 1,200 pages, but not really much happens in the entire book. The only part I liked was the very beginning where it explains how the world's population started dying. After the first 50 or so pages it then turns into a Jesus vs the Devil kind of plot that ultimately goes nowhere. Kind of makes me think of Lost and how great a series it was for the first few seasons when it was a bunch of people on an island trying to survive and then it turned into a crazy Jesus vs the devil plot and just ruined the show.
The book didn't capture my attention the way I thought it would, but I still forced myself to finish it since I generally enjoyed all the King books I read prior. 100% regretted it and wish I spent my time doing something else.
I'd say if you're not fully into the story by the time Larry Underwood leaves a city, then feel free to stop reading. Just FYI for anyone thinking about picking this up.
For $2, it's a steal and I would not feel bad about checking out this book and seeing for myself
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