I checked this out while sick with the flu figuring it would be a good way to pass the time while prone. HA. I thought I was going to die. (I was in the seventh grade at the time heh)

Awesome book, nothing else to say.

If you ever intend to read The Stand by Stephen King, do not, I repeat, do not start with the 1990 complete and uncut edition. The original 1978 publication is 823 pages and is the one the fans fell in love with. This version, the one I'm reviewing, is more or less King's original (unedited) manuscript, clocking in at 1153 pages, and holy cow does it drag in the middle. To the reviewers who claim the first and last 200 pages are all you need to read: I'm inclined to agree. To the readers, and there are many, who started with good intentions and gave up somewhere in the 523-page middle called Book II: I feel your pain and suspect you are smarter than me for knowing when enough is enough. If you do decide to muscle through to the end, I'm happy to report the last portion, Book III, is classic King and a pleasure to read.

To me - simply his best work.

This long book doesn't need a vast analysis. This is King best book ever. Profound, human, and prophetic (?), I cannot find any other author with as much craftsmanship. Period. This book will never be dated or out of fashion. It's a book for the ages. And, hopefully, the premise will never comes to pass.

the library needs to get more copies of this book.

Longest book I have ever read but was well worth. Never felt like a chore to read.

This is a Stephen King book you can read over and over and never get tired of! Fantastic story and interesting characters.

With the exception of the Dark Tower series which I am in the process of reading right now, The Stand is Stephen King's best work. I have read this one several times.

Absolutely THE best of his books. I've read it several times, but I do miss my original version copy that got "borrowed" and never made its way back home.