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The Stand | Stephen King

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While I'm never going to connect as closely to a story with biblical themes as someone with a Judeo-Christian religious background would, there's a lot that's human about this story, that benefitted from King taking his time, to develop not just the characters but their interrelationships.
It's ultimately a book about faith but also about choices, obviously I lean more to one than the other unless it's a faith in people, and I think that was 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? a key element.
What grabbed me were so many microcosms of the larger crisis, individuals and smaller groups trying to manage, figuring out how they could make things better or worse, where they stood on the spectrum of self-serving to communally beneficial action, and making those types of decisions again and again, without anything necessarily getting easier with each choice. 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 3/? Less a Ted Talk manual to a new you, and more a recognition of new circumstances and what options were left and how a person could still do right, even amidst the inevitable shades of gray, even as superstition, fear, loom. 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 4/? Trashcan Man's ending is both an incredible scene to read and amusing in turning the ideas of choice, of intention, of seeking versus ultimately attaining redemption or atonement, on their heads while still kind of managing to save the world in a fantastically grotesque fashion. It's giving Gollum energy, really. 1mo

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Robotswithpersonality 5/? Thematically, nothing is more apparent than how often the larger battle between good and evil is, according to my cultural if not scriptural understanding, fought by the individual in their own mind (soul, heart, etc). 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 6/? I do wish that the philosophical/sociological treatise from Glen Bateman made up a larger portion of the text, not to mention his wit, I honestly could see this type of book told with him as the main/a larger character in the story, as being a favourite. The argument could be that that would mean less plot, a slower-paced book, maybe I just need to read more non-fiction with such a focus. 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 7/? Relatedly, it was refreshing to see the revolutionary views on society, gun control, WMDs, presented by the text.
There's some promising but vague world building around the idea of telepathy on a larger scale, somehow more evident in the population as the world gets depopulated and maybe magicked up.
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Robotswithpersonality 8/? On to the not so good: EVERY. SINGLE. WARNING I've ever thought to warn for in a book review applies here. Just, be warned, for all of it.
Definitely shows its age in the language, terms for disabilities we don't use anymore, slurs mostly out of the ignorant/evil characters' mouths, but I think most horror writers would still hesitate to be as cavalier on the page these days. 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 9/? Messy intersection of representation versus damaging tropes full of ableism and racism.
See the Magical [Black Person] entry in the non-fiction book The Black Guy Dies First for the run down on Mother Abigail.
And RF reconstituted only to start working his mojo on a 'primitive people' at the end, yikes. 😬 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 10/? Then we have Tom Cullen, the intellectually disabled person guided in and out of high stakes and lucidity by friends (and God?) via hypnosis and visions of a dead friend, Nick Andros, a deaf person, who ends up as angelic guide, who can of course hear and speak in dreams and visions, who himself starts as a major character and becomes a martyr before the final act. 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 11/? Points for existing in the book as more than throwaway characters, but it feels like the very extraordinary ways that they are portrayed as 'overcoming' their disabilities and being flawlessly good people to a fault, is contributing to unrealistic standards and ableist thinking. (edited) 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 12/? Regarding the portrayal of female characters, the two I would say who count as major are Frannie Goldsmith and Nadine Cross. No surprise, they're kind of polar opposites. 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 13/? Frannie: I truly appreciate how she was introduced, that she was working out a difficult situation and standing on her own feet even when it upset everyone around her, before the plague started, I love the moment when her father took her side, I think her tender resolve around the burial of her father was equally impressive and heartbreaking.
It just makes me more frustrated that, largely attributed to pregnancy hormones, 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 14/? when in Boulder, she is regularly portrayed as having a tendency to fuss about any situation, argue, grow upset in a way that prioritized her own concerns, conscience, and didn't actually help deal with situations. It heightened drama but it didn't do much for her character, and like Andros, her involvement evaporates as we enter the third act. 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 15/? Nadine Cross: Also bears some really tiresome tropes, the mystic weight given to her virginity, the witchy nature and the identity as the dark man's intended, her use as a tool to seduce Harold to the dark side, it's hard to briefly articulate all the ways this doesn't feel very empowering. 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 16/? Special mention goes to Dayna Jurgens, who exercised an ironclad resolve to get cozy with the enemy for intelligence even after the sexual violence she experienced, who had her bisexuality reduced to doubts about lesbianism within a page, who had a violent end so epic in its exercise of will that it's one of three moments that stuck with me 20 years after first reading this book.
She definitely did not get enough page time. 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 17/? Overall this book is enough of a mixed bag that I am giddy to see how the various authors of today treat the material in this story from the late 70s in The End of the World as We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand, coming out later this month (though who knows when my library's 'on order' copy will be available 🤷🏼‍♂️). 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 18/? Oh, and while I don't have a clear enough memory of the original to make a firm determination, I can say that I did not really find a drag in the pace of the Complete and Uncut version, though that probably has more to do with the two approaches of a) reading it a chapter a day while it ramped up and b) tandem reading and blowing through the last 300 pages with audio. 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 19/? The audiobook read by a single narrator competently distinguishes character voices such that everything is clear at 2x speed, but I can only vouch for the experience from chapter 56 on. 💁🏼‍♂️ Considering the sheer number of characters overall, I don't know if you'd ever get a full cast, and I definitely think you need to at least tandem read. This would be a lot to take in with no print in front of your eyes. 1mo

