08-16-2007, 07:13 PM | #1 |
Senior Member
|
The Stand
For those of you who've read "The Stand" what are your thoughts?
I just finished reading it a few days ago. The last few Summers I decided to read a classic: 2005: Atlas Shrugged 2006: Les Miserables 2007: The Stand....although I know a lot of people wouldn't recognize it as a classic, I figured what the heck. I'm still not sure how I feel about the book. King's post-apocalyptic vision is intriguing...but when all was said and done after reading 1,141 pages..it just felt like something was still missing...if that's possible. Just in case it's not a "classic",,,I'm now reading "To Kill A Mockingbird". I haven't read it since the 11th grade.
__________________
Masquerading as Cougarguards very own genius dumbass since 05'. |
08-16-2007, 08:28 PM | #2 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Happy Valley, PA
Posts: 1,866
|
Quote:
King's vision of the apocalypse is creepy and fascinating - reminds me of those church lessons that used to encourage food storage to sustain life as civilization crumbled (now, we're supposed to store food in case of job loss, illness, natural disaster, etc.). Too bad he's come back to this imagery in both his Dark Tower series and in 2006's Cell. I guess one can only have so many ideas. In general, I like the first 80% of King's books, and then grow a little bored and disappointed towards the end. One exception: Bag of Bones (pretty recent) which has some really interesting character development.
__________________
I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free. - Epitaph of Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957) |
|
08-16-2007, 11:48 PM | #3 |
I must not tell lies
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 5,103
|
It was about 10 years ago when I read it, so I don't recall exactly what I thought other than I was surprised to hear him say in an interview that he based it on the book of Revelations. If true, he has a rather creative interpretation of the book.
Also, avoid the movie. |
08-17-2007, 12:44 AM | #4 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: The Bluth Home
Posts: 3,877
|
Quote:
__________________
The Bible tells us how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go. -Galileo |
|
Bookmarks |
|
|