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I got a notification today from Bookbub the eBook version of The Stand is $1.99. Well, I bought the Kindle version a few minutes ago. I'm not a big Stephen King reader even though Bag of Bones was a very good novel & Misery (the book) was a solid read. The Stand is considered his magnum opus. My reading is booked for the rest of the year. But, I going to read The Stand & see why it's so polarizing for readers. Has anyone else read it?

4✨ The biggest challenge in writing a review for a beast of a book is where to start. There is 3 books in this 1000+ page read. The first is set to talk about a super flu that wipes out just about everyone. Some characters are in the story long enough for King to state: “No great loss.” I mean wow to be written in just to get that brush off? In book 2 we see there is two sides the God side and the Flagg side who is basically the dark one.⬇️

Fantastic book! I loved reading about a pandemic in a pandemic. I‘m glad I didn‘t get a cold or flu whilst reading this! 😬

Not sure I‘m going to watch the show now that I‘ve finished but I did really enjoy the book. Long as hell but very entertaining. #chunksterchallenge2021 1,326pgs

Sorry I‘m a little MIA I‘ve been reading the tagged beast! Not even halfway there. 😅

5🌟 I finished this monster of a book, and I am so happy I have finally read it. It has definitely crept up into one of my favorite of King's books, and probably just one of my favorite books in general. Reading it alongside my re-read of the Dark Tower books has been an eye-opening treat as well.

#Scarathlon @StayCurious
#Screamathon @4thhouseontheleft
#BookSpinBingo - square 19 (of course!)
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#FallTreasures #Day21 #WaitingToBeRead

This book has been on my #TBR since I first started exploring Stephen King‘s writing a few years ago. This is my boyfriend‘s favorite King novel, and he has been bugging me to read it for awhile, especially since the beginning of COVID. It‘s my goal to start and finish this before the end of the year. Content and length-wise, it‘s rather intimidating, which is why I‘ve been putting it off.

🎈🎈🎈Happy Birthday, Stephen King! 🎈🎈🎈

Thanks for being one of my favorite contemporary authors! 💕📚💕

What's your favourite book of Stephen King's?

Which one would you like to read next?

Missed yesterday‘s #LittensDressedInBlood prompt for Enter Sandman.
I immediately thought of Randall Flagg from The Stand. He‘s definitely “the beast under your bed, in your closet, in your head.”

Well, my usual D&D game with my besties got cancelled today, but I'm going to make the most of it by having a lazy, reading day, which I haven't had in ages. I have my favorite coffee in one of my favorite mugs, a book by one of my favorite authors, and a beautiful day that is just beginning to feel a bit like fall.

Smokey takes his role as reading companion quite seriously. "Don't worry, Mom. I got your back!" ?

I'm a sucker for a good fat book, and Stephen King is a master of them. The Stand is one of my favorites, and as you can probably tell by the state of this one, I've read my copy quite a few times.

#FallTreasures Day 3: Over 500 pages
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs

I finally got round to reading this after years of being recommended it as I am a big fan of dystopia and post apocolyptic fiction. I really enjoyed it although it did go into perhaps too much detail at some points (I did read the extended version) and possibly the ending was a little anti-climactic, I never the less found myself very emotionally connected to the characters and the world building was fantastic.

Definitely #over500pages #falltreasures @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ...but worth it

My reading buddy making sure I don't get too scared.

This is my favorite Holiday- and I love that Neil Gaiman created http://www.allhallowsread.com/ and that @MaleficentBookDragon spreads the love on Litsy! Her swap is now open for sign ups.

#armageddon #movie2bookrecs #lettera @Klou

Sunshine may indeed make me happy, but the rainy, cool day making it possible to sit comfortably on my porch for the first time in weeks is making me happier.

I love the What Ya Reading segment on the Late Show. This week Stephen King was featured. I have only read a couple of his books, but I find it interesting that when you ask the question, what is the one book you should read by an author - no one can agree on what his ONE book is. He has so many greats. Some authors it's obvious, they may have a one hit wonder or the ONE that put them on the map. He is truly a genius. https://youtu.be/m3n79Zst9ac

I took this for my Instagram last night and couldn't resist sharing here too. It came out soo good aside from my ugly walls 🤣🤣

We've reached a compromise where I can see most of my book at least.

Here is a slight bit of randomness I wrote for the evening.

http://mylifewithinthepages.com/2021/08/02/reading-through-a-pandemic/

@Littlewolf1 and I did a challenge she found and wanted to try. Basically, 15 minutes in a store and you find your book buddy a book you think they will like. We decided to pick 3 just in case we already had it, we couldn‘t be near each other, and it couldn‘t be on our Good Reads. This was so much fun and she picked out 3 winners, but this was the one she bought me to take home. 😍🥰😱🤓

Thank you for this #Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView 😀

1️⃣ Hmmm…🤔 When I think of chunksters, I automatically think of the Wheel of Time series, so since the “shortest” book in the main series is around 700 pages long, I‘ll say 700 is the magic number of pages that makes a book a chunkster.📖

2️⃣ I prefer to read one, mainly because if the audiobook narrator isn‘t very good, it can make for a long listen! 😴

Also, tagging the largest book I‘ve read!

