Original Version vs. The Complete & Uncut Version

[weave9]

I read the original and then a couple of years latter the uncut came out and I read it. I started rereading the original a while ago and changed my mind to reread the uncut. Personally, I think if a person has never read it, they should go with the original first and then the uncut. On rereads, I sticked with the uncut, mainly because as I read the original, I kept missing all the parts that were added in on the uncut. It felt like I was reading a book that was missing pages.

[Tim D.]

Definitely the uncut version. When I first read The Stand in the 1980's I thought it was spectacular. It wasn't until I read the uncut version and saw all the things that were missing that I learned how great it truly was. I can't go back to the original version now. It feels like those folks at Reader's Digest have taken their scalpels to it.

[smooth operator]

When it comes to SK's work, especially The Stand, I always want more.

[Todash]

I've read only the unabridged one, but I recently obtained the original and will be reading that as well. From what I've seen thus far (I did a comparison of a few scenes), the 1990 version is more graceful, elegant, and enjoyable to read.