Content The stand

Cockeye · 08-06-2010, 06:56 PM

Thinking of buying stephen king's the stand kindle edition for my ipad - but it doesn't make it clear if its the uncut re-release or the original.

Could anyone enlighten me? Thanks in advance.

carld · 08-06-2010, 08:26 PM

Based on this review I'd say it's the latest updated unabridged version. It's right at the top of my list of all-time favorite books.

Quote:

From Publishers Weekly
In its 1978 incarnation, The Stand was a healthy, hefty 823-pager. Now, King and Doubleday are republishing The Stand in the gigantic version in which, according to King, it was originally written. Not true . The same excellent tale of the walking dude, the chemical warfare weapon called superflu and the confrontation between its survivors has been updated to 1990, so references to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Reagan years, Roger Rabbit and AIDS are unnecessarily forced into the mouths of King's late-'70s characters. That said, the extra 400 or so pages of subplots, character development, conversation, interior dialogue, spiritual soul-searching, blood, bone and gristle make King's best novel better still. A new beginning adds verisimilitude to an already frighteningly believable story, while a new ending opens up possibilities for a sequel. Sheer size makes an Everest of the whole deal. BOMC selection, QPB main selection.

foghat · 08-06-2010, 09:55 PM

^ yep. Plus the free excerpts include Stephen Kings forward talking about what the differences are.

bspline · 08-07-2010, 05:01 AM

it is the uncut. I have it.

Cockeye · 08-08-2010, 05:40 PM

Cheers! Thank you!

08-06-2010, 06:56 PM	#1
Cockeye Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: IPad	The stand Thinking of buying stephen king's the stand kindle edition for my ipad - but it doesn't make it clear if its the uncut re-release or the original. Could anyone enlighten me? Thanks in advance.

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08-06-2010, 09:55 PM	#3
foghat Evangelist Posts: 464 Karma: 1006520 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: Kindle PW3	^ yep. Plus the free excerpts include Stephen Kings forward talking about what the differences are.

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bspline Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 12 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Palo Alto, CA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPads and iPhones	it is the uncut. I have it.

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Cockeye Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: IPad	Cheers! Thank you!

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