Robotswithpersonality 20/20 And there's a couple of ugly scenes I definitely had to skim with my eyes and would have been tricky to fast-forward though. 🤢

Whoa, 20 parts, I guess long books mean long reflections! 1mo

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The Stand | Stephen King

Today's 'scratched my brain just right' sentence. 💙

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The Stand | Stephen King

“mad clarity“ 🌌

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The Stand | Stephen King

My new favourite toast. 🥂

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The Stand | Stephen King

Good Morning.

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The Stand | Stephen King

Today's 'scratched my brain just right' sentence.

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BarkingMadRead @jessclark78 @kathywheeler @imperfectcj @roary47 @fortifiedbybooks @kwmg40 @bookwormjillk @maddustkitties @tiedyedude @jenlovesjt47 @5feet.of.fury @balibee146 @bookwormahn @addison_reads @sconsinbookybadger @alldebooks @paperbackpirate @sace @bklover @karkar @julies_bookshelf_adventures @bekakins 5mo

The Stand | Stephen King

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #theStand
Please be mindful of spoilers. We have new readers to King who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-King friends. Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!
#StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

Bookwormjillk I don‘t even know where to start! I don‘t think I‘ll ever get sick of reading and re-reading this one. 5mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk never ever ever. Always and forever my favorite! 5mo

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PaperbackPirate I wanted to join in on this one but just didn‘t have the time. Maybe later this year! 5mo

TieDyeDude I really enjoyed the graphic novel adaptation. I'm not a fan of the artist's style, but it was consistent and the characters were discernable (which isn't always the case in comics with a large cast). The overall focus was more on the Colorado crew, but it never felt rushed or lacking. I would say the biggest miss was Trashy. His story kinda dropped off after he got to Vegas, so his role in the finale felt underdeveloped. 5mo

TieDyeDude I has been about 5 years since I read The Stand for the first time. I was surprised at how much came back to me as I was doing this re-read, though I mostly forgot the Vegas finale 🤷‍♂️ Maybe in another 5 years, I'll read the uncut novel 😋 Has anyone done this on audio? (edited) 5mo

Bookwormjillk @TieDyeDude yes, I did it on audio this time. It works. 5mo

BarkingMadRead @TieDyeDude how can they do that to poor Trashy! He‘s so important! 5mo

JessClark78 I‘m only about a hundred pages in, but this is my third or fourth time reading The Stand. I‘m always amazed at how King can write so many characters in one book. 5mo

kwmg40 I too am doing a reread, but I only got about a quarter of the way through before having to return it to the library. It's a gripping read but I had way too many books on the go already. I'll resume when I get the book again, and in the meantime, I'm really enjoying this more leisurely read, instead of the frantic page-turning experience last time, trying to find out what happens next. 5mo

bekakins I didn‘t manage to do a reread but this is one of my favourite King novels - such great character development in this one! 5mo

Roary47 I read this last year and have to say it‘s one of my favorites. 😍 5mo

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Bookwormjillk

The Stand | Stephen King

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This is one of those books I can read every year or so and I get something different from it every time. Looking forward to discussing with the #LosersClub later this month.

