The Stand by Stephen KingMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this much more than I expected. It was easier to keep track of the characters and geographical scope than in War and Peace! First published 1978, this really feels seminal to the post-apocalyptic fantasies of recent years: Walking Dead, 28 Days Later, Blindness, etc. I am not thinking of zombies and pathogens so much as a haggard and resourceful few left to re-build in the wreckage and confronting basic moral issues, as well as the evil that men do. I wonder if this King work is recognized as an initiator of such modern visions, or is itself part of a chain...
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