Don't you just love when you discover pictures and such under a book jacket? I discovered this on my copy of The Stand.

Who‘s your most owned author? Mine is Stephen king 😍

Reading this book has lit a fire in me over the genius that is Stephen King! It's been a while since I read a book by him. He's brilliant with his characters and creates such intense stories.
This is obviously an iconic display of good vs evil...and of course you root for the 'good' side but delving into the minds of the people on the 'evil' is so very interesting.
Now I'm looking forward to reading more of King.
A great #summerread
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What‘s your favorite genre? Mine is apocalypse/post apocalyptic. I love a good doomsday book. I‘m fascinated the challenges and obstacles people have to over come along with how the world fell apart.

Not my cup of tea. The beauty of life is that we have many variations of people with many varying interests. This one did not peak mine after 136 pages. I will be giving this to a close friend who loves King‘s works. I know he will enjoy it more than I ever could. Bail for me.

So I made it to chapter 19 tonight and according to my Kindle (I own multiple copies) I am 15% through the book. So far I am really liking the story and how it is unfolding. Really wishing I could stay up later to read but alas I have work in the morning so off to bed I go!

Every summer I pick a big iconic book to tackle. Quite often it is an older classic but this summer I chose The Stand - all 1400 pages of it. Wish me luck. 🤓

Been a slow week for reading for me, but got to chapter 16 of The Stand. Still a long ways to go but I am still enjoying this story. Also as a side note I started watching "Sweet Tooth" on Netflix and its weird but good so far. Any thoughts?

#QuotsyJun21 Day 9: #Guitar

Spent the afternoon painting this wooden bowl set and I love how these came out! 😍 I still have to varnish them, but that will have to wait until the humidity is down. 🙈🎨🌿

Got to page 96 today. Liking the book so far. Going to read chapter 12 and up tomorrow.

Come on over to my YouTube channel (TH3 F4LC0N), or just type in “Why I Can‘t Stand The Stand” to hear me rip into this overrated doorstop of a book. And yes, I know how beloved this book is, but it really doesn‘t need to be. But hey, bring your hate if you wanna. Like I give a f***! 😘🖕

First attempt to sticker bomb! Decorated the front of my kindle cover. #kindle #stickerbomb #crazycatlady

It wasn't as cold today, so I decided to soak up some vitamin D while continuing book giant The Stand... And apparently Felix thought my lap was the perfect place for a little siesta. 😂😍🐱📖

Finally! I‘ve had this book on hold at the library for almost 3 months! I‘m excited to dig in. This was recommended to me by a doctor at the clinic I work in. #thestand #stephenking #kindle #bookstoshows

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description or reason for wanting to read the book. Some are old and some will be new. Don't judge me - I have a lot of books.
Day 328

#tbrmountain #bookbuyingdiet

King paints a bleak picture of human nature with his wide cast of characters. While most are well meaning and just want to survive and make a better life, some are hell bent on destruction and revenge.
The story though will stick with me for some time. The idea that humans struggle to go beyond what we know and the seemingly impossibility of redemption or improvement.

I finished The Stand!!! What a #chunkster. It was riveting and I enjoyed every chapter, although the beginning of the book was my favorite part (when the virus was spreading and killing everyone). The characterization is on-point: I found myself anticipating that characters would do or say things just because I had gotten to know them so well. I especially loved Tom Cullen, laws yes I did.

Next up #readingStephenKing: The Long Walk!!

I just finished Book Two (out of Three) and MAN OH MAN there is a lot happening in here!! Really enjoying it.

I‘m in the NC mountains with my family for a few days. My girls have two college visits this weekend!! Hoping to finish The Stand while I‘m here. Our cabin is bear-themed. There are bears all over the place!! 🐻

#readingStephenKing

Finally finished Book One and I‘m about one-third thru!!

At first I felt like this was such a *comprehensive* story, with so so so much detail. But as I‘ve kept reading, I can see that Stephen King wants to create his scenes totally. The extra details make the characters more human (or not human?). I have no idea where this story is going, but I‘m all in for it.

#readingStephenKing

I‘m 200 pages into The Stand and look how far I still have to go!!

#chunkster #readingStephenKing

Thank you for #Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView and thank you for the tag @DarkMina 😊

1. Not at the exact same time, but for long books (like the tagged one), sometimes I‘ll split them up, listen to some chapters on audiobook while I‘m driving and read some chapters later.

2. I have a fairly long commute to work so listening to audiobooks can really make the trip go by quickly. Sometimes I hope for traffic jams just so I can get another chapter in! 😁

1️⃣ This is something I've never done, but years ago I 'burned' and audiobook of The Stand by Stephen King onto a CD in order to experience it that way also bit I never did listen to it for some reason. 🤷‍♂️

2️⃣ No, I need silence or natural sounds - such as rain or chirping birds etc. 🐦

Tagged by @ElleSkel for #Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

I'll tag @Ast_Arslan @DarkMina 🙋‍♂️

After 1400 I'm somewhat disappointed. Maybe I expected too much. This book is loved by so many, but I judt missed the character depth. The story didn't really get me, and all in all it's just a shrug to me... Maybe I missed something here? 🤷

@TheAromaofBooks #BookSpinBingo