BarkingMadRead, DieAReader

BarkingMadRead My all time fave, and I totally agree. I pick something new up every time! 5mo

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead reading these books in order I'm amazed at how early in his career he wrote some of (IMO) best books. 5mo

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JessClark78

The Stand | Stephen King

Starting next for the #LosersClub. Sparrow is keeping me company while the kittens run amok.

#KingFromTheBeginning #TheStand #Read2025

Trashcanman A personal favorite 5mo

AnnCrystal 😍💕😻🐾💝. (edited) 5mo

BarkingMadRead My absolute favorite!! I read my first copy so many times that it fell apart! 5mo

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DieAReader 💖💖💖 5mo

dabbe #sweetsparrow 🖤🐾🖤 5mo

Bette What a lovely Sparrow. ❤️🐱 5mo

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Bookwormjillk

The Stand | Stephen King

Just reached the part that will always make me scared of the Lincoln Tunnel. #IYKYK #LosersClub #KingFromBeginning #ITakeTheBridge

TrishB Yeah, I‘ve never been near the Lincoln Tunnel and am not even on the same continent- but it put me off. 6mo

TieDyeDude Iconic scene. Such a mindscrew! They handled it really well in the comic adaptation, too. 6mo

Bookwormjillk @TrishB @TieDyeDude I don‘t get scared by books easily but that scene- shivers. 6mo

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Laughing because this is the bookmark that came up in my mug, it‘s from a romance author at a book con I went to a couple years ago. Not so sure doctor romance could handle Captain Trips 🤣 #losersclub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

Bookwormjillk 😂😂😂 6mo

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The Stand | Stephen King

This month‘s book is #theStand Grab your copy and check back at the end of the month for open discussion! Don‘t forget to tag me so I can see which version you have! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead

AllDebooks I'm going to skip this one as I read it recently and loved it. So good. Enjoy. 😊 6mo

Karkar Excited as this is my favorite SK book!! 6mo

BarkingMadRead @Karkar mine too!! 6mo

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The Stand | Stephen King

I realized I never posted this! My #bookspinbingo stack is ready to go, and a little precarious in my front window 🤣 @TheAromaofBooks

Ruthiella One good breeze and it‘s gonna topple! 😆 6mo

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella I keep waiting for my granddog to knock it over! She is so careful of it, though 🤣 6mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 6mo

LoverOfLearning What a great stack!! 6mo

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LitsyEvents

The Stand | Stephen King

repost for @BarkingMadRead:

Just a reminder that February‘s #LosersClub read is #theStand Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about March 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

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The Stand | Stephen King

Just a reminder that February‘s #LosersClub read is #theStand Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about March 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

Bookwormjillk Last time I read The Stand was February 2020 😳 6mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I read this almost every year, I have four copies 🙈 (edited) 6mo

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5feet.of.fury It‘s soooo long,but I‘ve wanted to read this one for a long time…. 😩 6mo

BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury it‘s my favorite book of all time, it‘s so epic! 6mo

kwmg40 I'm not sure if, like @BarkingMadRead, I'd call this my favourite book of all time (though I can certainly appreciate readers making that argument) but it's definitely my favourite of the Stephen King books I've read. I'm looking forward to the reread. 6mo

bekakins Just discovered this readalong! King is my favourite author so would love to join in! I last read the stand during Covid….. Scarrrryyyyyyyy!!! 6mo

BarkingMadRead @bekakins yikes! Not the best timing! I will add you to the tag list! 6mo

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TieDyeDude

The Stand | Stephen King

News to me: Stephen King had authorized a new collection of short stories set in the world of The Stand

https://gizmodo.com/the-stand-stephen-king-anthology-1850948210

#losersclub #constantreader

BarkingMadRead Whaaaaat?!? No way! 10mo

AllDebooks Yes 🙌 10mo

TheBookgeekFrau 😮 10mo

CocoReads Take my money! 10mo

DogMomIrene @CocoReads My thoughts too, and I haven‘t read much SK. But I loved The Stand. 10mo

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TieDyeDude

The Stand | Stephen King

#wickedwhispers @eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

When Stephen King isn't looking into the evil in the hearts of ordinary men, he is often projecting that evil in the form of Randall Flagg, who often goes by an alias that maintains the “R.F.“ initials.

