Review - The Stand

[wilderthan]

My mum always whines on about Stephen King being a horrible writer, etc, etc. But my brother loves his writing, so I ended up deciding to give it a try, and asked which book I should read. I ended up getting the complete and uncut version of The Stand. Which I loved, and devoured within less than a week.

I really liked the way this book got set up. I didn't think there was too much of it. I got to really like the characters, really feel for them -- particularly Stuart Redman and Nick Andros. I was genuinely upset when Nick died. And the premise is just... believable. I loved the way things were carefully spun out, and I think that the elements of supernatural things were interesting -- almost believable as well, and the way it was written, I didn't really need to work hard to suspend disbelief.

So, despite my mum's naysaying, I think I'll mooch a couple more of Stephen King's books. Any recommendations?

(He even gets a tag to himself on this journal, 'cause I know I'm going to pick up, read, and then review more of his stuff.)

Comments

[calliopepurple.livejournal.com]

Any short story collection you can get your hands on, Pet Semetary, Christine, The Green Mile, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, The Eyes of the Dragon, Firestarter. In all honesty, his best work is from the 70s and 80s. Beyond that is very hit and miss with me and the rest of the world.

[wilderthan.livejournal.com]

I'll see about that, then!

[etoilegyrl.livejournal.com]

The Gunslinger (and the rest of The Dark Tower Series).

[wilderthan.livejournal.com]

I keep meaning to get that, but it'll take so many points on bookmooch...!

[sleepflowered.livejournal.com]

I second this!

[darkranger.livejournal.com]

I've only actually read IT, but I have an obsession of buying Stephen King books from charity shops. I'm lookign forward to reading Dreamcatcher when I get around to it.

[wilderthan.livejournal.com]

I'll be mooching most of them, I think. I love getting books from bookmooch.