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The Stand: Expanded Edition: For the First Time Complete and Uncut (Signet)
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780451169532
ISBN: 0451169530
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1141
Publication Date: May 07, 1991
Publisher: Signet
Studio: Signet
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Editorial Review:
In 1978, science fiction writer Spider Robinson wrote a scathing review of The Stand in which he exhorted his readers to grab strangers in bookstores and beg them not to buy it.
The Stand is like that. You either love it or hate it, but you can't ignore it. Stephen King's most popular book, according to polls of his fans, is an end-of-the-world scenario: a rapidly mutating flu virus is accidentally released from a U.S. military facility and wipes out 99 and 44/100 percent of the world's population, thus setting the stage for an apocalyptic confrontation between Good and Evil.
"I love to burn things up," King says. "It's the werewolf in me, I guess.... The Stand was particularly fulfilling, because there I got a chance to scrub the whole human race, and man, it was fun! ... Much of the compulsive, driven feeling I had while I worked on The Stand came from the vicarious thrill of imagining an entire entrenched social order destroyed in one stroke."
There is much to admire in The Stand: the vivid thumbnail sketches with which King populates a whole landscape with dozens of believable characters; the deep sense of nostalgia for things left behind; the way it subverts our sense of reality by showing us a world we find familiar, then flipping it over to reveal the darkness underneath. Anyone who wants to know, or claims to know, the heart of the American experience needs to read this book. --Fiona Webster
It's the end of the world...
as only Stephen king could imagine it.
Humanity has been all but wiped out by a lethal virus. But the survivors are divided by light and darkness, and must face a final battle that will decide the fate of more than their lives: their very souls...
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - An Ageless Story
This is a long one, 1141 pages; it was so thick I cut it in half at Chaper 48 so it was easier to handle. It was a used paperback; so no harm done. I never tired of this reading though, since it is an ageless story of good vs. evil. It is slower in the first half with King really getting into the thoughts and minds of the people involved who survive a Super flu that almost wipes out the entire world's population.
King, however is a great writer and does a brillant job. He really gave ... Read More
Rating: - Beyond Brilliant
King outdid himself here. This (quite dense) story is full of all the beautiful, sublime and horrifying things the reader can easily relate to in their lives. I honestly cannot see how this book could be disliked by anyone partial to any genre. Throughout the story's exposition lies the message of ordinary people finding strength within themselves to "stand" on their own and with like minded individuals for what they believe is right. It works on so many levels. I have read this book every summer ... Read More
Rating: - Introduced to Stephen King with this book
I picked this book up after enjoying the genre from Robert McCammon in Swan Song. I thought The Stand started off slow, but kept reading. Glad I did. Turned into my all time favorite book. I read the original version 6 times over the years. This version, I read 4 times. The movie version of The Stand was long, but worth it, and have watched it numerous times. Gary Sinise was great. King turned me into a fan with The Stand and I am a Constant Reader.
Rating:  - Enjoyed the Expanded Version, Though the "Original" Was Good, Too.
Extensive reviews exist on this story already, so I'll just chip in with my few cents worth. I had read The Stand when it was originally published in an edited version many years ago and enjoyed it immensely. When I happened upon the Expanded Edition at a local book sale, I decided that I was ready for another run-through without the extensive edits of the earlier release. Stephen King does not disappoint with this exciting tale of the battle of good versus evil in this post-apocalyptic world. Great story, ... Read More
Rating: - Best Steven King book EVER!
This is his best work. My favorite book by any author. Makes you think about what we do to ourselves and others... Worth every page of this big boy!
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