Eggs 🤯 10mo

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The Stand | Stephen King

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Well, my beat up old copy made it through another reread. The pages are a bit looser, and there are a few more cracks here and there, but it's hanging in. And it remains one of my favorite books of all time.

#hauntedshelf
#frightclub
24.5hours(245)+tbr(25)+1+17words(255)=526 points
@Jadams89

sarahbarnes Agreed - this is one of my favorites of his that I‘ve read. 11mo

Readerann Haha. Can you believe I‘ve had this same edition for *mumbles* years and just got to it a few months ago?! 🤦 11mo

bookishbitch I love this book! It was my first Stephen King book and remains my favorite. 11mo

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Traci1 @Readerann better late than never! Have you seen the miniseries (the old one, not the newer)? Uts terrible, but I love it anyway. 😄 11mo

Traci1 @bookishbitch it was my first as well, and as much as I've loved lots of his others, I don't think any of them comes close to it for me. 11mo

Readerann @Traci1 I haven‘t seen the miniseries, but feel like I need to because of the book cover! 😁 11mo

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Down to my last 3 words from the #hauntedshelf word search - thanks to The Stand, which really helped me out with 17 from the list. I'm thinking I need to find a witchy book for those last three -
Hallow, Equinox, and Cider
Any suggestions?

#frightclub

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Little late with my #bookspin list, but here it is. 21-25 will be impulse reads. I've been in a slump for a few months it seems, so I'm hoping this and #hauntedshelf will help get my mojo back.

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I reread The Stand every couple of years. Sometimes I listen to the audio, sometimes I do the ebook, but this time I was feeling nostalgic and pulled out my 1991 copy that was my first ever King experience. It's falling apart a bit (30+ years and multiple reads will do that), so I'm just hoping it'll hold together for this read.

Do you have any old books that you still pull out and read even though their condition is questionable?

Ruthiella The only physical book I feel that kind of affection for is Martin Chuzzlewit. It‘s not Dickens‘ best work but it‘s the one I read first. My Penguin paperback doesn‘t match my other Dickens books but I can‘t give it away. 11mo

Beatlefan129 I have my mom‘s copy of The Outsiders from the 1970s. It‘s falling apart because we both read it so many times 11mo

Traci1 @Beatlefan129 oh I love that. I've got some of my mom's Kinsey Milhone paperbacks that we shared back in the 80s and 90s. 11mo

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Bookwormjillk

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This was a re-read for me, and still one of my favorites by King. My answer to what I thought a pandemic would be like before we actually lived through one.

LeslieO I have always wanted to reread this one but it‘s so big! 1y

eskoch28 This is one of my favorites to reread! There is just so much more that you catch on each reread! 1y

kezzlou85 This is my favourite as well. It's so good. 1y

mcctrish I have loved this book for almost all of my life 1y

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I was held hostage for over a month reading this brick. The book is too long and I didn‘t need all the details. Yet the fantastical prose combined with religious allegories kept me turning the page to see what was next. The book possesses several themes, but the greatest is that evil will always exist in the world and that it‘s up to us to overcome it. But be wary of power and political systems.

“I‘ve come to teach you how to be civilized.”

