There's some great writing here, of places, people, and a very believable meshing of reality and fantasy.
And yet after a while it gets a bit boring, especially in the middle section. There's doesn't seem to be enough story to justify 1000+ pages. Perhaps the original version was better since this one could certainly do with 200-300 pages of trimming.
There's not an awful lot of originality in the story, and the bad-guy is actually rather disappointing. The book ends well, but then carries on for another 100 pages!Get more detail about The Stand.
