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The Stand: Complete and Uncut by Stephen King is about 472,376 words and it is in no way too long.
King is a great writer, but I find his books too slow and too long. For example, Salem's Lot, which I did finish, spends about 3/5 of the book in the buildup of character before anything much happens. Then it's a mad dash to finish it, which is too rushed.
The Dark Tower is good, but grim, and so long. DNF.
The Stand. So slow. DNF. I prefer The Postman by Brin.
I prefer King's short works: The Long Walk and Shawshank classics.
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