What better way to start off my new blog then with a reaction to the most famous novel of the apocalypse ever? I am talking about Stephen Kings masterwork The Stand. I would say it has the number 1 spot in my love of apocalyptic reading. I especially loved it when he told me loud and clear not to buy it right up front in the new edition. I was ready for it not to have the characters in the book doing new and fantastic things; I would however have liked a bit of editing.This next part is for you Mr. King.
Mr. King: I really enjoyed the book and loved the 'complete and uncut' version but I was wondering why you didn't fix the gigantic glaring mistake when you went back through it? I'm talking about Harold Louder's Permacover notebook here. Yes, the same one that he wrote out his pathetic apology/suicide note. Now, Mr. King you wrote that Harold writes in this notebook in chapter 64. He says how sorry he is and how he was misled. Signs his name 'Hawk'. Then, 'he puts the notebook into the Triumph's saddlebag. He capped the pen and clipped it into his pocket.' Then shoots himself in the mouth. Later when Larry Underwood, Glen Bateman, Ralph Brentner, and Stu Redman were making their trek to Las Vegas they stumble on, who else, Harold Louder. What do they find? Harold's buzzard ravaged corpse. And get this (from chapter 72) 'The buzzards had worked him over pretty well, but Harold still clutched the Permacover notebook in one stiffening hand'. So my question here is, how could Harold put the notebook in the saddlebag and shoot himself yet still have it in his hand when the boys found him? Why didn't you fix this in the 'uncut' version? Just wondering if you could clear this up for me.
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Just found this blog googling "Permacover Notebook" after reading the same passage in Chapter 72. Glaring error, really annoyed me.
Wow thought perhaps I was the only one who'd noticed it.
Came here after googling permacover notebook as I have no clue what it actually is. Didn't realise about the mistake you mention, but yeah, pretty big.
Doing my first read of The Stand after reading the Gunslinger series this summer. Found your post when I googled this exact issue. It’s silly how much it bothers me. There was also a moment where Dayna mentioned no one drank hard liquor twice really aggressively in like a two page span and I thought that was odd too. Almost like he forgot he mentioned it the first time. Alright off to read the last 100 pages. Thanks for posting!
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