So Disappointed :(

[BenBubb]

I was so disappointed with the stand. I had read about a million reviews raving about it, and i started reading it and got like halfway through and was bored out of my skull! I actually just wanted it to end. I even gave up with it! Very rarely do i ever give up reading a book and thats why i was so upset with this one, i love King and just thought please hurry up and end. I thought the characterisation was lovely but like nothing happened and it just got boring in the end. I moved on to another Author just for a little break from Stephen, but i shall return to him i am getting UTD for christmas so i will have that one to read.
Anyone Else Feel The Same About The Stand?

[JohnDalglish]

Ji,

No, sorry, completely the reverse.

I hope you enjoy UtD.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Bryan James]

I liked both versions of "The Stand," and I even accept the movie.

If you didn't take to it, you should probably ask the Christmas UTD gifter for something else.

The great thing about King is that his volume of work appeals to many different tastes. You can't win 'em all.

~BJS

[Doc Wilson]

Boy I guess everyone's different but thats about my all time favorite novel.

[boogerb53]

Loved it!!!!

[smerdyakov]

Man, all my yammering in another thread brings what folks were saying into perspective.

I couldn't put this one down -- thought the mix between character development and action was spectacular. For me, there was an exciting movement to the story that never really slowed.

Yeah, this is one of my favorites that I still enjoy rereading.

But different strokes and all that.

[AtomicAgeEthan]

Actually, I'm right there with you. As much as I love "The Ginslinger", "It", "Cycle of the Werewolf" and "Insomnia", I couldn't get past Mother Abigail's history. I saw the movie and thought the ending was a wash. I intend to go back and finish the Stand someday but for now, I'm more interested in his other books.

[edkemper]

I had a problem about halfway through the stand, I started struggling to stay interested. Now, givin that was a loooong time ago, I was just starting to read SK, and I was young and in school. I sat the book down for a bit and when I picked it back up I finished and rather enjoyed it. I have thought alot about reading it again here recently, but I have a ton a books I want to read so I dont know how soon I'll get to it.

[randallFlaggfan1]

No offense intended, but how can anyone dislike The Stand, especially to the point of boredom?

[Bluedog]

Wow! I can't believe what I just read. Amazing. How anyone could find The Stand boring?! I mean, forget the fact that it is my all-time favorite book by SK or that it is an incredible story about the end/beginning of the world! Just the fact alone that it is a complex piece of writing. Are you sure you read the same book that I read? Oh, well. Different strokes and all that.