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Randal Flagg in The Stand by Steven King is referred to as "the last magician of rational thought".

i am the best boot title there is
and i came in a nice package as well

markfiend wrote:Randal Flagg in The Stand by Steven King is referred to as "the last magician of rational thought".

didn't know that, thanks. i've read more bad king novels -that is to say, badly written- than good ones and only bother picking them up on recommendation. does the stand get the meercat's literary stamp of approval?

it should do - one of my all time faves. If not THE.

streamline wrote:it should do - one of my all time faves. If not THE.

nah, the talisman (with peter straub) is his best

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:didn't know that, thanks. i've read more bad king novels -that is to say, badly written- than good ones and only bother picking them up on recommendation. does the stand get the meercat's literary stamp of approval?

Meh.



It's OK but tends to over-long (Doesn't all King's stuff? )

Frankly I don't really read King any more; I gave most of my copies of his books (among about five hundred others) to Oxfam last time we moved house. The Stand wasn't one that I kept if that's any help.

Quiff Boy wrote:

streamline wrote:it should do - one of my all time faves. If not THE.

nah, the talisman (with peter straub) is his best

Yup, forgot about that one

The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.

The desert was the apotheosis of all deserts, huge, standing to the sky for what looked like eternity in all directions. It was white and blinding and waterless and without feature save for the faint, cloudy haze of the mountains which sketched themselves on the horizon and the devil-grass which brought sweet dreams, nightmares, death. An occasional tombstone sign pointed the way, for once the drifted track that cut its way through the thick crust of alkali had been a highway. Coaches and buckas had followed it. The world had moved on since then. The world had emptied.

The above is from the Dark Tower - The Gunslinger.

Although the Last Magician Of Rational Thought is from Stand, It was actually The Dark Tower series that led to Palazzograssi naming their 3rd release after Randall Flagg.

Donald DeFreeze

Stephen King, The Stand (1978, p916)

“Mother Abagail calls him [Randall Flagg] the devil's pawn,” this strong, masculine voice said, originating somehow in the old woman's
wasted chest and emerging from her toothless mouth. “Maybe he's just the last magician of rational thought, gathering the tools of
technology against us. Maybe he's something more, something darker. I only know that he is. And I no longer think that sociology or
psychology or any other ology will put a stop to him. I think only white magic will do that.”

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eastmidswhizzkid wrote: ↑25 Feb 2009, 13:44

markfiend wrote:Randal Flagg in The Stand by Steven King is referred to as "the last magician of rational thought".

didn't know that, thanks. i've read more bad king novels -that is to say, badly written- than good ones and only bother picking them up on recommendation. does the stand get the meercat's literary stamp of approval?

The Stand has a famously bad ending that will make you want to pull your eyes out.
Everything prior to that is fairly enjoyable though

czuczu wrote: ↑07 Nov 2022, 12:22

eastmidswhizzkid wrote: ↑25 Feb 2009, 13:44

markfiend wrote:Randal Flagg in The Stand by Steven King is referred to as "the last magician of rational thought".

didn't know that, thanks. i've read more bad king novels -that is to say, badly written- than good ones and only bother picking them up on recommendation. does the stand get the meercat's literary stamp of approval?

The Stand has a famously bad ending that will make you want to pull your eyes out.
Everything prior to that is fairly enjoyable though

wow serious thread/quote necro! in the 13 years between i still havent read the book...

eastmidswhizzkid wrote: ↑07 Nov 2022, 16:03

czuczu wrote: ↑07 Nov 2022, 12:22

eastmidswhizzkid wrote: ↑25 Feb 2009, 13:44
didn't know that, thanks. i've read more bad king novels -that is to say, badly written- than good ones and only bother picking them up on recommendation. does the stand get the meercat's literary stamp of approval?

The Stand has a famously bad ending that will make you want to pull your eyes out.
Everything prior to that is fairly enjoyable though

wow serious thread/quote necro! in the 13 years between i still havent read the book...

Anything post-93 will always be 'new' here