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SLOW READ: The Stand (Chapters 26 - 34)
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- Slow Read: The Stand
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- Feb 9, 2026
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Welcome to SLOW READ , where we tackle the books you’ve always wanted to read at a pace you can handle. Hosted by Sarah Stewart Holland and Laura Tremaine We are currently reading The Stand by Stephen King (unabridged version) You can find our full Reading Schedule here Join the SLOW READ community on Substack for bonus episodes, book club meetings, and Side Quests with Sarah & Laura ____ If you prefer to read instead of listen, below is a cleaned up transcript of the episodes as well as links to all the books and Substacks we mentioned in this episode…and several fun bonus links and videos! Mentioned in this episode: The Road by Cormac McCarthy Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Water World Watership Down by Richard Adams One Battle After Another Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Monsters A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer ____ Sarah: Hello, I am Sarah Stewart-Holland. Laura: And I’m Laura Tremaine. Welcome to Slow Read , where we tackle the books you’ve always wanted to read at a pace you can handle. We are currently reading The Stand by Stephen King, and today we’re going to talk about Chapters 26 through 34 . Sarah: Things are getting real gruesome as society fully collapses. We’re going to talk about that and the maggots and the swelling and the “bonbons” of bodies. And hopefully get to all that before we go “tharn.” Did I say that right? Laura: I think you did say that right. Can I just say, first of all, this section has probably one of the worst scenes in the whole book. It’s short, but it’s awful. And as I was reading this section, all I could think was: I’m really worried that I told all the readers that this book isn’t very scary. Sarah:…