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Stephen King book popularity contest
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The Stepford Members? Has she gotten to you, too? Crap, she'll hear me...
Aw come on man, I'm betting on The Stand here!
Steffan, don't make me bring a smack down on you.
You guys really know it should be The Shining. You're just being stubborn. Mr. Man!
I'm sorry Neesy. You will have to leave this board now.
The Shining! The Shining!!!
Nobody puts Neesy in the corner!!
César Hernández-Meraz
Wants to be Nick, ends up as Larry
Stand at six and Shining at four.
I'm not really sure which to pick here.
The Shining is such a personal, character driven, human study and its somewhat more realistic in terms of just seeing family dynamic fall apart with a much more satisfying and superior ending compared to The Stand's finale. (Don't try to deny it, you know its true
.)
But The Stand is very character driven as well but in the form of a sweeping fantastical epic that can rival LOTR and DT but in one book. It also is a great look on good vs evil in a religious sense. Plus it has the benefits of way better baddies. Yes the Overlook is spooky the way it constantly hangs over the family through out the book, the ghosts are freaky and its tragic how it rips Torrance family apart. But come on Randall Flagg, Trashy, Lloyd, The Kid might not be as creepily chilling but they are cooler villians then anything The Shining throws.
Of course The Shining isn't really about the antagonists as characters in the way a book like The Stand is, so it is semi unfair comparison but just some observations from my POV.
So it really comes down to if you prefer local in scope type stories or grand epics.
I'm not really sure which to pick here.
The Shining is such a personal, character driven, human study and its somewhat more realistic in terms of just seeing family dynamic fall apart with a much more satisfying and superior ending compared to The Stand's finale. (Don't try to deny it, you know its true
.)But The Stand is very character driven as well but in the form of a sweeping fantastical epic that can rival LOTR and DT but in one book. It also is a great look on good vs evil in a religious sense. Plus it has the benefits of way better baddies. Yes the Overlook is spooky the way it constantly hangs over the family through out the book, the ghosts are freaky and its tragic how it rips Torrance family apart. But come on Randall Flagg, Trashy, Lloyd, The Kid might not be as creepily chilling but they are cooler villians then anything The Shining throws.
Of course The Shining isn't really about the antagonists as characters in the way a book like The Stand is, so it is semi unfair comparison but just some observations from my POV.
So it really comes down to if you prefer local in scope type stories or grand epics.
Need some help? Vote for The Shining. The Stand doesn't really need your vote.
I am the OP
My vote would be unfair. In my contests you can consider me but the keeper of the count! After this we do a tournament contest far harder then SK books, if ya'll want?
Disney animated movies!!
Maaaaaaybe!
Harder than choosing which SK book is better than which other SK book? No way....
You'd be surprised.
When I did the Disney one on the other site the contest never finished. It ended in a draw lol it just stopped and faded away.
GAAAAAAAAAHHH! But I want to have things my OWN way! (* said every Internet troll, ever *)
arrgh this is impossible.
I love both books for different reasons.
I love both books for different reasons.
Uhm, hello. My name is Whoresly Quizzlesnots and I'm new on this board. I've been having trouble posting. But Dana Jean was kind enough to help me cast my vote for:
THE SHINING!
THE SHINING!
Need some help? Vote for The Shining. The Stand doesn't really need your vote.
