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The Stand | Stephen King

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #theStand
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Bookwormjillk I don‘t even know where to start! I don‘t think I‘ll ever get sick of reading and re-reading this one. 7h

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk never ever ever. Always and forever my favorite! 5h

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PaperbackPirate I wanted to join in on this one but just didn‘t have the time. Maybe later this year! 5h

TieDyeDude I really enjoyed the graphic novel adaptation. I'm not a fan of the artist's style, but it was consistent and the characters were discernable (which isn't always the case in comics with a large cast). The overall focus was more on the Colorado crew, but it never felt rushed or lacking. I would say the biggest miss was Trashy. His story kinda dropped off after he got to Vegas, so his role in the finale felt underdeveloped. 5h

TieDyeDude I has been about 5 years since I read The Stand for the first time. I was surprised at how much came back to me as I was doing this re-read, though I mostly forgot the Vegas finale 🤷‍♂️ Maybe in another 5 years, I'll read the uncut novel 😋 Has anyone done this on audio? (edited) 5h

Bookwormjillk @TieDyeDude yes, I did it on audio this time. It works. 4h

BarkingMadRead @TieDyeDude how can they do that to poor Trashy! He‘s so important! 3h

JessClark78 I‘m only about a hundred pages in, but this is my third or fourth time reading The Stand. I‘m always amazed at how King can write so many characters in one book. 1h

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Bookwormjillk

The Stand | Stephen King

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This is one of those books I can read every year or so and I get something different from it every time. Looking forward to discussing with the #LosersClub later this month.

BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead My all time fave, and I totally agree. I pick something new up every time! 1d

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead reading these books in order I'm amazed at how early in his career he wrote some of (IMO) best books. 1d

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JessClark78

The Stand | Stephen King

Starting next for the #LosersClub. Sparrow is keeping me company while the kittens run amok.

#KingFromTheBeginning #TheStand #Read2025

BarkingMadRead, DieAReader

Trashcanman A personal favorite 2d

AnnCrystal 😍💕😻🐾💝. (edited) 2d

BarkingMadRead My absolute favorite!! I read my first copy so many times that it fell apart! 2d

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DieAReader 💖💖💖 2d

dabbe #sweetsparrow 🖤🐾🖤 2d

Bette What a lovely Sparrow. ❤️🐱 2d

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Brooke_H

Christine | Stephen King

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It‘s okay, Steve. They can‘t all be winners. The cover is rad. 🤷‍♀️

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TieDyeDude

The Stand Vol. 6: The Night Has Come | Stephen King, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

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While any abridged adaptation is necessarily going to come with its share of deviations, I think the team at Marvel did an excellent job at adapting this epic story. They even included a cheeky King cameo, with “Rich Bachman“, drawn to resemble King, as one of Flagg's lieutenants. #constantreader #losersclub
Having read both the original edit and this adaptation, it'll be interesting to one day read the “complete and uncut“ version.

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MaleficentBookDragon

Mr. Mercedes: A Novel | Stephen King

When looking on my kindle for tomorrow‘s prompt I found that I DO have one book with an #umbrella on it. #coverstories

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Brilliant 👌🏼 4d

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JeepChic

Duma Key: A Novel | Stephen King

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I‘m an oldie but goodie lover, and Ole Mr King has always kept me reading. I‘ve just finished Duma Key, (again) and I‘m STILL loving it!

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Octoberwoman

The Two Dead Girls | Stephen King

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it.

#ABookADay2025

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Loanne

The Dark Tower, the Gunslinger | Stephen King

so-so

Roland, the Gunslinger, is chasing the Man in Black to discover the location of the Dark Tower. He travels through a dystopian world and meets people. There is some good prose, but this book feels like a puzzle that is missing a lot of important pieces. Meh. I generously gave this a So-So in the hopes that the other books of this series will redeem this experience.

TrishB The others definitely will. I always tell people to read this one and quickly carry on! 1w

Loanne @TrishB That‘s what I hear. I love SK and I love his writing style so I am invested. 1w

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BarkingMadRead

The Long Walk | Stephen King

Just a reminder that April‘s #LosersClub read is #theLongWalk Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about April 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

BookwormAHN I loved The Long Walk 🖤 And I'm still on the waite list for The Stand audiobook. 1w

BarkingMadRead @BookwormAHN I haven‘t read Long Walk in decades, I can‘t wait! I‘m still reading the Stand (for the gazillionth time) I‘ll be finishing mid April at this point 🤣 1w

AllDebooks I started The Long Walk in December but bailed as found it troubling and non-festive. 😅 I'll go back to it as I do want to know the outcome. 6d

BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks definitely not festive 🤣 6d

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