Reply #34: i recall that when the book debuted,

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I was given a hardback copy as a birthday present. When I read it, I was somehow unsatisfied, figuring that King's 'The Shining' was going to be the best of his work. when the unabridged version was published, the book made sense and was 'complete' in a literary sense.

The character development in The Stand was about the finest I've ever read in the genre.

The restoration of the chapters which had been cut changed the whole tenor of the book...unbelievable that that could happen to an emerging literary personality such as king. Imagine what must happen to other authors.

I see Sanjay Gupta has flown to Mexico City...that should help matters. He'll be filtering the truth in no time at all...