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The Dark Tower #2
The Drawing of the Three
In this sequel to The Gunslinger, Roland of Gilead must search the beach of the Western Ocean to find the three people he is destined to collect on his quest to find the Dark Tower. Each of the three has a dark and sinister edge, and Roland must deal with each of them while simultaneous trying to keep himself alive in his own world. His interactions with the three become increasingly difficult, as does keeping himself alive! This is another fantastic fantasy book and an excellent addition to the series.
463 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1987
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About the author
Stephen King
2,572听books872k听followersStephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family was at the time, and in Stratford, Connecticut. When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, Maine, for good. Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King was persuaded by her sisters to take over the physical care of them. Other family members provided a small house in Durham and financial support. After Stephen's grandparents passed away, Mrs. King found work in the kitchens of Pineland, a nearby residential facility for the mentally challenged.
Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also active in student politics, serving as a member of the Student Senate. He came to support the anti-war movement on the Orono campus, arriving at his stance from a conservative view that the war in Vietnam was unconstitutional. He graduated in 1970, with a B.A. in English and qualified to teach on the high school level. A draft board examination immediately post-graduation found him 4-F on grounds of high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and punctured eardrums.
He met Tabitha Spruce in the stacks of the Fogler Library at the University, where they both worked as students; they married in January of 1971. As Stephen was unable to find placement as a teacher immediately, the Kings lived on his earnings as a laborer at an industrial laundry, and her student loan and savings, with an occasional boost from a short story sale to men's magazines.
Stephen made his first professional short story sale ("The Glass Floor") to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967. Throughout the early years of his marriage, he continued to sell stories to men's magazines. Many were gathered into the Night Shift collection or appeared in other anthologies.
In the fall of 1971, Stephen began teaching English at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and to work on novels.
Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also active in student politics, serving as a member of the Student Senate. He came to support the anti-war movement on the Orono campus, arriving at his stance from a conservative view that the war in Vietnam was unconstitutional. He graduated in 1970, with a B.A. in English and qualified to teach on the high school level. A draft board examination immediately post-graduation found him 4-F on grounds of high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and punctured eardrums.
He met Tabitha Spruce in the stacks of the Fogler Library at the University, where they both worked as students; they married in January of 1971. As Stephen was unable to find placement as a teacher immediately, the Kings lived on his earnings as a laborer at an industrial laundry, and her student loan and savings, with an occasional boost from a short story sale to men's magazines.
Stephen made his first professional short story sale ("The Glass Floor") to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967. Throughout the early years of his marriage, he continued to sell stories to men's magazines. Many were gathered into the Night Shift collection or appeared in other anthologies.
In the fall of 1971, Stephen began teaching English at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and to work on novels.
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December 9, 2021
(B-) 71% | Satisfactory
Notes: It plays tunes of discomfort by pulses and shrieks, sagging for lengths in its middle but picking up pace near the end.
Notes: It plays tunes of discomfort by pulses and shrieks, sagging for lengths in its middle but picking up pace near the end.
February 21, 2025
The Drawing of Three is a stunning literary accomplishment; even the second time around. Truly reread GOLD!
Earlier:
I know at the beginning of the year I said I wasn't going to reread the same Stephen King books over and over again.
What can I say? I'm a Tower Junkie and I need my fix.
Original:
The Drawing of Three, the second installment of King's Epic Adult Fantasy, The Dark Tower series, blew me away.
From start to finish, I was drawn in with these characters and felt their worlds falling into place around me.
We meet Eddie and Susannah within these pages, who will journey with Roland on his epic quest to reach the Dark Tower with the hopes of being able to save the worlds.
The format of this book, the way the different parts and chapters were organized, the way we are introduced to and learn about the new characters is absolutely brilliant and classic King.
I am very glad that I began this book immediately after finishing The Gunslinger as it literally picks up directly where that book left off.
There are countless fine details in these books, I feel it is almost necessary to read them back-to-back in order to keep track of everything.
As for me, I have already begun the next book in the series, The Waste Lands, and it is proving thus far to be equal in the epic scope of its prose as the first two books.
My journey to the tower continues. Have you started yours?
Earlier:
I know at the beginning of the year I said I wasn't going to reread the same Stephen King books over and over again.
What can I say? I'm a Tower Junkie and I need my fix.
Original:
The Drawing of Three, the second installment of King's Epic Adult Fantasy, The Dark Tower series, blew me away.
From start to finish, I was drawn in with these characters and felt their worlds falling into place around me.
We meet Eddie and Susannah within these pages, who will journey with Roland on his epic quest to reach the Dark Tower with the hopes of being able to save the worlds.
The format of this book, the way the different parts and chapters were organized, the way we are introduced to and learn about the new characters is absolutely brilliant and classic King.
I am very glad that I began this book immediately after finishing The Gunslinger as it literally picks up directly where that book left off.
There are countless fine details in these books, I feel it is almost necessary to read them back-to-back in order to keep track of everything.
As for me, I have already begun the next book in the series, The Waste Lands, and it is proving thus far to be equal in the epic scope of its prose as the first two books.
My journey to the tower continues. Have you started yours?
January 30, 2020
English () / Italiano
The story resumes exactly where it ended up with : on a beach. Roland wakes up after a sleep that maybe lasted years, with the only aim of recruiting the Three, without whom the journey to the Dark Tower cannot continue...