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DaveGreen7777

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I managed to avoid it for almost four years now, but Captain Tripps finally caught up with me today! 😩😷 Fortunately I‘ve felt up to reading at times today! 🤓

AmyG Boo! Hope it‘s not too bad. 2y

Librarybelle Hope you feel better soon! (edited) 2y

RaeLovesToRead Oh no 🫂🫂 2y

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SpellboundReader Oh no! 😣 Feel better soon. Hope it's a mild case. 2y

Bookwormjillk Ugh. Hope you feel better soon. 2y

AnnCrystal No! Oh, that's horrible! Stay rested☕🎶💤📚🙏. (edited) 2y

Meshell1313 Sending healing vibes! 💐 2y

TheBookgeekFrau 😂 That's exactly how I thought of it! Feel better soon 🙏🏼 2y

DaveGreen7777 @AmyG @Librarybelle @RaeLovesToRead @BeeCurious @Bookwormjillk @AnnCrystal @Meshell1313 @TheBookgeekFrau Thank you, everyone! 🙏 2y

RaeLovesToRead Has anyone ever told you that this funko pop looks a little like you? 😋💕 2y

dabbe Hope you're on the mend soon! 💙🩶💙 2y

Ruthiella Hope you have a mild case and feel better soon! ❤️ 2y

ElizaMarie Wow, you managed to run for 4 years without getting it even once! I've had it 4 times. I hope you recover quickly. Take plenty of rest. 2y

LiteraryinPA I‘m sorry you got it! 2y

Deblovestoread Ugh! Your streak was impressive! Hope your symptoms are mild and your recovery swift ❤️‍🩹 2y

MaureenMc Oh no! Hope you feel better soon. 2y

Areader2 Feel better soon 2y

JessClark78 Hope you feel better soon. 2y

DaveGreen7777 @RaeLovesToRead Hee hee, now that you mention it, a few people have pointed out the resemblance today! 😂🤣 2y

DaveGreen7777 @dabbe @Ruthiella @ElizaMarie @LiteraryinLawrence @Deblovestoread @MaureenMc @Areader2 @JessClark78 Thank you all so much! 🙏 2y

bthegood get well soon - 2y

DaveGreen7777 @bthegood Thank you! 2y

kspenmoll Rest rest rest. Hope you ate well soon! 2y

DaveGreen7777 @kspenmoll Thank you! 🙏 2y

S3V3N Praying for a speedy recovery. 2y

Gissy I hope you are feeling better now. I just saw this post today. A big hug from the distance and wishing you a soon full recovery♥️ 2y

DaveGreen7777 @S3V3N @Gissy Thank you! I appreciate the kindness! 😊 2y

BookNAround I hope you‘re feeling better and on the upswing from this by now! 2y

DaveGreen7777 @BookNAround Thank you, I am feeling somewhat better today! 😊 2y

Branwen Boooooooooo Captain Tripps! 😵‍💫 I'm sending SO much love and healing thoughts your way! ❤️❤️❤️ 2y

Balibee146 Hope you feel better 1y

DaveGreen7777 @Branwen @Balibee146 Thank you! I am feeling much better now! 😊 1y

SpellboundReader Glad to know you are feeling better. We hope you also feel up to reading and posting more on Litsy soon. 🙂 1y

Avanders Boo — glad you‘re feeling much better now, but I know a few people who got it for the first time this year and I hear it was brutal! 1y

Suet624 I missed this post! I‘m glad to hear you‘re better now. 1y

DaveGreen7777 @SpellboundReader @Avanders @Suet624 Thank you, everyone! 😊 1y

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Leniverse

Stand (Complete and Uncut) | Stephen King

Getting a late start on my new SK project this year (due to taking January to finish off last year's project). I still hope to average one a month and get through the 24 books on my extended Dark Tower list by the end of 2025. However, this utter brick of a book will take as long as it takes! I'll catch up later.

Ruthiella Good luck! 👍 2y

merelybookish Sounds ambitious! Good luck! 2y

julesG What a doorstopper! Best of luck! 2y

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sarahbarnes I really loved this book when I read it. 2y

Reggie Good Luck and if you‘re interested they have the 90s original 6hr miniseries on YouTube of this book. It‘s sooo good. 2y

Leniverse @Reggie Oh, cool! SK adaptations can be hit or miss. I'll give that a try then, when I finish the book. 2y

Leniverse @julesG Even the abridged version is a thousand pages. 🤣 At 1400 this seems like it should be a series. But if it made sense to split it up into two or more books, then I guess they would have, instead of cutting 400 pages to keep printing costs down. 2y

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AmandaBlaze

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1. When I'm most awake, whenever that is.
2. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket.
3. The Stand, 1200 pgs.
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Eggs Same for me #3. Thanks for playing 🙏🏻🙏🏻 2y

