The Stand

This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death.

And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides--or are chosen. A world in which good rides on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail--and the worst nightmares …

This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death.

In 1978 Stephen King published The Stand, the novel that is now considered to be one of his finest works. But as it was first published, The Stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript.

Now Stephen King's apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil has been restored to its entirety. The Stand : The Complete And Uncut Edition includes more than five hundred pages of material previously deleted, along with new material that King added as he reworked the manuscript for a new generation. It gives us new characters and endows familiar ones with new depths. It has a new beginning and a new ending. What emerges is a gripping work with the scope and moral complexity of a true epic.

For hundreds of thousands of fans who read The Stand in its original version and wanted more, this new edition is Stephen King's gift. And those who are reading The Stand for the first time will discover a triumphant and eerily plausible work of the imagination that takes on the issues that will determine our survival. source: www.booksontape.com/book/92992/the-stand/

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Sprache: English

Am 14. Februar 2012 von Books on Tape veröffentlicht.

ISBN:: 978-0-307-98758-7
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OCLC-Nummer:: 1056983047

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jwentz@bookwyrm.social hat The Stand von Stephen King besprochen

A Must-Read for King Fans

5,0 stars

Inhaltswarnung Minor spoilers (no more than the description)

The Stand is a book covering many subjects, and has an even bigger range than I anticipated. It's my favorite King book, and I was pleasantly surprised at the twists and turns as the story evolved.

It begins with the end of the world (as we know it). It provides a glimpse into some of our main cast, and does a fantastic job of keeping the narrative realistic. After the 2020 pandemic, this section hit pretty hard. The "pandemic" portion also pulls into the fold long-term characters from across the United States, and we get a strong sense of the scale and impact.

The Stand then starts to really open up, falling into a traditional "epic" story; our significant characters slowly start to interact more, the entire country is in-scope for the background, and there's a lot of character and plot development that slowly starts to build. We see our characters shine and falter, and King does a brilliant job of keeping us guessing which direction things are going (while still giving us enough framework to figure it out). I found myself loving the characters more and more as they develop.

Just as society begins to rebuild itself, everything comes crashing together; some characters grow, some sour, some succeed, and some die. Every character gets their story, and every character makes a sizeable impact to the plot. The ending in particular packages together the entire narrative into a cohesive whole, and I was compelled to keep reading as the build-up and action picks up. The ending (at a few different points) is a tear-jerker, and I came to appreciate every single word on the journey to the ending.

The Stand is long, and at times a bit slower-paced. However, I've found it completely worth the time, and find myself even more drawn to the King universe than ever before. If you have the patience for epic stories and enjoy King's work, this is an easy recommend!

Harry hat The Stand von Stephen King besprochen

Ein gewaltiges Epos, das einen in den Bann zieht, hervorragend gesprochen von David Nathan

4,5 stars

Ausführliche Rezension unter downatharrys.de/stephen-king-the-stand-hoerbuch

Niko hat The Stand von Stephen King besprochen

Review of 'The Stand' on 'Storygraph'

3,0 stars

Been interesting reading this a few years after the COVID-19 pandemic first began in 2020.

All in all I felt this book was twice as long as it really needed to be. I stayed up all night plowing through the final 1/3 of the book because I wanted to get to the resolution and I found myself skipping entire chapters of meaningless exposition. As a fan of Stephen King I suppose I shouldn’t be too surprised. Maybe I’m just anxious to get through this Man In Black character development so I can continue on my Dark Tower Extended Reading journey. I miss the gunslingers.