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The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower - Stephen King


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The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower - Stephen King

 
Description: ISBN 0670032549 / Author: Stephen King / Genre: Sci-Fi / Fantasy

Newest Review: ... set both in a different world to ours, and the same one. That is to say, it's our world, but it has "moved on". ... more

 ... There are many similarities between our present day world and Roland's world, not least a lot of the technology being the same, such as fuel pumps, train tracks etc (although, pretty much anything electronic no longer works) and there being a lot of pop culture references (Hey Jude, the hit for the Beatles is mentioned quite a lot in this book, and also throughout the series). Throughout this book, Roland is chasing "the man in black" across a desert, and as the story goes on you really feel the urgency with w...more

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stellaandjoey
Premium Review The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower - Stephen King: A good read! (168 words)
by - written on 29/01/08 (Useful, 57 readings)
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The dark tower. The gunslinger. The first part of the dark tower series is 'The gunslinger'. The story is set in a fantasy world about 'Roland of Gilead' the last of the gunslingers. The hero is on a quest to find the mysterious dark tower whilst also hunting 'The man in black', who you don't get introduced to until near the end. On his quest 'The gunslinger' meets other strange and wonderful characters which make the book more readable, one of them being 'Jake' a kid from New York, who finds himself in this strange world. Although i thought the book was fantastic it seemed at times the story wasn't progressing, but towards the end it picked up again and i couldn't ...  Read the complete review

pmcds
Crowned Review Roland of Gilead starts his eternal quest (1466 words)
by - written on 20/12/08 (Very useful, 127 readings)
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Many authors have embarked on what they see as their ultimate works, usually in the form of a lengthy tale, a saga of epic and memorable proportions. One of the most renowned authors in the literary world, who usually writes in the field of horror, is Stephen King, and for many years he plotted his ultimate works, which we now know as The Dark Tower. Publication of these works was completed in 2004, as the seventh episode was published, but for us, it started in 1982 with the limited edition copy of the first book in the series: The Gunslinger. Upon release of the mass market paperback of The Gunslinger in 1988, King's works started an immediate cult ...  Read the complete review

I+Like+Blue
Crowned Review The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower - Stephen King: Roland Of Gilead (1738 words)
by - written on 07/12/05 (Very useful, 2252 readings)
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Although quite an avid reader of Stephen King stories over the years I have to admit, like others, I was a late arrival to the Dark Tower epic. I'm not really sure why I kind of avoided this story either. I think it may have been a combination of things including thinking that King had started to lose his touch, I thought I would never find the time to commit my time to reading and continue reading such an epic and quite simply at the time it just didn't appeal to me. About 6 months ago or thereabouts however, Waterstones were having one of their regular 3 for 2 offers and as I was lacking in inspiration or motivation to read anything else I decided to buy ...  Read the complete review

sandemp
Premium Review The first steps on a long road. (1304 words)
by - written on 12/11/05 (Very useful, 518 readings)
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Before I start the review proper, I'm going to let you in on the (not so) secret fact, that I am a huge fan of the works of Stephen King, and have read almost everything he has ever written (including some non-fiction). After reading that statement, you might be surprised that until this month I had never managed to read any of the books in the Dark Tower series. But it's true, I'm not really sure why I hadn't, I suppose part of it is that I like my books to be as self-contained as possible, and another part was that the series isn't actually complete as yet. However, the main reason was that I was very reluctant to pay the asking price of £6.99 for this, the first, ...  Read the complete review

Sue+Ellen
Premium Review The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower - Stephen King: "Do You Believe In An Afterlife?" "I Think Th ... (977 words)
by - written on 06/04/01 (Very useful, 125 readings)
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I feel that any comments about me being Stephen King’s number one fan would be inappropriate right now, seeing as I’ve only just read this book. Oops! Better late than never, though, eh? With no further ado... The first line tells the story: “The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” There was something in those few words that drew me in as soon as I’d read them; maybe it was as if the very simplicity of the statement implied something huge hidden behind it. It raised immediate questions like: Who are these people? Why is the man in black fleeing? Is the gunslinger the man in black’s friend or his ...  Read the complete review

 

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