i’m re-reading the stand again, first time in ’09! i don’t know what it is about that book, but i seem to keep reading it and re-reading it and re-reading it over and over again. three or four times a year, i think. it’s definitely one of my favorite novels, but not like, the absolute most awesome and loved book ever. i enjoy it, as much as i think anyone can. i mean, at the end of the day, if you take a long, hard look at it…the stand really is just a kind of bible fanfiction.
which is hilarious.
and of course, i can appreciate the elements that factor into the dark tower series.
the best part about this book is i found it, the complete and unabridged version, just lying on a bench in the central square T stop one day. found it, read it (i had read it before) and again and again over the years.
perhaps it’s because sometimes, the idea of a massive plague/catastrophe wiping out the majority of mankind actually sounds like a great idea. i could go about my day with fewer asshats to put up with and at the very least shit would be tolerable. especially if massachusetts is wiped off the face of the planet, that’s a dream right there. as the book says, it would be no great loss.
and of course, for some reason reading the stand on the subway makes you hyper-aware of every gross, sniffly, snuffly, coughing, sneezing, wheezing, dirtbag there. but, on the other hand, it’s quite the easy book to get lost in. a smooth, quick read that i know like the back of my hand, and still haven’t gotten tired of.