I was right to say in my review to the first chapter of the "Dark Tower" that there would be a turning point in subsequent volumes, and that "The Gunslinger" represented a sort of introduction in which nothing was clearly revealed. And in fact, with "The Drawing of the Three", the genius move arrives right on time like a clockwork. Nay, the "eureka" moments, which I don't want to spoiler here, are nunmerous. The scenario changes radically... really radically! Believe me, after just about thirty pages you will have such a boost that you will realize what kind of genius is the author of the book you have in your hands (if you have not yet realized it).
Every time I ask myself the usual question: Stephen... how on earth your writing comes into your head? We are going to see incredible things.
Vote: 8
La storia riprende esattamente da dove si era conclusa con : su una spiaggia. Il pistolero si sveglia dopo un sonno che forse 猫 durato anni con l'unico scopo di reclutare i tre, senza i quali il viaggio verso la Torre Nera non potr脿 continuare...
Avevo ragione a sostenere nella mia recensione al primo capitolo della serie "La Torre Nera" che nei volumi successivi ci sarebbe stata una svolta, che "L'Ultimo cavaliere" rappresentava una sorta di introduzione nella quale nulla veniva rivelato apertamente. E difatti con "La Chiamata dei Tre, puntuale come un orologio svizzero, arriva la genialata. Anzi, i lampi di genio, che non sto qui a spoilerare per non rovinare il gusto al lettore, sono molteplici. L'ambientazione cambia radicalmente... ma radicalmente proprio! Credetemi sulla parola se dico che dopo appena una trentina di pagine subirete una tale botta da far maturare in voi la consapevolezza di che razza di genio sia l'autore del libro che avete per le mani (se ancora non ne eravate consapevoli, s'intende).
E niente, ogni volta finisco per farmi la solita domanda: Stephen... come cavolo ti viene in mente quello che scrivi? Ne vedremo delle belle.
Voto: 8
May 17, 2020
Characterizationality at it麓s best prepares the stage for entering the masters麓 universe.
It has more of stories surrounding the 2 main protagonists, whose paths continually come closer, than a plot driven horror novel, but how we get to meet them shows Kings麓 ingenuity. Years have passed since I麓ve read it and I can still vividly remember them, feel and fear with them.
Mental illness is both a difficult to describe and to deal with topic and King uses the full potential by switching between different personalities that seem so vivid and different that it creeps the hell out of the reader.
Addiction is another topic King is often referring to due to his experiences and the shivering cold turkey character is one of the closest manifestations of King himself who used to integrate much of his personal life in his novels. He wrote this piece at the height of his multidrug alcohol cocaine prescription drug phase that nearly destroyed his life, health, and marriage and the credible and realistic description of cold turkey and the craving for more was part of his real life. I麓ve just quit smoking, but I immediately found myself again in one of the best anti-drug commercials ever.
One of the reasons one doesn麓t often read detailed descriptions of this topics is how hard they must to describe, the balance between exaggeration and downplaying, unwanted satire and belittling, or just not generating credibility for the character switches, cravings, and especially the performing of the protagonist fitting to the personal circumstances.
Roland, of course, is , but it麓s more the novel of the junkie and the schizophrenic than the one of the revolver man, leaving him in the second row, leaving much room for the presentation of the trinity of the desperate.
The switching between reality and the alternate universe adds dynamic to the setting and prepares for entering the land of messed up, weird fantasy and terrors, and King is playing around with to give the partly eventless exposition more kicks, something he mostly stopped in his later works. These elements of elder literature that strongly influenced him, the use of allegories, mostly vanished due to using more general MacGuffins麓 and Chekhovs麓 and mostly just characters. That麓s not bad, he evolved, but I
sometimes miss this classy old storytelling style that has a more unique touch than the still great, but more disposable newer works.
Lucky you, you are not just still looking forward to meeting some pretty weird fellows, but have the whole Dark Tower series, that is lifting at exactly this moment, before you. But I can reread too, ha! Not as if that would be close to the magic of the first time, especially as I am so selfless and altruistic of remembering much of it to motivate you to read it and lose even more of this feeling that way, a thank you would be really appropriate, but please leave me the illusion.
Tropes show how literature is conceptualized and created and which mixture of elements makes works and genres unique:
It has more of stories surrounding the 2 main protagonists, whose paths continually come closer, than a plot driven horror novel, but how we get to meet them shows Kings麓 ingenuity. Years have passed since I麓ve read it and I can still vividly remember them, feel and fear with them.
Mental illness is both a difficult to describe and to deal with topic and King uses the full potential by switching between different personalities that seem so vivid and different that it creeps the hell out of the reader.
Addiction is another topic King is often referring to due to his experiences and the shivering cold turkey character is one of the closest manifestations of King himself who used to integrate much of his personal life in his novels. He wrote this piece at the height of his multidrug alcohol cocaine prescription drug phase that nearly destroyed his life, health, and marriage and the credible and realistic description of cold turkey and the craving for more was part of his real life. I麓ve just quit smoking, but I immediately found myself again in one of the best anti-drug commercials ever.
One of the reasons one doesn麓t often read detailed descriptions of this topics is how hard they must to describe, the balance between exaggeration and downplaying, unwanted satire and belittling, or just not generating credibility for the character switches, cravings, and especially the performing of the protagonist fitting to the personal circumstances.
Roland, of course, is , but it麓s more the novel of the junkie and the schizophrenic than the one of the revolver man, leaving him in the second row, leaving much room for the presentation of the trinity of the desperate.
