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that's what the ladies call my ramrod!!!!! |
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I don't often read fiction, but I loved the gunslinger. I think I stopped somewhere in the middle of the 2nd book... with odetta's body splitting into two bodies or something, near that part. The giant lumbering bear description was cool... I guess it brought too much city/regular life into the fantasy desert world of the gunslinger, going through door portals and what have you. Stephen king must write 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
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I have to bring this topic back up cause I'm getting goose bumps =oD Anyone else read DT's ? |
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why is it dark, my man? You packign a bit to much summer fudge? |
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fucking wicked. i am in desperate need of the next dark tower book. |
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oooo yeah have you read the prologue ? You can read it on the link jar posted |
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bump.... The last book was just kinda like a flashback, that made me a little disapointed, but it was very good |
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Thankee sai |
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They're my favourite series of works. 'The Gunslinger' is brilliant cause it's so far removed from anything else King has done and the imagery and the way it sets things up is brilliant. 'Drawing Of The Three' I think is superbly plotted and realised, while 'The Waste Lands' has some great scenes in it, especially the first half of the book. 'Wizard And Glass' is my favourite though - I think you either love or hate that book, and it blew my tiny brain through the top of my head. 'Wolves Of The Calla' next then, which has some familiar sounding stuff in it ('Low Men').... hope King holds to his promise and releases the remaining three like, three months apart. Whoo hoo! |
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I cant wait!!!!! In interviews he said that the tower series has always been his favorite work. And that almost all books he wrote come from it in some way. These books ROCK MY SOCKS! |
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cool i'm currently reading the gunslinger. |
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when I first read the gunslinger I thought it was quite boring (Jar made me read it !) but when I read the first few pages of The Drawing Of The 3 I couldent put it down I'm getting all tingley just thinking about it EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ! |
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That’s funny, I just read the first two books last week. I started “The Wastelands” last night. I agree, I wasn’t that into this series until I started book 2. I couldn’t put down “Drawing of Three.” Very different from his other stuff. I heard that books 5 and 6 are in the publishers hands. I hope this is true. So far book 2 has my vote. I really like Eddie, good character development, although I’m not too convinced in his love for Odetta. Maybe it’s just me. |
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I didn't read that link Jarworski posted 'till after I posted. Thanks for the update....... |
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ive read all of the ones out my favourite is book two my favourite king stuff i sorta like his epic storys like the stand, and the dark tower |
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Dark Tower Volumes I - IV Viking will reissue hardcover editions of the first four volumes of the Dark Tower Series, Plume will reissue Trade paperback editions as well. And. . . Stephen's added material to The Gunslinger. Stephen explains: "Here's the scoop on the new material I've added to The Gunslinger. The idea was to bring The Gunslinger in line with the material in the new books as well as the material in the first four. The other thing I wanted to do was to rewrite to some degree for language because I always felt it had a different feel than the other books because I was so young when I wrote it. The material is about an additional 10% (about 35 manuscript pages) with changes on almost every page." AND : 2004 June: Wolves of the Calla (Volume V of The Dark Tower series) Trade Paperback, Scribner Updated: 18 February 2003 Sometime in Summer: Song of Susannah (Volume VI of The Dark Tower series) PUBLICATION IN NOVEMBER IS STILL TENTATIVE. Updated: 15 October 2002 Hardcover Novel, Donald M. Grant Publishers Updated: 18 February 2003 November: The Dark Tower (Volume VII of The Dark Tower Series) Hardcover Novel, Donald M. Grant Publishers Updated: 17 October 2002 Updated: 18 February 2003 |
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King's site has been updated, it looks a lot better and has a dark tower site within it. Pretty cool - |
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did anybody read the original gunslinger AND the rewrite? |
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i only read the original - it's only flaw it that it lacks continuity a bit, but that's only because it was written over the span of a couple of years as individual short story installments - i heard the rewrite doesn't change too much of the plot, but makes it flow more evenly and ties it in a bit better with the rest of the series. but, ah, the dark tower, what a fantastic series indeed. roland has to be one of my favourite fictional characters EVER. this is one series i've never been able to put down. i'm glad to hear the other three books are near completion, but only one will be released each year. doesn't matter - someone told me King said that even if he died TOMORROW, that the rest of the Dark Tower series would still be published. |
