I read sometimes 3 books at a time; I'll read a hundred pages, then I switch to the next and then the next book. This is such a great story, I bet you could do 100 pages at a time.
The Stand: What would you do?
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It doesn't feel that long, even the uncut (which I recommend also). My guess is because it's an ensemble story, so it's like multiple books woven together, in a way. I do understand your reticence; life is short. But I love The Stand.
I got this beautiful book last week, (someone not me lost my first copy of The Stand ) . The second Stephen King story I have read ( The first story was The Dark Tower series ). I'm exited for the re read.
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Interesting! Grandma and I have been to the fossil beds at Florissant and never stopped in Divide. We'll have to check it out. Thank you!
The Nameless
M-O-O-N - That spells Nameless
That's cool. The stand has so many different covers, most of them look good, mine is one of the worst unfortunately.
I got this beautiful book last week, (someone not me lost my first copy of The Stand ) . The second Stephen King story I have read ( The first story was The Dark Tower series ). I'm exited for the re read.
The Nameless
M-O-O-N - That spells Nameless
Nothing to fear here mate (except the fact that captain trips could easily be a reality) - have you read the dark tower series? That pretty much reads as one book broken into 7 (now 9) sections, the stand is broken down too:
Book 1 - captain trips
Book 2 - on the border
Book 3 - the stand
You could always read book 1, read something else, book 2, etc. I bet you wouldn't though, it's a surprisingly easy read, even at up to 1400 pages.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Gorgeous! the copy I am reading is in sad shape, but I do own a hard cover version:
I got this beautiful book last week, (someone not me lost my first copy of The Stand ) . The second Stephen King story I have read ( The first story was The Dark Tower series ). I'm exited for the re read.
I see someone on E-Bay is trying to sell this for 129 bucks (of course theirs is still sealed in shrink wrap). Mine is a Doubleday version but it is in perfect condition (5.99 at Value Village, I think?)
1153 pages and can also be used to throw at burglars in a pinch!
...relatively dead people have tons of time on their hands...
...then we are classless and tasteless together...I too enjoyed the novel as originally written...the extra words were fine by me...I much preferred the uncut version. The version he intended it to be. I HATED, LOATHED the first version because it lacked something for me. I loved it when they added the stuff back in.
But, maybe I'm just crude and crass.
...looks like a repurposed copy of Revival...That's cool. The stand has so many different covers, most of them look good, mine is one of the worst unfortunately.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Wow - good observation! What goes around comes around (Everything old is new again?) or Ka is a wheel
I am sure there is some little saying that would be appropriate here. I did not even notice the resemblance.
The Nameless
M-O-O-N - That spells Nameless
Funny you should say that, when I 1st saw revival I thought "it just looks like my copy of the stand - dull and unimaginative". Thankfully, the UK version of revival is different too.
But mine is even cooler because it's purple instead of blue.
Even cooler still is the guitar pick special edition
..Way nice...yeah, I thought the cover we got here sucked like a Hoover...Funny you should say that, when I 1st saw revival I thought "it just looks like my copy of the stand - dull and unimaginative". Thankfully, the UK version of revival is different too.
But mine is even cooler because it's purple instead of blue.
Even cooler still is the guitar pick special edition
Just thought I'd thrown in my 2 cents on the original vs. uncut re-release.
I first read the original and LOVED it. Re-read it a few times, and then discovered the re-release. I appreciated Sai King's foreword - "don't buy this if you think it's going to be a brand-new book." What made the latter version so much better for me is that is allowed us to see more layers of character development than the first. We never get to meet Frannie's mother or The Kid in the original version and they both add so much to Frannie and Trashy's development that after I realized what was missing, I really felt cheated by the original.
I actually am in the midst of a re-read now, and loving the journey once again!
I first read the original and LOVED it. Re-read it a few times, and then discovered the re-release. I appreciated Sai King's foreword - "don't buy this if you think it's going to be a brand-new book." What made the latter version so much better for me is that is allowed us to see more layers of character development than the first. We never get to meet Frannie's mother or The Kid in the original version and they both add so much to Frannie and Trashy's development that after I realized what was missing, I really felt cheated by the original.
I actually am in the midst of a re-read now, and loving the journey once again!
I never considered it either. But (now that I am lol), I think the U.S. drew the short straw. I think there was only one Flagg but it would be interesting to see how successful his minions might be in other countries.
I've only read the original too. I loved the original and I've always been afraid that the uncut version might make that long journey to Ma Abigail's even longer lol.
I wish I was vacationing in Mexico! I am so jealous! I've never been (well, except for a short trip to Larado).
Down in New Zealand, where they do everything backwards or a bit askew, they got...
Raquel Flagg
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Papa Abigail
Raquel Flagg
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Papa Abigail
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
We only went down because it was my oldest son's wedding - it was in the "Mexican Riviera" as they called it, just south of Cancun - nice if you can make it! (One of those all inclusive places).
I remember going swimming:
Everyone was in the water and kept reaching down in the sand and saying "look! I found a piece of coral" or "look - I found a shell".
I reached in and felt something big and when I pulled it up I said:
"Look! I found a hash pipe!" - I really did, and just brought it home for a souvenir, even though I don't smoke the stuff.