The switching between reality and the alternate universe adds dynamic to the setting and prepares for entering the land of messed up, weird fantasy and terrors, and King is playing around with to give the partly eventless exposition more kicks, something he mostly stopped in his later works. These elements of elder literature that strongly influenced him, the use of allegories, mostly vanished due to using more general MacGuffins麓 and Chekhovs麓 and mostly just characters. That麓s not bad, he evolved, but I
sometimes miss this classy old storytelling style that has a more unique touch than the still great, but more disposable newer works.
Lucky you, you are not just still looking forward to meeting some pretty weird fellows, but have the whole Dark Tower series, that is lifting at exactly this moment, before you. But I can reread too, ha! Not as if that would be close to the magic of the first time, especially as I am so selfless and altruistic of remembering much of it to motivate you to read it and lose even more of this feeling that way, a thank you would be really appropriate, but please leave me the illusion.
Tropes show how literature is conceptualized and created and which mixture of elements makes works and genres unique:
December 28, 2017
What the hell did I just read?
The Drawing of the Three is as far as I can tell, a unique literary experience.
The second book in King鈥檚 The Dark Tower series, published 5 years after , this really begins The Dark Tower series. From my limited experience at having ready two of these, and myself more than two years in between, The Gunslinger seems like a prologue, a table setting. Maybe, just maybe, The Gunslinger is to The Dark Tower series as The Hobbit is to The Lord of the Rings. I don鈥檛 know yet, I鈥檝e just read through the first two and I鈥檓 still processing what I鈥檝e experienced.
Processing what has just been read is an imperative as the book is set down. Stephen King has created a singular narrative, told with alternating perspectives, diverse language structures and rich in metaphor, allegory and symbolism. King鈥檚 wildly fantastic world building is in The Drawing of the Three more connected to our world than the largely disconnected and more purely imaginary setting of the first book.
King鈥檚 second work then gains definition along with the connection to our world, as a framing device or a boundary that more strictly delineates what is fantastic and what is mundane. And King chooses as his 鈥渕undane鈥� a series of grotesques: a junkie, a mentally unstable victim, and a monstrous sociopath, and Roland is the fulcrum about which these levers and torques join the fantastic to the real.
King鈥檚 narrative and characterization powers are in full display in The Drawing of the Three. The reader encounters a mature writer seeking to expand his already broad horizons.
I鈥檒l accept King鈥檚 invitation to discover The Dark Tower in the world that has moved on.
The Drawing of the Three is as far as I can tell, a unique literary experience.
The second book in King鈥檚 The Dark Tower series, published 5 years after , this really begins The Dark Tower series. From my limited experience at having ready two of these, and myself more than two years in between, The Gunslinger seems like a prologue, a table setting. Maybe, just maybe, The Gunslinger is to The Dark Tower series as The Hobbit is to The Lord of the Rings. I don鈥檛 know yet, I鈥檝e just read through the first two and I鈥檓 still processing what I鈥檝e experienced.
Processing what has just been read is an imperative as the book is set down. Stephen King has created a singular narrative, told with alternating perspectives, diverse language structures and rich in metaphor, allegory and symbolism. King鈥檚 wildly fantastic world building is in The Drawing of the Three more connected to our world than the largely disconnected and more purely imaginary setting of the first book.
King鈥檚 second work then gains definition along with the connection to our world, as a framing device or a boundary that more strictly delineates what is fantastic and what is mundane. And King chooses as his 鈥渕undane鈥� a series of grotesques: a junkie, a mentally unstable victim, and a monstrous sociopath, and Roland is the fulcrum about which these levers and torques join the fantastic to the real.
King鈥檚 narrative and characterization powers are in full display in The Drawing of the Three. The reader encounters a mature writer seeking to expand his already broad horizons.
I鈥檒l accept King鈥檚 invitation to discover The Dark Tower in the world that has moved on.
October 30, 2021
2020 review: 鈥淲hat we like to think of ourselves and what we really are rarely have much in common...鈥� 鈥� Stephen King, The Drawing of the Three
After the rather off-key, disjointed but ultimately the warm-up that was the '' readers had to wait for years for part two, and boy were they rewarded! King goes full dark fantasy mode with excerpts of very well crafted horror in this, the most insane, exhilarating, ground-breaking walk down a beach ever!
King holds nothing back in regards to Roland's single-mindedness and the devastation that he leaves in his wake; the supporting cast is like nothing you've seen before, all multi-dimensional and highly intriguing from the off. But, it is the story, that drives this and makes it a special book, even on third reading, the twists, the shocks, the reveals were a joy to rediscover. Onwards to the Tower. 10 out of 12. >Five Star Read<
After the rather off-key, disjointed but ultimately the warm-up that was the '' readers had to wait for years for part two, and boy were they rewarded! King goes full dark fantasy mode with excerpts of very well crafted horror in this, the most insane, exhilarating, ground-breaking walk down a beach ever!
King holds nothing back in regards to Roland's single-mindedness and the devastation that he leaves in his wake; the supporting cast is like nothing you've seen before, all multi-dimensional and highly intriguing from the off. But, it is the story, that drives this and makes it a special book, even on third reading, the twists, the shocks, the reveals were a joy to rediscover. Onwards to the Tower. 10 out of 12. >Five Star Read<
December 3, 2021
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2), Stephen King
The Drawing of the Three is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King, the second book in The Dark Tower series, published by Grant in 1987.
The book begins less than seven hours after the end of The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger after The Man in Black has described The Gunslinger's fate using tarot cards.
