New books, used books, rare books, out of print books, art books, and childrens books since 1927. I thought the ending was perfect, especially if you have read all of his other books. Stand by me is a song originally performed in 1961 by american singersongwriter ben e. This edition is no longer in print following the 1990 publication ofthe stand. Browse your favourite books and read them free in our ereader. In our house, if you put an sk book down for anyreason, somebody else picked it up. A patient escapes from a biological testing facility. Will this ending answer the novels great existential question. The stand by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. Shell be playing nadine cross, a private school teacher who finds herself strangely drawn to randall flagg, the books demonic, denimwearing. The dates refer to the beginning and ending of stephen king writing the books and then the end date is when the uncut version was published they have nothing to do with the story itself. While it is certainly a horror story in the sense that frightening events and supernatural powers are depicted, it also qualifies clearly as science fiction. Im not sure about the dates myself, and would go with the idea that this was when king finished the manuscript, and his later revision.
That, for me, is his biggest weakness, in all of his books that i have read, im always. Stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting and eerily plausible as when it was first published. Stephen king can only write a good ending to a book by chance. Alexander called stand by me father, recorded by the soul stirrers with johnnie taylor. When the stand comedy club opened, we started with a simple manifesto which included creating a list of genuine comedy fans and to make sure we did our best to always charge them a fair price.
There are so many glaring inconsistencies and plot holes that i just cant accept that from king. What i learned from rereading stephen kings the stand. Got to be so many arguments that i started using them for bedtime stories. Im a slow reader so it took me ages to complete it but it was totally worth the time. The end result is a narrative that subtly questions. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. As for using a literal hand of god, there is nothing wrong with it at all because it plays into the religious tale central to the stand. Nothing short of aweinspiring, beautiful, and captivating. While standing six feet, three and a half inches tall, tree is physically quite grown. To enjoy and share a beautiful book, document, photo, or certificate. An intentionally delicatelypaced epic with a deeply. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of holes and what it means. Aug 24, 2012 so please understand that i take no joy in saying this.
All images from the stand book covers and marvel comics adaptations. The few survivors, united in groups, establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other. Dawn was coming up, painting the eastern sky a delicate rose color. The stand on chapter 16, when does the story start. The book builds up some expectations and makes promises with the reader, and the end is just a deus ex, as if none of it really mattered. A definitive ranking of every stephen king novel ever. Its been cited as a deus ex machina ending, but i felt that it was incredibly appropriatein a book whereby randall flagg, arguably a demon, is wreaking havoc on gods people, why shouldnt god have his say in the end. Flagg on the island with the natives is symbolic he could show up anywhere at any time and start anew as can evil. Most his books end leaving me with unsatisfied feelings, with the exception of running man which is not even close to my fav king book, but a good read. Sep 04, 2006 what flagg does at the end of the stand is his job.
A deadly virus called captain trips, engineered as an advanced. The apostate of death, his worndown boot heels tramping the night roads. The first book of the stand the narrative is split into three books is particularly enjoyable in that. That said, the first 95% of his books is generally so good that i can forgive the ending.
Stephen kings the stand the plague part one youtube. I never understood how the stand became huge because the ending just made me never want to read it again. The stand was the first stephen king novel i read, and ive been reading stephen king novels ever since. Everything we know about stephen kings new the stand. Cbs the stand adds cast members, gets new ending from stephen.
The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. Stephen king novels were what made me want to be a writer. Strand book store, new york city booklovers treasure trove home to 18 miles of books. This novel was kings first, and was later published under the bachman pseudonym. If you are already a king fan and you havent read the stand, youll love this book. Sep 11, 2016 my thoughts on stephen kings magnum opus the stand. Stand tall by joan bauer is a novel following the struggles and triumphs of a 12yearold boy known as tree. The stand and here is the bleak new world of the day after.
