This week's book:
The Stand
By Stephen King
This book has been the list of books I will read before I die. The list is always changing and books are constantly being and added and taken off the list. But this whopper by Stephen King has been on the list for probably ten or fifteen years. It has always been the most daunting book on the list, clocking in at 1439 pages, or fourty-eight hours on audiobook. When looking up the length of all of Stephen King's works, this was is his longest book by far. When I was pulling books for the prompts for my reading challenge group for April reads, I decided to pull a couple of books that have been on my TBR pile. (The world according to Garp, was on that list as well).
Before starting this novel I didn't know much about it, other than it is about the end of the world, and there is a super scary kind of cult/group leader that is pure evil. It turns out the novel has way much more than I didn't know about. Also the book starts with a super flu, a bit like how I feared Covid was going to go. It's probably really good I didn't try to read this book over the last two years. It never ceases to amaze me how Stephen King can create a whole world for his readers. I can understand how someone could enjoy this book and really get sucked in.
If I'm going to completely honest, this novel is definitely not my favorite of his works. I have really loved some of his books and this one just didn't tickle my fancy. I know this book is a favorite of King's diehard fans, and I know it will annoy many but again, not my favorite. Due to the the length, you really need to be be a King fan or be prepared to be reading this book fooooorrrreeeevver before it's done.
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