The Stand

[Crow]

Has anyone read The Stand by Stephen King? It's the book club's choice for January. I downloaded the audio but it's 44 hours long and only ten days to the discussion. Not sure how triggering the book will be. The miniseries was pretty boring.

 

[pixel]

What's it about?

 

[Crow]

Lord knows. The devil destroying America. I think everything ends imln Vegas.

 

[Riot]

@CrowFeather, I was going to write a bit out for you, but I found this all neat and tidy. :)

 

[Crow]

Thanks!

 

[pixel]

Probably wont read it.

I'm currently reading Portrait of a Lady by Henry James which is beautifully written, set in 1880's England it explores the troubled marriage of a free spirited American woman to an English gentlemen who hides behind a veneer of respectable behaviour.

and im struggling with Trauma & Recovery by Peter Levine. He adds 1+1 and comes up with 5!

 

[ladee]

I've read it. The unabridged version! Its long but I liked it. Not a SK fan but this was a good read
Its also about survival and human nature.

 

[Crow]

Just listened to the first 30 minutes. Totally hooked. 43 more hours to go.

 

[ladee]

One of my favorite books. Have read it a few times.
Very interesting characters.

 

[Crow]

Dear lord. With my dyslexia it'd take me a year to read the 1,200 pages!

 

[anonymous]

It started off the miniseries well but I found it got silly at the end. Is it better as a book?

I love Stephen King - shining, secret window, stand by me, storm of the century

 

[Rani G2]

and im struggling with Trauma & Recovery by Peter Levine. He adds 1+1 and comes up with 5!

@pixel can you explain this to me? I read levine a while ago, but something about his views, disturbed me a little. Just a tiny bit. I have difficulty when people add a twinkle of spirituality to things. But maybe, I am misinterpreting.