Roland wakes up on a beach, and he is suddenly attacked by a strange, lobster-like creature, which he dubs a "lobstrosity." He kills the creature, but not before losing the index and middle fingers of his right hand and most of his right big toe. His untreated wounds soon become infected.
Feverish and losing strength, Roland continues north along the beach, where he eventually encounters three doors.
Each door opens onto New York City at different periods in time (1987, 1964 and 1977, respectively). As Roland passes through these doors, he brings back the companions who will join him on his quest to the Dark Tower.
The first door (labeled "The Prisoner") brings Eddie Dean, a young heroin addict in the process of smuggling cocaine into New York for the drug lord Enrico Balazar.
Roland brings Eddie back through the door so Eddie can hide the cocaine and get through a customs inspection, but the agents become suspicious and subject him to a lengthy interrogation and surveillance.
Balazar learns of these events and kidnaps Eddie's heavily addicted older brother Henry to force Eddie to deliver the drugs.
At Balazar's bar, Eddie claims he can produce the drugs from the bathroom. Eddie is strip-searched and the bathroom torn apart, and no drugs are found.
Eddie is eventually allowed to enter the bathroom completely naked and accompanied by one of Balazar's henchmen.
In the bathroom, Eddie forcibly drags the henchman into the Gunslinger's world.
During the brief scuffle, the henchman is injured by Roland and then eaten alive by the lobstrosities.
Eddie and Roland re-enter the bathroom and, overhearing that Henry has died from an accidental heroin overdose given by Balazar's men, engage in a lengthy but victorious shootout.
While still mourning the death of his brother, Eddie decides to throw his lot in with Roland.
Before the pair return through the door, they acquire some antibiotics Balazar kept in his bathroom for addicts who have acquired infections from IV needle use.
With Eddie tending to him, Roland slowly recovers from his infection. ...
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The Drawing of the Three is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King, the second book in The Dark Tower series, published by Grant in 1987.
The book begins less than seven hours after the end of The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger after The Man in Black has described The Gunslinger's fate using tarot cards.
Roland wakes up on a beach, and he is suddenly attacked by a strange, lobster-like creature, which he dubs a "lobstrosity." He kills the creature, but not before losing the index and middle fingers of his right hand and most of his right big toe. His untreated wounds soon become infected.
Feverish and losing strength, Roland continues north along the beach, where he eventually encounters three doors.
Each door opens onto New York City at different periods in time (1987, 1964 and 1977, respectively). As Roland passes through these doors, he brings back the companions who will join him on his quest to the Dark Tower.
The first door (labeled "The Prisoner") brings Eddie Dean, a young heroin addict in the process of smuggling cocaine into New York for the drug lord Enrico Balazar.
Roland brings Eddie back through the door so Eddie can hide the cocaine and get through a customs inspection, but the agents become suspicious and subject him to a lengthy interrogation and surveillance.
Balazar learns of these events and kidnaps Eddie's heavily addicted older brother Henry to force Eddie to deliver the drugs.
At Balazar's bar, Eddie claims he can produce the drugs from the bathroom. Eddie is strip-searched and the bathroom torn apart, and no drugs are found.
Eddie is eventually allowed to enter the bathroom completely naked and accompanied by one of Balazar's henchmen.
In the bathroom, Eddie forcibly drags the henchman into the Gunslinger's world.
During the brief scuffle, the henchman is injured by Roland and then eaten alive by the lobstrosities.
Eddie and Roland re-enter the bathroom and, overhearing that Henry has died from an accidental heroin overdose given by Balazar's men, engage in a lengthy but victorious shootout.
While still mourning the death of his brother, Eddie decides to throw his lot in with Roland.
Before the pair return through the door, they acquire some antibiotics Balazar kept in his bathroom for addicts who have acquired infections from IV needle use.
With Eddie tending to him, Roland slowly recovers from his infection. ...
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鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 26/01/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 11/09/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
December 10, 2023
Imagine this: You are the world鈥檚 last gunslinger, on the most obsessive quest one can ever think of, injured and half-dead from blood poisoning 鈥� and you see a free-standing door on a deserted lobstrosity-infested beach that seems destined to be your final resting place. The door that seems to lead to nowhere, hinged on empty space. What do you do?
Yeah, I thought so. Of course you go through.
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As much as I got a kick out of bleak and feverishly surreal postapocalyptic world of , what King does in this book was way more fun. He takes the last gunslinger, the 鈥淭ower junkie鈥� Roland of Gilead and throws him into our world, and the collision of Roland and the 20th century works quite lovely.
Having reached the Man in Black after a sacrifice of a young child in the relentless obsessive pursuit of that legendary Dark Tower, Roland ends up on a desolate beach, short a couple fingers and a toe and full of rapidly spreading infection thanks to a brief but memorable encounter with certain lobstrosities (did I mention how much I love King鈥檚 easy play with words and situations, combining horror and ridiculousness?) 鈥� and is about to fulfill his quest to draw three from 鈥渙ur world鈥� to continue his madman鈥檚 pursuit of the Tower. And so he visits New York in 1987, 1964 and 1977 - mostly through the eyes of a young heroin addict Eddie Dean (about to be in some deep shit smuggling cocaine on the plane), Civil Rights activist Odetta Holmes (who has split personality with very unpleasant alter self - 鈥渢he snakepit of hate and revulsion鈥�), and Jack Mort (a monster in human form who has deep ties to quite a few parts of this story and a horrifyingly revolting 鈥渉obby鈥�) 鈥� all while trying to not die from starvation, disease and Detta Walker in his reality.
