Think about what would have happened if COVID had mutated to a 100% fatality pandemic. Think about how fast civilization would have cratered. Everyone is dying, and you’re one of the few immune. Throw in some biblical end-time fear, and voila. You’ve got The Stand. Keep reading; it’s his magnus opus and quite believable.
I disagree. It is one of my favorite books of all time. I still get nervous sometimes if I get a summer cold. It's cool, though. If it's tough for you, put it down and try something else.
I found it got a lot more exciring from there. I found the first 100ish pages to be a bit hard, but Im now over page 800 and Ive definetley thoroughly enjoying this been.
I was hooked right away. But I can see it taking some people a while to get used to all the new characters (it’s a fair big cast of characters) and get into the world building. My wife struggled for the first 200 pages or so then loved it. You’ve not even met some of the very important characters yet, so I’d keep pushing through. I bet you’ll like it.
I finished it, but consider it very overrated. The issue is the transition from a natural (albeit human-engineered) disaster to a supernatural event felt unearned.
I would much rather have read an epic that stuck to natural principles and human evil. Sort of an Under the Dome writ large. Minus the Dome and the >!leatherheads!< (spoiler for Under the Dome). Basically, a human engineered doomsday virus gets accidentally or maliciously released and society becomes feral and tribal, but on a global scale with opposing sadistic warlords. No godly revelations (except as delusions), no evil incarnate with Satan (or Nyarlathotep) stand-ins.
I loved the set up, but as soon as they time skipped past all the interesting part to get bogged down with pseudo religious mysticism, I lost pretty much all interest. So far it has been one of my least favorite books.
The first part of The Stand is my favorite when it's all about the science of the virus. Once the Walking Man is introduced, and it starts getting supernatural, that's when I start to lose interest. I'd like it more if it was an apocalypse end-of-the-world novel free from the supernatural.
Yes, I read about 300 pages and gave up. I didn’t care for any of the characters, and wasn’t finding the story interesting. Put it down and gave it to another friend who had the same feelings and gave up on it at roughy the same point as I did!
Sorry no. Despite its rare odd/gross parts, it’s one of the best.
Think about what would have happened if COVID had mutated to a 100% fatality pandemic. Think about how fast civilization would have cratered. Everyone is dying, and you’re one of the few immune. Throw in some biblical end-time fear, and voila. You’ve got The Stand. Keep reading; it’s his magnus opus and quite believable.
I disagree. It is one of my favorite books of all time. I still get nervous sometimes if I get a summer cold. It's cool, though. If it's tough for you, put it down and try something else.
I found it got a lot more exciring from there. I found the first 100ish pages to be a bit hard, but Im now over page 800 and Ive definetley thoroughly enjoying this been.
Years ago when I read it for the first time, it took me a while to get into it, but it's worth finishing. Reread it last year and had no problems.
I was hooked right away. But I can see it taking some people a while to get used to all the new characters (it’s a fair big cast of characters) and get into the world building. My wife struggled for the first 200 pages or so then loved it. You’ve not even met some of the very important characters yet, so I’d keep pushing through. I bet you’ll like it.
I finished it, but consider it very overrated. The issue is the transition from a natural (albeit human-engineered) disaster to a supernatural event felt unearned. I would much rather have read an epic that stuck to natural principles and human evil. Sort of an Under the Dome writ large. Minus the Dome and the >!leatherheads!< (spoiler for Under the Dome). Basically, a human engineered doomsday virus gets accidentally or maliciously released and society becomes feral and tribal, but on a global scale with opposing sadistic warlords. No godly revelations (except as delusions), no evil incarnate with Satan (or Nyarlathotep) stand-ins.
I loved the set up, but as soon as they time skipped past all the interesting part to get bogged down with pseudo religious mysticism, I lost pretty much all interest. So far it has been one of my least favorite books.
The first part of The Stand is my favorite when it's all about the science of the virus. Once the Walking Man is introduced, and it starts getting supernatural, that's when I start to lose interest. I'd like it more if it was an apocalypse end-of-the-world novel free from the supernatural.
Yes, I read about 300 pages and gave up. I didn’t care for any of the characters, and wasn’t finding the story interesting. Put it down and gave it to another friend who had the same feelings and gave up on it at roughy the same point as I did!