Kings fifth novel returns, 12 years after its first publication, with 230 of its original pages restored. Michaels deliverance and the end times 3 then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever. The stand is a long book its the uncut edition and it took me a while to get into it, but i loved it, i didnt want it to finish, both the story and the characters are so good. In 1978, doubleday released the original edition of the stand, a book that was 823 pages. Kings book, many times revised now, remains the prime reference work for.
I will pick it up from time to time and just let it fall open. A longer edition of the novel was later released in may of 1990. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Wolves of the calla, song of susannah, and the dark tower. The great american read is made possible by the anne ray foundation and public television viewers. The novel was published in 1978, with its narrative set during the 1980s. While the name may suggest printed material such as books, periodicals, text, musical scores, and photos, many. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
For fans of the book who wondered what became of the survivors of the stand, this episode will contain stories taking them beyond the book. Stephen king is writing a new ending for the cbs all access tv series james marsden, amber heard, odessa young, and henry zaga also join the cast of the new upcoming adaptation. You can never quite guess what he is going to do i loved the stand and its one of the few things that they have turned into film that has been well done. It was the book that ended his contract with doubleday and landed. The stand was a landmark book for stephen king, and not just because its the approximate size and weight of an actual landmark. The story of a teenager who murders two teachers and takes a classroom of students hostage, its quite simply not very good in comparison to what followed, filled with the sort of overheated writing that young authors often engage in while. No, it didnt put me off, i read the uncut version too. They are both universal stories of friendships and the movie does a great job adapting the story to screen, but there are several passages like the one i quoted above that are just so moving that no matter how much i loved the ending scene of stand by me, i cant rate it higher than the book. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. I eagerly await new books from stephen king but the stand is the best book ever. Stand by me is the story of four twelve year olds living in a small town in the year 1959, whose lives were changed by a chance adventure that they. Hardcover paperback limited edition tv miniseries dvd. Mythologized as custers last stand, the june 1876 battle has been equated with other famous last stands, from the spartans defeat at thermopylae to davy crockett at the alamo.
For fans of the book who have wondered what became of the survivors of the stand, this episode will contain a story that takes us beyond the. I have read many stephen king books, and the stand, like so many others of his, contained a wonderful array of characters and a great storyline, but a lousy ending. And where the first half is largely secular, the ending asks you to buy into a religious payoff that will not appeal to everyone. Best fiction books are always available here the largest online library. Feb 02, 2015 were less than two weeks away from the premiere of fifty shades of grey, and that got me wondering, what does fifty shades of grey mean anyway. One of the things i like best about kings writing is the way he breathes life into characters and every day settings. Striking a far less hysterical tone than in the shining, king has written his most sweeping horror novel in the stand, though it may lack the spinal jingles of salems lot. New series ending to the stand could answer the novels greatest. James marsden and amber heard will star in the 10part adaptation of stephen kings groundbreaking postapocalyptic saga the stand for cbs all access. His acclaimed nonfiction book on writing is also a bestseller. Jul 12, 2018 since then, the stand has been owned and managed exclusively by local girls, who inevitably become the best of friends.
Nov 29, 2012 the stand was a landmark book for stephen king, and not just because its the approximate size and weight of an actual landmark. The original version was published in the 1980s, but the version i will being discussing is the complete and uncut edition, published in the 1990s. The stand doesnt pack the emotional punch of a 300 pages novel. According to king, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by sam cooke and j. What flagg does at the end of the stand is his job. What does the end of the stand by stephen king mean. The stand is and will remain my favorite of his books. Dec 30, 2015 does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. This is a case where i find both the book and the movie to be equally but slightly differently appealing. The novel is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy story that reworks the scenario of kings earlier short story, night surf.
