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Just finished Stephen King's Dark Tower Book 1
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:13 pm
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:13 pm
About to start book 2.
I'm a huge King fan and I'm ashamed to be starting this series so late.
Phenomenal read though. Really looking forward to the second book. I hear it only gets better from here.
I'm a huge King fan and I'm ashamed to be starting this series so late.
Phenomenal read though. Really looking forward to the second book. I hear it only gets better from here.
This post was edited on 5/21/17 at 4:17 pm
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Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:16 pm to Breesus
You just read the best one in the series. All downhill from here.
The one with the train was intense, too.
The one with the train was intense, too.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:41 pm to Breesus
The ending of the first one may be my favorite ending of a book. The Gunslinger was my favorite book in the series by a long shot .
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:44 pm to Breesus
You are in for a treat my friend.
Roland will be your dear friend by the inevitable end. I know he was mine.
Roland will be your dear friend by the inevitable end. I know he was mine.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:57 pm to Breesus
Made it halfway through book 2 but couldn't finish.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:03 pm to Breesus
The series has ups and downs. Well worth your time to read and I wish HBO would get the show.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:57 pm to Breesus
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I hear it only gets better from here.
Not in the slightest. Second, third, and fourth books are fantastic though. After that it becomes a shite sandwich.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 1:44 am to Breesus
The second one is my favorite. It is alot different than the first one, for better or worse. I liked the city settings and time period. I can understand people being disappointed because they were expecting more of the first one.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 6:13 am to Breesus
The second book is my least favorite but it's not bad. The third and fourth are the best of the series IMO.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 9:11 am to Breesus
Huge King fan, just couldn't get into the Dark Tower series.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 9:14 am to Breesus
I thought book 2 was fricking awful.
I'm sorry. I should state - "After feeling a sardonic wind, it was mah-fuhka awful."
Book 1 was great though. I was hooked. Book 2 dragged and dragged. Seemed like it could have been summed up in a few chapters.
After hearing that the ending to the series is awful too, I chose not to move on.
I'm sorry. I should state - "After feeling a sardonic wind, it was mah-fuhka awful."
Book 1 was great though. I was hooked. Book 2 dragged and dragged. Seemed like it could have been summed up in a few chapters.
After hearing that the ending to the series is awful too, I chose not to move on.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 10:06 am to Breesus
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Breesus
One of my favorite series
King makes references to all of his other works throughout the series
i love it
Posted on 4/30/15 at 10:07 am to Breesus
"The man in Black fled across the Desert, and the Gunslinger followed"
might be the greatest opening line of a book ever
might be the greatest opening line of a book ever
Posted on 4/30/15 at 10:11 am to Breesus
I'm going to give this book a try. The Stand is my favorite book of all time.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 10:21 am to Breesus
I read "The Stand" over the last several months.
Very much anticipating the movie with McCaunoghey and Bale tied to it.
Just started "The Gunslinger" Underwhelmed after the stand but I want the whole story on the walkin dude
Very much anticipating the movie with McCaunoghey and Bale tied to it.
Just started "The Gunslinger" Underwhelmed after the stand but I want the whole story on the walkin dude
Posted on 4/30/15 at 10:32 am to Breesus
I just finished the series about a month ago. I disagree with most here. I think the last book was the best, but the whole series is great. And I thought the ending made perfect sense. Wolves is a little slow, but still not bad.
That series really had me caring about all the main characters by the end. Enjoy, it was a great ride.
That series really had me caring about all the main characters by the end. Enjoy, it was a great ride.
This post was edited on 4/30/15 at 10:35 am
Posted on 4/30/15 at 10:49 am to Breesus
The Dark Tower series is the only Stephen King I ever read, but I loved it. The first book was great, but so was the last. There may have been a lull in the middle at some point, but well worth finishing. Luckily, I read the first 6 right before book 7 came out.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 10:58 am to Breesus
I also enjoy the fact that King got the idea from a Robert Browning poem written in 1855 called:
"Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came."
Here is the poem (far too long to post the actual poem)
LINK
Per Wikipedia, that Browning poem was itself inspired by King Lear, written by Shakespeare for the uninitiated among you:
Shakespeare himself took inspiration from a Scandinavian medieval ballad called "Childe Rowland".
Much of this is from Wikipedia, so the last part one could be BS. But there is no question about the connection from King to Browning to Shakespeare.
ETA: Here is the blurb from the Childe Rowland ballad wikipedia page:
"Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came."
Here is the poem (far too long to post the actual poem)
LINK
Per Wikipedia, that Browning poem was itself inspired by King Lear, written by Shakespeare for the uninitiated among you:
quote:
Child Rowland to the dark tower came,
His word was still 'Fie, foh, and fum
I smell the blood of a British man.
— King Lear, Act 3, scene 4
Shakespeare himself took inspiration from a Scandinavian medieval ballad called "Childe Rowland".
Much of this is from Wikipedia, so the last part one could be BS. But there is no question about the connection from King to Browning to Shakespeare.
ETA: Here is the blurb from the Childe Rowland ballad wikipedia page:
quote:
Stephen King has also written about the character Rowland (spelled Roland) in his Dark Tower series, though this explicitly references the Robert Browning 1855 poem. In this sci-fi/fantasy tale, Roland is the last gunslinger on a tireless mission to reach the Dark Tower, the nexus of all worlds. It is perhaps worth noting that, while King seems to have based the novels more on the Browning poem, there are some similarities between Roland's tale and "Childe Rowland," such as the sorcerer "Maerlyn" and an antagonistic "king" figure (represented in the novel by the Crimson King). Also his father's sword is represented by Roland's large .45 revolvers and the Door Upon The Hill is referred to many times as "doors to other whens and wheres", a prominent theme that is explored thoroughly during The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three.
This post was edited on 4/30/15 at 11:01 am
Posted on 4/30/15 at 12:42 pm to Breesus
You need to stop reading the last book when the author tells you to.
Here's a fun fact: The character "Erron Black" from Mortal Kombat X is an interpretation of Roland.
Here's a fun fact: The character "Erron Black" from Mortal Kombat X is an interpretation of Roland.
This post was edited on 4/30/15 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 4/30/15 at 12:53 pm to Breesus
The first four books are the best; my favorite was Wizard and Glass. I read books 5 and 6 but lost interest in finishing the series, based on what I had heard of the final book and the way the series just lost appeal to me after book 4.
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