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Title: Too much like "The Stand" in plot and characters!
Review: I liked the book (didn't LOVE it, like I did "The Stand"), but it is not something I would read again as I have some of his other books. Speaking of "The Stand", this book was, to me, just an updated version of that same plot. Population dwindles (The Pulse replaces Captain Tripps), those left are "good versus evil", and we even have the Harvard Man taking the place of Randall Flagg! Too many similarities for me. I wanted to read a new plot, with new twists, and not just an updated version of something that he already wrote; albeit, many years ago. The initial premise was good, but the development of the story was like déjà vu to anyone who has read "The Stand". Come on, Mr. King, aren't there enough NEW scary things out there for you write about!?
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