Strength of Plot -- Graded "A"
Strength of Plot -- Graded "B"
Strength of Plot -- Graded "C"
Character Development -- Graded "A"
Character Development -- Graded "B"
Character Development -- Graded "C"
Quality of the Story's Ending -- Graded "A"
Quality of the Story's Ending -- Graded "B"
Quality of the Story's Ending -- Graded "C"
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Grading: The Stand
The Stand
Doubleday, 1978
Round 2, Group VI
Voting for this Book is Closed
Strength of Plot:
2.857142857 (Graded A)
Character Development:
2.857142857 (Graded A)
Quality of Ending:
2.69047619 (Graded B+)
Overall Average Grade:
2.801587301 (Graded A)
Combined Round 1 & 2 scores:
7.525725232
Heng Dai
Straight A's. An excellent book.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
All A's. I think the character development in particular is quite strong. It's character development like King uses in this book and It that really show what he can do when he concentrates.
The "hand of God" part of the ending irks me a tiny bit, but not enough to really detract from the overall enjoyment of it.
A+A+A+...one of SK acheivement in the world "Capin' Trips"Mother Abigal to The walkin dude to M-O-O-N Tom Cullens...great book !!!
If it weren't for integrity...what would you be? Ka is a wheel.....
Next to read probably
A+ A+ A+ In my mind, Best. Book. Ever! I have read more than a dozen times and it gets better every time. Numeral uno on my list.
All A's here ....there are so many books than I think deserve straight A's. SK is so amazing, so many great books! I have given all A's to several so far, a few that didnt quite make it, but this one for sure!
The answer is within
all matter is energy, all energy is GOD
M-O-O-N, that spells straight A's.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Nice.Originally Posted by Patrick
This is King at his absolute finest. All A+'s and wish I could grade it even higher.
Margaret Emmie Mackey Catoe, you are, have been, and always will be my soulmate, and I love you.
Con todo mi corazon, por todo de mis dias. And I always will, in this life and into the next.
August 2, 1947 - September 24, 2010
All A's. This one is the overall winner IMHO. Followed by IT.
C,B,C
Which book is your favorite dude?
Margaret Emmie Mackey Catoe, you are, have been, and always will be my soulmate, and I love you.
Con todo mi corazon, por todo de mis dias. And I always will, in this life and into the next.
August 2, 1947 - September 24, 2010
Favorite King book?
IT or the Talisman. The Gunslinger is up there too.
CBC??????????
Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but I find yours disturbing. If nothing else, how can this book not deserve an A in character development. These characters were developed better that ANY other book I have ever read.
IT is a fine book however, also with impeccable character development.
I've written essay length posts on this. You can check it out in the Stand thread as well as the Stand v. Cell thread. I'm sick of talking about it.
The character development was overly done, that's how. They became more powerful than the plot which is why it took the hand of God to end the story. I almost gave it a C, but I liked Nick and mother Abigail quite a bit...
Nothing against you, sir. I know I'm in a minority, but I'm tired of beating a dead horse. Everyone is entitled to an opinion and I know that most of you love the book.
And you dont find that the character development of IT is similar in nature to that of the Stand? Overly done that is.
Hell no.
The plot of It is much more intricate, and is able to carry the story. The plot for the stand is simple. 1. flu pandemic 2. almost everyone dies. 3. survivors divide into light and dark. 4. light prevails
Because a book of this length and magnitude has such a simple plot. Character development must be done to a great magnitude, because unlike the plot-rich It, in the Stand, it Is the characters that drive the story. I believe that it was Kings intent to make you care about the characters more than the story.
Which is different from many king novels, ie Pet Semetary, where character development is unimportant, and it is what happens to those characters which is important.
Not going to debate any of this stuff anymore.
A, A, A.
Absolutely, - I gave it all A's, but the A in the middle is really A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I second that (:
A+,A+.A+ One of the best books ever written.
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