The Stand is my all time favorite Stephen King novel, I cracked the cover when I was fifteenish and didn't expect to get through the
first chapter, it was summer vacation from school, raining outside so I had to find something to do.
I never put the book down and spent the better part of the next three days engulfed in the story, the characters, the good, the evil and I remember
wondering if this could come true.
Having grown older and a little wiser, the wonder isn't there anymore, but I don't think it is the times that changed, I think the adults of the
time, King included were wise enough to see this scenario as a possibility, it just took some time for my life and experiences to catch up to the
story.
I highly recommend this novel, thanks S.King