Originally Posted by jljack
My personal Stephen King favorite is "The Stand". The character development and intricacies of the story make it so very believable. I have seen the movie about 4 times, and it goes 3 hours!! His very best by far.....but then again, Stand By Me was also great!! Wonderful story!
I too claim "The Stand" as my all time favorite SK book. For the very reasons you say as well. I have read it 4 different times. One time I got the flu while reading it! Talk about having the crap scared out of you!