The publishing house believed that kings original 1168 page manuscript was too long and intimidating for readers, so they cut out nearly a third. May 01, 2012 this is a case where i find both the book and the movie to be equally but slightly differently appealing. Best of all, if after reading an ebook, you buy a paper version of the stand. I just literally finished listening to the uncut version on audio, read it years ago, loved it then but im nothing but disappointed now. The stand by stephen king is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel which expands upon his previous short story night surf. In the end, however, stu simply repeats what he has already said. There is also some new writing in the present 1,153 pages of what is now kings longest creationall has been updated ten years to include references to aids, roger rabbit, and more recent happenings. I did feel the ending could have been better as well. Complete and uncut by stephen king in chm, doc, txt download e book. Stephen king has written another new ending to the stand but do. But the plot is almost utterly the same, only with more incidents and details. Ive read multiple accounts of people being disappointed with the ending to the stand.
Stephen king has written a new ending for the stand and this is not. King and written by king, jerry leiber, and mike stoller. For sure more needed more action imo, but flag surviving was cool i must admit. I read the unabridged version and i felt it was way too long. The book was the last of kings novels published by doubleday in september 1978 the novel is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy story that reworks the scenario of kings earlier short story, night surf. Now let me say that for the most part, i love every stephen king book ive read. In part this is because the stand, with its flow of hundreds of brandname products, is a kind of.
I just finished reading the book a week ago, it took me about 3 weeks off an on to read but i loved it. Seventeenyearold amelia and her best friend cate have worked at the stand every summer for the past three years, and amelia is head girl at the stand this summer. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. The book was the last of kings novels published by doubleday in september 1978. If the first fifty shades ends up being the only book in the trilogy thats adapted, fans could certainly argue that director sam taylorjohnson and her screenwriters shouldve changed the ending. Stephen king has written another new ending to the stand. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sidesor are chosen. Additional engagement funding for the great american read is made possible by cpb. Dark dreams that warn of the coming of the dark man. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase. Cbs all accesss evp of original content julie mcnamara revealed in august that kings contribution will stray from the original source material, giving fans a completely new ending to the stand. Question i had about the ending of stephen kings the stand.
Jun 28, 2011 ive been a stephen king fan for 40 years. Set in a plaguedecimated us, kings thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic. Instead, its banking on created rich, layered atmosphere and epic if a little predictable scenes. It falls into the categories of postapocalyptic science fiction and horror fantasy. For hundreds of thousands of fans who read the stand in its original version and wanted more, this new edition is stephen kings gift. Cbs the stand adds marsden, heard, and a new ending by. What emerges is a gripping work with the scope and moral complexity of a true epic. The stand is the fourth and longest novel by bestselling author stephen king, who has written over 60 books to date, including such wellknown titles as carrie 1974, the shining 1977, pet sematary 1983, misery 1987, and the green mile 1996. The 51 best fantasy series ever written whether youre a swords and sorcery type of fantasy reader, a fan of battles and betrayal, or you just want. The ending is okay, but its not to the same standard. Little bighorn and custer are names synonymous in the american imagination with unmatched bravery and spectacular defeat. The last stand s overwhelming message amid lots and lots of action violence is that even a small group of people can make a big difference.
The best thriller books of all time readers digest. It keep you on your seat wondering what going to happen next. Wells 1898 was one of the worlds pioneering thrillers, introducing this genre, unknown at the time, to worldwide acclaim. Stephen king is set to write a new ending to the stand series for cbs all access. So i got a copy of the complete and uncut versions of the stand for christmas, and yesterday i got a secondhand paperback of the original, cut copy of the stand, which is under pa. It did get a bit slow about 34 of the way through and the ending was bit disappointing, but this has been the case with a couple of other king books ive read the tommyknockers comes to mind. Flagg is one of the main tools of evil, a serpent if you will, and shows up in a number of kings books. Book talk the stand book vs movie i saw the stand on tv when it first came out, but missed parts and didnt get to see the whole thing straight through, so i didnt really remember much. The following is a partial list of characters from stephen kings novel the stand. The entire final act is about tom and stus return and the birth of frans child. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience.