Wednesday, April 6, 2011

The Stand of Things to Come

Ben: Okay so should I start plowing through THE STAND or should I wait for DARTOWER 4.5 to come out first?

Ben: *DARTOWER IV.V

Me: Start on The Stand mos def.

Me: The new book is apparently set between 4 and 5.

Me: Plus I'm sure you'll still be reading The Stand long after it comes out.

Ben: Doesn't it come out in a year?

Me: Yes.

Ben: Fuck that shit.

Me: People say The Stand is his best book.

Ben: Sigh.

Me: The man in black is one of the main characters, there's a lot in book 4 you won't understand without it.

Ben: Haha.

Ben: So you are saying it is less tangentially related to DARTOWER than EYE OF THE DRAGON or 'SALEM'S LOT?

Me: Yes.

Me: 'SALEM'S LOT is more relevant to book 5 anyway.

Ben: Wait so you're saying that the priest doesn't show up until book fucking five?

Ben: *V

Me: Yes.

Ben: Then why does the official reading order recommend SL directly after II rather than after IV?

Me: Because Hearts in Atlantis is also relevant to book V and the only space left was between II and III.

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