The Stand (Uncut)

The Stand definitely had some... mature... moments, but other than that I found it amazing. It was pretty intimidating when I saw how big the book was--tiny font, lots of pages (almost 1200) and just an overall big book length- and width-wise--but I finished it in about a week (and I'm a pretty slow reader). It was really graphic, most of the time in really good ways. Nothing about Stephen King or any of his works is ordinary, but I thought The Stand was especially unique because of the characters (and I loved the reference to The Stand in the Dark Tower series, which I didn't actually get at the time because I read The Stand right after). Randall Flagg and Trashcan Man gave me goosebumps (in their own ways, of course). The Stand was also really unpredictable, in my opinion, which makes it so much better; additionally, as much as I don't want main characters to die, when they do die, it makes the story way better because it creates so much suspense, as opposed to when the main characters are basically invincible so all battle-type scenarios are boring because you know nothing will happen. Stephen King is great at that, and The Stand is a perfect example. If you haven't read it, I highly suggest reading it. I read the uncut addition and didn't think it was too long or anything.