To those who expected more of the same feel of this can be a bit of a jolt. This is no longer written by a very young King inspired by spaghetti Westerns and being all bleakly literary. This is King as we know and love him. The tone, the language 鈥� everything is different thanks to the inclusion of the 20th century perspective and point of view. The bleak seriousness is mostly gone 鈥� instead we get King鈥檚 snappy wordings, humor, a bit of grotesqueness and overwhelming feeling of reality - strange, yes, but reality nevertheless - that replaces the surreal dreamlike feel of its predecessor.
This is King playing with the world in that instantly recognizable way that is his trademark.
This is the book where the quest for the Dark Tower really begins, the real first chapter following the extended prologue that was . And this is the book where Roland of Gilead really comes to life, leaving the enigmatic Clint Eastwood-like detached and cold antihero behind and instead feeling like an actual living person, human at his core.
And the real soul of Dark Tower books as far as I am concerned is introduced. Meet Eddie Dean, a former heroin junkie who, after some toilet humor and deadly naked shootout joins Roland semi-unwillingly on this quest. Eddie, whose chapters at the beginning made me howl in laughter as I am easily entertained, proudly unsophisticated and do not turn my nose up at bathroom humor. Eddie, who is lost and scared and yet brave and loyal, resilient and adaptable, who gives much-needed reality checks and a bit of gallows humor. And that bond he forges with Roland has actually touched me. Eddie and Roland, I love the team you guys make.
The deep annoyance - more than I recalled - came this time from Odetta/Detta. I forgot how terribly annoying both of them were, and how emotionally draining and exhausting Detta鈥檚 chapters are 鈥� and forever grateful to King for . And yes, the case of insta-love between Eddie and Odetta is a bit of a misstep, as those love declarations come faster than those on 鈥淭he Bachelor鈥� 鈥� but hell, I鈥檒l blame that all-reaching ka for it (or, as Eddie would aptly out it, 鈥渒aka鈥�).
And yeah, all that lobstrosities talk is really putting me in the mood for seafood.
4 stars. And now on to my favorite of the series, - Shardik and Lud and Blaine the Pain.
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My review of The Gunslinger: /review/show...
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Buddy reread with Fiona.
Yeah, I thought so. Of course you go through.
鈥榃ell,鈥� Eddie said, 鈥榳hat was behind Door Number One wasn鈥檛 so hot, and what was behind Door Number Two was even worse, so now, instead of quitting like sane people, we鈥檙e going to go right on ahead and check out Door Number Three. The way things have been going, I think it鈥檚 likely to be something like Godzilla or Ghidra the Three-Headed Monster, but I鈥檓 an optimist. I鈥檓 still hoping for the stainless steel cookware.鈥�
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As much as I got a kick out of bleak and feverishly surreal postapocalyptic world of , what King does in this book was way more fun. He takes the last gunslinger, the 鈥淭ower junkie鈥� Roland of Gilead and throws him into our world, and the collision of Roland and the 20th century works quite lovely.
鈥淗ere is another one ready to die for you, Roland. What great wrong did you ever do that you should inspire such terrible loyalty in so many?鈥�
Having reached the Man in Black after a sacrifice of a young child in the relentless obsessive pursuit of that legendary Dark Tower, Roland ends up on a desolate beach, short a couple fingers and a toe and full of rapidly spreading infection thanks to a brief but memorable encounter with certain lobstrosities (did I mention how much I love King鈥檚 easy play with words and situations, combining horror and ridiculousness?) 鈥� and is about to fulfill his quest to draw three from 鈥渙ur world鈥� to continue his madman鈥檚 pursuit of the Tower. And so he visits New York in 1987, 1964 and 1977 - mostly through the eyes of a young heroin addict Eddie Dean (about to be in some deep shit smuggling cocaine on the plane), Civil Rights activist Odetta Holmes (who has split personality with very unpleasant alter self - 鈥渢he snakepit of hate and revulsion鈥�), and Jack Mort (a monster in human form who has deep ties to quite a few parts of this story and a horrifyingly revolting 鈥渉obby鈥�) 鈥� all while trying to not die from starvation, disease and Detta Walker in his reality.
鈥淗e had heard of drug stores getting held up for speed, for Bennies, for half a dozen other things (including Mrs. Rathbun's pre颅cious Valium), but he thought this might be the first penicil颅lin robbery in history.鈥�
(Keflex is actually not penicillin, Mr. King, but I鈥檒l let it stand.)
To those who expected more of the same feel of this can be a bit of a jolt. This is no longer written by a very young King inspired by spaghetti Westerns and being all bleakly literary. This is King as we know and love him. The tone, the language 鈥� everything is different thanks to the inclusion of the 20th century perspective and point of view. The bleak seriousness is mostly gone 鈥� instead we get King鈥檚 snappy wordings, humor, a bit of grotesqueness and overwhelming feeling of reality - strange, yes, but reality nevertheless - that replaces the surreal dreamlike feel of its predecessor.
This is King playing with the world in that instantly recognizable way that is his trademark.
This is the book where the quest for the Dark Tower really begins, the real first chapter following the extended prologue that was . And this is the book where Roland of Gilead really comes to life, leaving the enigmatic Clint Eastwood-like detached and cold antihero behind and instead feeling like an actual living person, human at his core.
