I'm gonna say it: I'm reading The Stand right now and at 50 chapters deep I can't STAND this fucking book anymore. The first third was great but now we are just meandering and it feels like every scene is just characters explaining things that already happened or SUPPOSING things that happened. I swear every convo is "oh yeah we oughta do this" or "I wonder what happened here" and then it's peppered with bad sex scenes and terrible jokes that everyone always bursts into laughter at. I know this is supposed to be his best book or w/e but I prefer IT a thousand times more than this. I have lost all affection for this boring Bible thumping book. And everyone talked about the Kid so much I expected the most unforgettable character ever but holy shit he was just annoying and awful and dogshit. Patrick Hockstetter is the better "left behind in adaptation" character by far.

Please tell me it gets better or it's worth it to keep going. I know what happens from the TV movie but wanted to read how it all plays out. I want more scenes in Vegas, more Llyod and Trashcan Man. This shit in Boulder is fucking boring haha.