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wizard and glass really disappointed me... but i'm sure this book will brighten my days |
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i actually just finished a short story about Roland in "everything is eventual" a good primer to get me back in the mood for this series |
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Yep, the rewritten one is pretty fucking crappy if you ask me. |
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I haven't read this... I'm a big Stephen King fan, but haven't gotten through it... I started the first book, but never finished it... maybe I will someday! 'It' is my favorite book by him! |
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has anyone heard any of the music off this 'territories'? i downloaded one track--it was crap. |
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It's out. I saw it in Smiths and could not buy it as it's ordered. Amazon haven't delivered yet. I want it NOW! |
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it's out tomorrow here. saw king on goodmorning america *chokes*, and it pissed me fof, cuz they cut his interview right when he started talking about the book itself... when they came back, it was some crap about schol lunches or something. they didn't even feel the need to explain it. |
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wooohoooo its between this novel and going to see revolutions! uh i'm going with sk. |
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I dunno about in other countries but over here's it's FUCKing expensive, £25 (admittedly with £7 off, first day too). Glad we went with Amazon as it only cost £12.50. And there's like, 12 illustrations scattered throughout the book on glossy paper. OoooOOOo! |
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why have i never heard of Dark Tower? |
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AAAAAAAARGH! |
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ah... Stephen King books. Never read any of his books but i've been meaning to for a while. Would Dark Tower be a good starting point? |
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YESSSSSSSSSS its his lord of the rings. the thing hell be remembered for 1000 years form now. |
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Probably.... not. If I was you I'd do them in chronological order, that's always best. |
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its very surreal, almost salvador dali-esque at points. a mix of spaghetti western, david lynch, horror, survival type film (cast away) at points, and mystery. his best work, by FAR!!!!!!!1 |
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which is the first Dark Tower book? What kind of books are they? Typical horror or something else? |
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which is the first Dark Tower book? What kind of books are they? Typical horror or something else? |
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which is the first Dark Tower book? What kind of books are they? Typical horror or something else? |
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lets see... by Stephen King I've read Salems Lot, Desperation, It, The Green Mile... a bunch of short stories... and I've started but never finished a bunch of other books... I think those are the only ones I've finished by him... my favorite book out of those is It... it's about 1100 pages or so I believe, and I read it in a little over a week... I was totally into it! So yeah, start with It first is my feeling... that is if the massive length doesn't intimidate you! |
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lets see... by Stephen King I've read Salems Lot, Desperation, It, The Green Mile... a bunch of short stories... and I've started but never finished a bunch of other books... I think those are the only ones I've finished by him... my favorite book out of those is It... it's about 1100 pages or so I believe, and I read it in a little over a week... I was totally into it! So yeah, start with It first is my feeling... that is if the massive length doesn't intimidate you! |
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sorry for the tripple post :) |
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Calm down lad! The series is: The Gunslinger The Drawing Of The Three The Waste Lands Wizard And Glass Wolves Of The Calla Song Of Susannah The Dark Tower The last two are unreleased. |
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lets see... by Stephen King I've read Salems Lot, Desperation, It, The Green Mile... a bunch of short stories... and I've started but never finished a bunch of other books... I think those are the only ones I've finished by him... my favorite book out of those is It... it's about 1100 pages or so I believe, and I read it in a little over a week... I was totally into it! So yeah, start with It first is my feeling... that is if the massive length doesn't intimidate you! |
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it wasn't just me :) |
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yeah, I'm sorry for the triple post as well! :) |
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panta: did you read my decription? very gothic western, with weird genre splices. |
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panta claus.... |
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yes, sorry. must have posted at the same time. Sounds excelent, almost like the perfect book :) I'll definately have to start reading them. I didn't know where to start with his books but now i do, thanks. |
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book 4 hints at the wizard of oz, even... weird stuff. very dark, very lynch. |
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"very dark, very lynch." it just gets better and better! *runs to the shop to buy all of them* |
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