鈥淭here are people who need people to need them. The reason you don't understand is because you're not one of those people. You'd use me and then toss me away like a paper bag if that's what it came down to. God fucked you, my friend. You're just smart enough so it would hurt you to do that, and just hard enough so you'd go ahead and do it anyway. You wouldn't be able to help yourself. If I was lying on the beach there and screaming for help, you'd walk over me if I was between you and your goddam Tower. Isn't that pretty close to the truth?鈥�
And the real soul of Dark Tower books as far as I am concerned is introduced. Meet Eddie Dean, a former heroin junkie who, after some toilet humor and deadly naked shootout joins Roland semi-unwillingly on this quest. Eddie, whose chapters at the beginning made me howl in laughter as I am easily entertained, proudly unsophisticated and do not turn my nose up at bathroom humor. Eddie, who is lost and scared and yet brave and loyal, resilient and adaptable, who gives much-needed reality checks and a bit of gallows humor. And that bond he forges with Roland has actually touched me. Eddie and Roland, I love the team you guys make.
The deep annoyance - more than I recalled - came this time from Odetta/Detta. I forgot how terribly annoying both of them were, and how emotionally draining and exhausting Detta鈥檚 chapters are 鈥� and forever grateful to King for . And yes, the case of insta-love between Eddie and Odetta is a bit of a misstep, as those love declarations come faster than those on 鈥淭he Bachelor鈥� 鈥� but hell, I鈥檒l blame that all-reaching ka for it (or, as Eddie would aptly out it, 鈥渒aka鈥�).
And yeah, all that lobstrosities talk is really putting me in the mood for seafood.
4 stars. And now on to my favorite of the series, - Shardik and Lud and Blaine the Pain.
鈥淚f you have given up your heart for the Tower, Roland, you have already lost. A heartless creature is a loveless creature, and a loveless creature is a beast.鈥�
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My review of The Gunslinger: /review/show...
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Buddy reread with Fiona.
December 31, 2024
鈥淭he Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three鈥� by Stephen King is the second novel in my journey to The Dark Tower. I loved 鈥淭he Gunslinger鈥� and knew jumping into this one would continue this epic story.
Before I begin my review, I went a specific route to get the best experience for this book series. If you鈥檙e interested in the best way to conquer The Dark Tower series, here鈥檚 the reading list I finalized after researching this with the help of several longtime Constant Readers, librarians, and many who have agreed this gives you the most memorable reading experience鈥�
The Stand
The Eyes of the Dragon
Insomnia
Hearts in Atlantis
鈥楽alem鈥檚 Lot
The Talisman
Black House
Everything's Eventual (The Little Sisters of Eluria)
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
Charlie the Choo-Choo
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
Here are the trigger warnings I found while reading 鈥淭he Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three鈥�...
- Drugs
- Homophobic slurs
- Racial Slurs
If any of these trigger you, please don鈥檛 read this book. Moving along, I loved how, just like in 鈥淭he Gunslinger,鈥� King explained his thought process for creating The Dark Tower series, what influenced him, and more. It's a great way to hear all this before jumping in, and once I did, I became hooked.
The start of this novel in New York City was so awesome! I鈥檓 a native New Yorker, and it felt like I was reading something straight out of the movie 鈥淕oodfellas.鈥� I love mafia/mob movies, so this was written brilliantly to convey that. I loved everything about this part of the book and how each door had a different vibe, scene, and unique characters.
Each door has its own story, making it feel like three stories in one. King pushed the envelope with the storytelling here, especially with the continuation of Roland鈥檚 story. I love his character the most; everything he endured in 鈥淭he Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three鈥� was insane.
There鈥檚 a ton of action and dark fantasy horror in this story, which made my horror heart happy, especially when it came to Jack Mort. Mort is easily one of the creepiest, most insane, and most memorable antagonists I鈥檝e read since the man in black. Talk about a vile villain with scenes of gore and violence that were next level with everything involving him.
Don鈥檛 worry, I鈥檇 never spoil anything, but I was blown away between that and a plot twist towards the end that explains a lot in the first book of the series. That was fantastic, and again, it leaves me wanting more. This was another breeze reading since I could not put it down. I now see why everyone loves The Dark Tower series since this is a lot to unpack, but it鈥檚 been fast-paced reading. I鈥檓 excited to read more, especially with how this ended, since my head is swirling with unanswered questions.
I give 鈥淭he Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three鈥� by Stephen King a 5/5 for being one hell of a jam-packed read. It has everything I love in a horror novel, from monsters, action, crazy villains, a great story, and more on my favorite series character, Roland, the gunslinger.
Now, if you鈥檒l excuse me, I finally saw what a Drawing of the Three looks like, and it鈥檚 time to grab an iced coffee for a trip to the Waste Lands.
Before I begin my review, I went a specific route to get the best experience for this book series. If you鈥檙e interested in the best way to conquer The Dark Tower series, here鈥檚 the reading list I finalized after researching this with the help of several longtime Constant Readers, librarians, and many who have agreed this gives you the most memorable reading experience鈥�
The Stand
The Eyes of the Dragon
Insomnia
Hearts in Atlantis
鈥楽alem鈥檚 Lot
The Talisman
Black House
Everything's Eventual (The Little Sisters of Eluria)
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
Charlie the Choo-Choo
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
Here are the trigger warnings I found while reading 鈥淭he Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three鈥�...
- Drugs
- Homophobic slurs
- Racial Slurs
If any of these trigger you, please don鈥檛 read this book. Moving along, I loved how, just like in 鈥淭he Gunslinger,鈥� King explained his thought process for creating The Dark Tower series, what influenced him, and more. It's a great way to hear all this before jumping in, and once I did, I became hooked.
