The Stand (Mini-Review)

The Stand is a novel written by Stephen King. It follows the outbreak of a virus nicknamed Captain Trips that quickly kills the majority of the world’s population. But those who died were the lucky ones as the survivors are caught in the ultimate battle of good versus evil.

This is my first time re-reading The Stand since I was a teenager. While I had forgotten a good majority of the book, there were small moments that had really stuck with me over the years. Such as M-O-O-N, Frances “Frannie” Goldsmith’s soon to be ex saying he expected not to leave the room for the weekend, and Larry…