The Stand vol. 2

American Nightmares

Published July 19, 2010 by Marvel Enterprises.

ISBN:
978-0-7851-4274-4
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The deadly super flu Captain Trips has devastated the country and now the few survivors must pick up the pieces and go on. Larry Underwood seeks escape from New York City. Lloyd contemplates an extremely unsavory dinner option in jail, and Stu Redman makes a desperate bid for freedom from his interrogators. Most ominous of all, the strange being called Randall Flagg continues his dread journey across the devastated landscape of America. Collects The Stand: American Nightmare #1-5.

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3 stars

Stephen King is an utter hack. His characters lack depth, his descriptions are sometimes so jarring that you lose your sense of place while reading, his dialogue is forced, and his stylistic devices are so heavy-handed it almost feels like he might be kidding around. But plot? Yeah, he can write a plot. This is yet another classic King potboiler. To be honest I read it more for the post-apocalyptic setting and was a bit disappointed when it turned into yet another Stephen King book with the mystical what-have-yous but whatever, it was a page-turner, I read it, and there were some good images in there and it was fun to read.

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