The Stand, Favorite Character & Question

[dharmageek]

._. Am I the only one who didn't like Stu? He bugged me, and it's not that he was a bad character by any means. I think my stigma with him is that he survived and Glen, Larry, and Ralph died D:

Totally agree, I loved Stu but he became weaker and weaker for me... He's still a great character but I too was mad that he survived while Glen, Ralph and specially Larry died... I was shocked when it said that they never saw Stu again because I totally thought he was going to die but I got it backwards, they were going to die and I refused to accept that

[thebarbster24]

Favorite characters: Nick, Larry, Harold, Glen, Tom, but if I were to choose just one, then I'd say Nick. I just wished SK would have kept him on longer

[Haunted]

Just finished my third re-read, and my favorite characters are Glenn, Cujo, Tom and Nick. But if it would come down to it...gimme the dog everytime.

[Pucker]

Harold Emery Lauder.

While everyone else was jumping at shadows and banking on prehistoric mysitcism, Harold cultivated the petty slights that had shaped him and let his tormentors reap the whirlwind. He was a madman, but his madness was his own.

"I do this of my own free will."

I like Donald Merwin Elbert for much the same reason -- he was a true wild card, beholden to neither the ultimately empty Dark Man nor the cackling old witch -- but his insanity was not nearly as focused as was Harold's.

[cormac]

one character actually that i wish would have been fleshed out a bit more was Dayna Jurgens ... her 'solution' to dealing with Flagg (rather than facing ungodly torture) was such a surprise for me reading ... and i was happy she did it ... seemed to weaken Flagg significantly ... a brave strong character

but i think my favorite is Lloyd Henreid ... the back story of the bunny he had as a kid put my stomach in a knot ... since it seemed so real ... such a 'kid thing' to do ... and being trapped in the prison was pretty horrific ... Flagg's conversation with hi thru the bars of the cell really stands out for me as one of the strongest scenes in the book ... and he's loyal ... regardless of what side he ends up on, his life has been bad ... for many reasons ... but when he's given a chance to excel, he does so ... just a great character i thought ...

kojak is high on my list as well ... i couldn't believe they left him behind when they went west ... but his story of perseverance is a moving and stirring one ... but then again, i'm sure i was a dog in a former life so

[Sprite]

There's no way to even pick a favourite....every one of 'em contributed to making this one of the best books ever written and I'm so glad Mr King decided to release the un-cut version.

[cullen fan]

Tom Cullen was my favourite m-o-o-n spells anything.His innocence saved him and Stu in the end.Larry Underwood is my second favourite I found myself looking forward to chapters that were about him.It's great seeing him go from "Your not a nice man Larry".To the best guy in the book.

[king family fan]

My favorite character was Harold Lauder and I preferred the uncut version. But I did read the other version first,so at the time didn't know I was missing anything.

[M.O.O.N.]

Larry Underwood
I was very upset when he died, seemed like King put a lot of things to waste and for the remainder of the book I kept hoping that he'd miraculously survive

Also, Tom Cullem, who I believe makes up his lack of brains for his strong heart several times. He's such a wonderful fella, always brings a smile to my face when I read about him being happy