Stand, The, Complete and Uncut, by King, Stephen

One of the first adult genre books that I ever read, back when I was eleven or so, was Stephen King's The Stand from 1978. I was a bit reluctant to pick it up at first because it was so big. At 750 pages it was bigger than anything I had ever read before. But by the end of the first chapter I was hooked. And twelve years later when King's The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition came out – at a hefty 1,100 pages, or thereabouts – I was the first in line in my home town to get it[…]

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SandRider 07.17.11 / 9pm

I think you nailed most of it. Some of the characterizations and plot-lines are generically simple, but for some reason, that doesn’t really detract from the book. But Lord, do I feel old. 1978, huh? And I don’t believe I ever thought about Flagg as Bad Hippie, but all that makes perfect sense … given the time period the book was written, and set (wasn’t the book set in 1980 or 81?) At the time, I know I enjoyed the length of the book, being able to wander around in a fictional setting for such an extended period; I enjoyed that less about the time of “the Talisman” and really lost interest after the third Gunslinger book ….

I also wonder how the cultural references hold up? That was one of the major appeals of King to me in the seventies and early eighties, the little real-life things he casually dropped into the story ….
Omphalos 07.18.11 / 7pm

Thanks SR. Not sure when the original was set, but the reedited version was in 1991, when it came out. But its such a long one, I bet he was working on it in the 70s; the right time for Bad Hippie.
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