LiseWorks Lol The Stand seems to be popular as an answer 2y

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1. All of them. I love future, historical, right now.
2. Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb
3. The Stand by Stephen King 1200 or so pages. It felt like that too. Lol
@Eggs Thanks for the tagg

Eggs You‘re welcome - thanks for joining in🙏🏻 2y

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RedCurly

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Koffeejazzandbooks

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ After reading this big chonker I can't help but to feel accomplished, it's been awhile since I saw the miniseries so I forgot parts of the end so I was surprised at some of the emotional parts (at least for me)....loved this very LOONG book

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Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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When you‘re at the Ogunquit library, you have to look for their copy of the Stand! #iykyk #losersclub

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JuliaTheBookNerd

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#OrangeStack 🧡 #AutumnPlease 🎃 👻🕷️🧡🤍🖤

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

ShelleyBooksie Beautiful display 2y

Eggs 🧡🖤🧡 2y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love this!!! 🧡🧡🧡 2y

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TheDaysGoBy

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1. Unpopular opinion but candy corn! Or Twix
2. Tagged book. Most Stephen King I‘ve read probably fits here
3. #teamglinda
4. Freddy Krueger. I‘m sure there are others because I‘m a wuss but I watched this movie when I was like 10 which I think is when my fear of horror movies started. I dream vividly so someone killing you in your dreams? Literally the worst for me 😂
5. Introvert, introspective, responsible

#HHC #scarathlon @dabbe

BookmarkTavern Candy corn is great! 🤍🧡💛 2y

dabbe 1. Nothing wrong with candy corn! Love Twix, too--even better than Kit Kats! 🤩
2. Agreed.
3. 😇
4. That was a terrifying movie with Freddy (the 1st one's the only one I watched; when it came out I had just started college 😳).
5. 🤩
Thanks for sharing! 🧡🎃🧡 2y

JessieKB Love candy corn and the pumpkins🤣🧡🤍 2y

TheDaysGoBy @BookmarkTavern @dabbe @JessieKB I‘m so surprised. Candy corn is such a polarizing candy and it seems most people hate it. Happy to know I‘m not alone! 🙂 2y

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Branwen

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STEPHEN KING! 🎈🎈🎈

I've loved his work for many many years, and it's still blows my mind that when I first read his books in high school I didn't like him as an author at all! 😱 But then I gave him another try and I read the stand a few years after that and it completely blew my mind and still remains one of my favorite books to this day! He is definitely one of my biggest comfort authors! 💕📚

What's your favorite SK book? 🧐

5feet.of.fury

Talisman

AmyG He‘s the BEST! My favorite is impossible to choose. So….my first favorite is

The Shining

AmandaBlaze The Shining. 2y

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Mirazzles I‘m currently reading “It” but I think my favourite is Apt Pupil! 2y

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm The Stand is my absolute favorite Stephen King novel so far. Desperation is a close second. 2y

Ruthiella I‘ve only read a handful. I know it has that controversial scene (which didn‘t even faze me when I first read it), but I remember being completely enthralled by

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Branwen @5feet.of.fury YES! I love that one! I think he writes fantasy really well! 🥰 @AmyG @AmandaBlaze Great choice! That one is fantastic! ❤️📚 @Mirazzles Wow! You are much braver than me! I liked Apt Pupil but it totally freaked me out! 😱😂 @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm SAME! SAME! SAME! 📖💕 @Ruthiella It is my second favorite! It's SO good! 🤩 2y

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Ast_Arslan

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Pretty close 😂

pr.alm Yep.. checks out! 2y

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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks

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I first read King‘s opus when I was 13 years old - the thought of a global plague as inconceivable as King‘s other supernatural creations. It was unsettling to reread this in the age of COVID, and while King‘s literal battle between God and the Devil may not be playing out today as he imagined, it‘s difficult not to sometimes feel that we might be living in a version of King‘s post-plague world. ⬇️

BeckyWithTheGoodBooks Kings‘s storytelling is incredible here - giving each character, no matter how minor, a richness and backstory integral to the overall saga. Every shade of humanity and morality is represented, and each character feels unique and real. Everything in this book has meaning. ⬇️ 2y