The start of this novel in New York City was so awesome! I鈥檓 a native New Yorker, and it felt like I was reading something straight out of the movie 鈥淕oodfellas.鈥� I love mafia/mob movies, so this was written brilliantly to convey that. I loved everything about this part of the book and how each door had a different vibe, scene, and unique characters.
Each door has its own story, making it feel like three stories in one. King pushed the envelope with the storytelling here, especially with the continuation of Roland鈥檚 story. I love his character the most; everything he endured in 鈥淭he Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three鈥� was insane.
There鈥檚 a ton of action and dark fantasy horror in this story, which made my horror heart happy, especially when it came to Jack Mort. Mort is easily one of the creepiest, most insane, and most memorable antagonists I鈥檝e read since the man in black. Talk about a vile villain with scenes of gore and violence that were next level with everything involving him.
Don鈥檛 worry, I鈥檇 never spoil anything, but I was blown away between that and a plot twist towards the end that explains a lot in the first book of the series. That was fantastic, and again, it leaves me wanting more. This was another breeze reading since I could not put it down. I now see why everyone loves The Dark Tower series since this is a lot to unpack, but it鈥檚 been fast-paced reading. I鈥檓 excited to read more, especially with how this ended, since my head is swirling with unanswered questions.
I give 鈥淭he Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three鈥� by Stephen King a 5/5 for being one hell of a jam-packed read. It has everything I love in a horror novel, from monsters, action, crazy villains, a great story, and more on my favorite series character, Roland, the gunslinger.
Now, if you鈥檒l excuse me, I finally saw what a Drawing of the Three looks like, and it鈥檚 time to grab an iced coffee for a trip to the Waste Lands.
February 27, 2017
When a very close friend lists a book as an ALL-TIME FAVORITE!!...the pressure to love it, and give it a review deserving of its fabulous-ness, is immense...when that very close friend is the gloooooorious Stepheny- the pressure is OFF THE CHARTS!!!! Anyone familiar with her- will know EXACTLY what I mean. ;)
...So here goes nothing *deep breath*...
THE DRAWING OF THE THREE- the second book in The Dark Tower series- takes place seven hours after we last left Roland Deschain in The Gunslinger. The Man in Black had laid his cards on the table (so to speak)...and trust him or not, Roland is going to follow his lead...
Roland wakes up on the beach, and immediately knows he has a BIG problem! Lobster-like creatures are attacking him...and before he can react to the strangeness of the situation- he has lost two of his fingers and a big toe. Now he has to worry about tending to his wounds before infection sets in. And now he has to worry about dying- before he can follow through with THE DRAWING OF THE THREE...
First Door (1987)- The Prisoner: Eddie Dean- Eddie is a young heroin addict who is traveling by air, attempting to smuggle cocaine into New York for the drug lord Enrico Balazar...but the flight attendants are becoming a little bit suspicious of him, and Roland is going to have to step in to get Eddie out of some veeeeeeery hot water.
Second Door (1964)- The Lady of Shadows: Odetta Holmes- Odetta is a wealthy, wheelchair-bound black woman, missing her legs below the knees- after being pushed in front of a subway train. Odetta is completely unaware that she has an alternate personality "Detta Walker" who is veeeeeeeeeeeery different from the normal, kind, sweet, Odetta- in fact Detta is downright dangerous.
Third Door (1977)- The Pusher: Jack Mort (Mort meaning "death" in French)- Jack is a sociopath...who's relevance becomes clear- as soon as Roland sees what Jack has been up to in his evil little demented life.
Each door- brings a new person into Roland's world..and each person brings a new set of problems Roland must overcome. Let the good times begin!!
For all you GOOD-Readers that were less than over-joyed with The Gunslinger...please please please- just try to get past that hurdle, because what is in store for you in- THE DRAWING OF THE THREE, is sooooooo worth the ride!!!
...And...Thank you! Thank you! Thank you...to Quick Draw Stepheny- and my other fellow buddy-reading pals-Calamity Bev, Jumpin' Jeff, and Straight Shootin' Susan -for making this journey soooooooo much more fun than it would have ever been alone.
...So here goes nothing *deep breath*...
THE DRAWING OF THE THREE- the second book in The Dark Tower series- takes place seven hours after we last left Roland Deschain in The Gunslinger. The Man in Black had laid his cards on the table (so to speak)...and trust him or not, Roland is going to follow his lead...
Roland wakes up on the beach, and immediately knows he has a BIG problem! Lobster-like creatures are attacking him...and before he can react to the strangeness of the situation- he has lost two of his fingers and a big toe. Now he has to worry about tending to his wounds before infection sets in. And now he has to worry about dying- before he can follow through with THE DRAWING OF THE THREE...
First Door (1987)- The Prisoner: Eddie Dean- Eddie is a young heroin addict who is traveling by air, attempting to smuggle cocaine into New York for the drug lord Enrico Balazar...but the flight attendants are becoming a little bit suspicious of him, and Roland is going to have to step in to get Eddie out of some veeeeeeery hot water.
Second Door (1964)- The Lady of Shadows: Odetta Holmes- Odetta is a wealthy, wheelchair-bound black woman, missing her legs below the knees- after being pushed in front of a subway train. Odetta is completely unaware that she has an alternate personality "Detta Walker" who is veeeeeeeeeeeery different from the normal, kind, sweet, Odetta- in fact Detta is downright dangerous.
