I think the reason it's so popular is that the whole superflu thing could really happen.
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I think the reason it's so popular is that the whole superflu thing could really happen.
that's exactly what happened to a student of mine... it took her two years to read The Stand, and when she was at last finished, she called me all in tears and said,
Spoiler: 11-17-2008 05:54 PMladysaiQuote:And that's exactly the true magic of this book...
I feel like the characters are friends and aquaintances who I've known for years. Very few casts of characters are so approachable and memorable to me as the characters in the Stand. They're what keeps me rereading over and over. 11-18-2008 04:08 AMBROWNINGS CHILDE5. THIS ONE IS EASY AS IT IS MY FAVORITE KING BOOK. I CAN SAY ALREADY THAT IT WILL BE ONLY ONE OF FOUR 5'S FOR ME. (STAND, IT, DT W&G, SALEMS LOT) AND I HAVE READ ALL BUT A COUPLE OF THE NEW ONES. (LISEYS STORY AND BLAZE) 11-18-2008 08:10 AMChoochThe Stand was and still is the only book I have ever read and HAD to go to Boulder, Co. just to see if he was right on his discriptions. Let me say to you all it was perfect...just like he wrote right down to the picket fence in front of Harold Lauders house .... OMG that was the very moment I became a SK fan. Even in DTVII he writes about a place in Detroit where the Father was doing work and guess what.. yep its there..I'm sure there are a lot of us that have the same storys about our home towns and what he mentions about them. 11-18-2008 03:25 PMLadyHitchhikerI worship at the temple of Stephen King's genius because of this book. 11-20-2008 08:42 AMAaronThe first post of this thread has been edited to indicate The Stand's final average score, which is 4.724137931. The Stand is the winner of Bracket #2, and will be advancing to Round 2 of the competition.