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mae
05-19-2010, 07:38 AM
The Stand, 1978
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/510/medium/The_Stand_face.jpg

Please grade The Stand (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stand) in the following three areas using the grades A, B, or C:


Strength of Plot
Character Development
Quality of the Story's Ending


If you haven't read this book yet, please vote Never Read. Feel free to discuss your votes in this thread.

You may base your vote on the 1990 uncut version as well as the 1978 original.

IMPORTANT: Please make sure to select only one grade in each grading area. For complete instructions, see this post (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showpost.php?p=314275&postcount=1).
Tito_Villa
05-19-2010, 07:44 AM
AAA - What an amazing book!
The Walking Dude
05-19-2010, 07:57 AM
AAA - Without doubt one of his best!!
turtlex
05-19-2010, 11:30 AM
A all across the board.
My very first Stephen King novel.
Still one of my favorites.
SynysterSaint
05-19-2010, 12:41 PM
AAA, one of the best stories I have ever read!

I loved everything about this story, but I almost put B for "Quality of the Story's Ending" because I hated that Frannie lived. Anyone who has been in The Stand thread knows my distaste of her.
Daghain
05-19-2010, 03:39 PM
If I could give it A+'s I would. This, IMHO, is King's best work outside the Dark Tower series.
ur2ndbiggestfan
05-19-2010, 04:02 PM
My all time favorite King novel. I didn't want the original version to end and I didn't want the uncut version to end. Extremely hard to stop reading once started. AAA!
pathoftheturtle
05-19-2010, 04:12 PM
AAA, one of the best stories I have ever read!

I loved everything about this story, but I almost put B for "Quality of the Story's Ending" because I hated that Frannie lived. Anyone who has been in The Stand thread knows my distaste of her.Perhaps you could convince SK to do a sequel, just to correct that. :rofl:
DoctorDodge
05-19-2010, 04:59 PM
AAA from me also. Epic, dark, perfect characterisation...sod it, we all know how fucking great it is by now, right?
Sam
05-19-2010, 05:01 PM
Can I give this one an A+? My number one favorite King book, no question. If someone asks, I don't even hesitate when I answer The Stand, the uncut edition.
BROWNINGS CHILDE
05-19-2010, 06:52 PM
All A's....duh!

Here is your winner......again.
Bear667
05-21-2010, 07:44 PM
AAA
Best post Apocalyptic book written EVER.
Jean
05-23-2010, 10:41 PM
All A's....duh!

Here is your winner......again.
bears hope so
stone, rose, unfound door
05-25-2010, 12:33 PM
BAB for me.
BROWNINGS CHILDE
05-26-2010, 09:14 PM
BAB for me.

:arg:
stone, rose, unfound door
05-27-2010, 09:46 AM
BAB for me.

:arg:

I like it a little better than I used to, which is why I rated it like this :)
BROWNINGS CHILDE
05-27-2010, 06:56 PM
BAB for me.

:arg:

I like it a little better than I used to, which is why I rated it like this :)

DOUBLE:arg:
mae
05-29-2010, 07:15 AM
The poll has closed. This round The Stand has earned an OAG (overall average grade) of 2.854166667 or 95.14% in addition to its FAS (final average score), making it 7.699695122 or 96.25%. In 2009, The Stand received an OAG of 2.801587301 for a FAS of 7.525725232, so it gained 0.173969890 (+2.31%) this time.

Grade breakdown:
Strength of Plot: 2.890625000 (96.35%)
Character Development: 2.968750000 (98.96%)
Quality of the Story's Ending: 2.703125000 (90.10%)