BeckyWithTheGoodBooks There are some problems with the novel and at times, it IS cringingly problematic. But I simply can‘t deny the impact and influence this novel has had on me for almost 30 years. If an apocalypse should occur in my remaining lifetime, I hope I‘ll fall in with the Stus, Frannies, and Nicks of the world. 5⭐️ (edited) 2y

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DeeLew

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I have an entire shelf dedicated to Mr. King and yet somehow I‘ve never read The Stand. Looks like I‘ve got my vacation reading planned.

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JuliaTheBookNerd

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#StandByMe 🧡 #BenKing

#VolumesAndVocals 🎶🌞🌈🌼

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty 💛📚🖤 2y

Eggs Brilliant 💛🖤🧡 2y

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We are in the mountains at the SC/Georgia border and scored some grape and orange Nehi. #losersclub members probably recognize this from at least one or two #stephenking books!

TheSpineView You are not really in the south until you drink an RC and eat a moon pie, preferably together. 😆 2y

Ruthiella I only know it from the TV show M*A*S*H. Radar always drank grapes Nehi. 😃 2y

AlaMich @Ruthiella Ha! That‘s what I thought of too! 2y

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BookishBelle I live in the Deep South. I saw peach Nehi in the store yesterday and sent a nostalgic picture to my sister. 😁 They had RC cola too. 2y

BarkingMadRead @BookishBelle @TheSpineView we used to drink RC at the pizza place in Jersey, I don‘t know that we‘ve had any since we moved south. My last moonpie was in Pigeon Forge, at a bookstore connected to an official Moon Pie store, but I drank a root beer 🤣 2y

TheSpineView @BarkingMadRead 👍 2y

BookishBelle I couldn‘t tell you the last time I had a moonpie or a nehi of any flavor. Lol 2y

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This was a #SuperChunkster. It's really kind of too long. #ChunksterChallenge2023 @Amiable I am kind of speechless on what to think about this book. But being a The Walking Dead fan, humans really don't change. I managed to get one bingo spot in #ISpyBingoJune @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks. I also got a spot bingo on the #NSR23 @Nessavamusic. I am starting to think that I'm really not a Stephen King fan. I wanted to know what happened to Tom lol

Amiable It‘s TOTALLY too long. That‘s why most people read the edited version! Although I also read the full thing because I‘m also a chunkster masochist. 😀 Great job! 2y

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I started this #chunkster at the start of 2023 and read the final pages today. My first King in quite some time. Did not disappoint.

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Update. #20in4Readathon. Managed to read 400 pages but because the chapters were long only 13 of them. Still a good chunk of this chunkster. @Andrew65

Andrew65 Well done and thanks for taking part 👏👏👏🙌🥳🍾🥂😍 Chapter length can play a big part. 2y

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Update Read 10 chapters-280 pages so far. One more day to go. @Andrew65 #20in4 #Readathon

Andrew65 That‘s excellent, well done 👏👏👏 2y

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Update, read 44 pages lol. Been a bit slow couple of days reading. @Andrew65 #20in4 #Readathon

Andrew65 Every little helps 😁 2y

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This Readathon will give me a reason to read this Chunkster. #20in4 #Readathon @Andrew65 My goal is 20 pages, 220 pages, perhaps 20 chapters, as the chapters are really long. @Amiable

Amiable Great book! Are you reading the abridged or unabridged version? (Which is funny, because both are long! 😀) 2y

jamield1911 Very good book, but so long! 2y

LiseWorks @Amiable this is the complete and uncut edition 2y

Amiable @LiseWorks That's the version I read, too. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts! I'm glad that I read the original, but I totally understood why it was later abridged. It definitely needed editing. 2y

kezzlou85 This is a favourite of mine. I hope you enjoy it. 2y

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#MagnificentMayReadathon @Andrew65 This was a good readathon for me. Finished 3 books and had a good start on The Stand with 200 pages in.

Andrew65 Brilliant, thanks for playing along 👏👏👏🙌🍾🥂🥳 2y

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