M-O-O-N spells…
As a voracious reader, I have read my share of Stephen King novels. I thoroughly 
enjoyed reading his early novels like Salem’s Lot and The Shining. Carrie was an interesting story but had been made into a movie by the time I actually got around to reading it. At the time, anything with John Travolta aka Vinny Barbarino was not worth watching. But that is another story. When I got around to reading The Stand, I was amazed at the richness of the characters and the good versus evil story line. I think that Stephen King did his best work on that novel.
For those who are not as bibliophilic, The Stand is about a government designed flu bug named Captain Trips that escapes from a secret lab and kills off most of the Earth’s population. The survivors are those who have a natural immunity to the epidemic are mysteriously called to either Boulder, Colorado to God’s camp or Las Vegas to the devil’s camp. It was pretty much split right down the continental divide. Each side tries to get civilization up and running but with different motives. In Boulder, they get the corpses cleaned up, the power on and try to resume a normal life. In Las Vegas, they clean up, get the power on and start to amass weapons to conquer the other camp. The outcome of the final battle will certainly restore your faith if you ever have doubts.
Although the characters range from a recently crowned pop star, a pregnant teen, an overweight teenager with teenage fantasies, a Texas cowboy, and a pyromaniac named
Trash Can Man, my favorite character is named Tom Cullen. Tom is a mildly retarded strapping young man who connects with a deaf and dumb man named Nick Andros. Tom Cullen is light hearted and will do anything for his friends. When he is happy he spouts of MOON spells and substitutes the word he wants into the phrase. He also ends up being the hero of the book. So MOON spells read this novel. Don’t be afraid of the length. The time will zoom by and you will be left wanting more. Also, get the unabridged version. The original publication was shortened by the editor. What was cut out was included in a later version. It adds significantly to the splendor and vividness of the story.
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enjoyed reading his early novels like Salem’s Lot and The Shining. Carrie was an interesting story but had been made into a movie by the time I actually got around to reading it. At the time, anything with John Travolta aka Vinny Barbarino was not worth watching. But that is another story. When I got around to reading The Stand, I was amazed at the richness of the characters and the good versus evil story line. I think that Stephen King did his best work on that novel.For those who are not as bibliophilic, The Stand is about a government designed flu bug named Captain Trips that escapes from a secret lab and kills off most of the Earth’s population. The survivors are those who have a natural immunity to the epidemic are mysteriously called to either Boulder, Colorado to God’s camp or Las Vegas to the devil’s camp. It was pretty much split right down the continental divide. Each side tries to get civilization up and running but with different motives. In Boulder, they get the corpses cleaned up, the power on and try to resume a normal life. In Las Vegas, they clean up, get the power on and start to amass weapons to conquer the other camp. The outcome of the final battle will certainly restore your faith if you ever have doubts.
Although the characters range from a recently crowned pop star, a pregnant teen, an overweight teenager with teenage fantasies, a Texas cowboy, and a pyromaniac named
Trash Can Man, my favorite character is named Tom Cullen. Tom is a mildly retarded strapping young man who connects with a deaf and dumb man named Nick Andros. Tom Cullen is light hearted and will do anything for his friends. When he is happy he spouts of MOON spells and substitutes the word he wants into the phrase. He also ends up being the hero of the book. So MOON spells read this novel. Don’t be afraid of the length. The time will zoom by and you will be left wanting more. Also, get the unabridged version. The original publication was shortened by the editor. What was cut out was included in a later version. It adds significantly to the splendor and vividness of the story.Icool
Cobb
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