Third Door (1977)- The Pusher: Jack Mort (Mort meaning "death" in French)- Jack is a sociopath...who's relevance becomes clear- as soon as Roland sees what Jack has been up to in his evil little demented life.
Each door- brings a new person into Roland's world..and each person brings a new set of problems Roland must overcome. Let the good times begin!!
For all you GOOD-Readers that were less than over-joyed with The Gunslinger...please please please- just try to get past that hurdle, because what is in store for you in- THE DRAWING OF THE THREE, is sooooooo worth the ride!!!
...And...Thank you! Thank you! Thank you...to Quick Draw Stepheny- and my other fellow buddy-reading pals-Calamity Bev, Jumpin' Jeff, and Straight Shootin' Susan -for making this journey soooooooo much more fun than it would have ever been alone.
September 1, 2015
Mid-World General Emergency Room - 9:19 PM
鈥淪tep in here, please. What鈥檚 your name?鈥�
鈥淩oland Deschain.鈥�
鈥淎nd do you have any allergies, Mr. Deschain?鈥�
鈥淣辞.鈥�
鈥淎nd when鈥�..wait a second. Roland Deschain? The last gunslinger? The guy who is on a quest to find the Dark Tower?鈥�
鈥淭hat鈥檚 me.鈥�
鈥淲ow. This is an honor. I mean, I see a lot of scum and mutants come through here. Especially since the world has moved on and all that, but to get Roland the gunslinger in here as a patient? That鈥檚 just crazy! I can鈥檛 wait to tell everyone that I actually met you.鈥�
鈥淭hanks, doctor.鈥�
鈥淵ou鈥檙e looking pretty rough, Roland. I guess this questing gig must be a bitch. So what I can help you with?鈥�
鈥淲ell, I got my hand and my foot kind of torn up.鈥�
鈥淗oly man Jesus, Roland! That damn hand is mangled, dude! And your foot isn鈥檛 much better. What happened? Did the man in black do this to you? Or were you jumped by demons?鈥�
鈥淎ctually, it was a creature that came out of the ocean and attacked me on a beach.鈥�
鈥淲as it like some kind of giant mutant magic alligator? Because you are fucked up, son.鈥�
鈥淣o, it was kind of a weird lobster/prawn/scorpion creature.鈥�
鈥淭hat鈥檚 nasty! How big was it? Like the size of a horse? Bigger?鈥�
鈥淣o, like a dog.鈥�
鈥淛ust dog sized? How big a dog?鈥�
鈥淯h鈥鈥檓 not sure. Like a good sized collie, maybe?鈥�
鈥淲ell, I鈥檒l bet there was a bunch of them, right? Like a couple of dozen?鈥�
鈥淣o. I mean, there鈥檚 lots of them on the beach at night, but it was just one that did this.鈥�
鈥淥ne lobster monster did all this? Why didn鈥檛 you just shoot it?鈥�
鈥淢y guns and shells got all wet and wouldn鈥檛 fire.鈥�
鈥淥h, that explains it. You must have been like in the ocean fighting off a giant squid thing or sea mutants or pirate demons, right? Then your guns got all wet and when you dragged yourself out of the water, this damn lobster-whatever came up on your blind side, right?鈥�
鈥淯h, not exactly. I fell asleep on the beach and then the tide came in. That鈥檚 when my guns and bullets got soaked. Then when I was trying to wake up and get out of the water, the lobster-whatsis came over and started biting me.鈥�
鈥淟et me get this straight. You鈥檙e Roland, the last gunslinger. The baddest mother walking Mid-World. A guy who has slaughtered entire towns and hordes of evil mutants. The man we鈥檙e counting on to get to the Dark Tower (whatever the hell it is) and save us all. But you got your ass handed to you by one dog sized creepy crawlie because you fell asleep on a beach and let your guns get wet? Is that what you鈥檙e saying?鈥�
鈥淯h鈥es. And I think it poisoned me.鈥�
鈥淗uh. Did it take your milk money, too?鈥�
**
After the strange introduction in The Gunslinger, this is where the series really hooked me. Roland has enough answers to get on the path to the Tower as he's reached the ocean, but he's badly injured after being attacked by a psycho lobster. Following what he was told in the last book, Roland manages to travel up the beach and locates literal doors to another world, our world. (Or at least a version pretty close to our world.)
Behind one door is Eddie Dean from the 鈥�80s, a heroin junkie in big trouble with the cops and the mob. The second one has Odetta Holmes, a rich black woman in the early 鈥�60s who doesn鈥檛 let the loss of her legs prevent her from being involved in the civil rights movement. But Odetta has a pretty big bat in her belfry. The final door unlocks a person with a sinister dark side. The increasingly sick Roland will have to hop between worlds to save the ones he鈥檚 been told will be his new companions that he鈥檒l need to reach the Dark Tower.
While the first volume had kind of a dreamy and surreal quality to it, this second book is all tense action with a more grounded vibe thanks to the trips to a world the reader recognizes. What really stands out in this one is that we get another idea of just how committed Roland is to reaching the Tower. Injured, sick and dying, Roland pushes forward on sheer willpower and the extent of his obsession frightens the people he meets.
Even a junkie like Eddie can see that Roland is hooked worse than he is on a different kind of drug:
鈥淭here are people who need people to need them. The reason you don鈥檛 understand is because you鈥檙e not one of those people. You鈥檇 use me and toss me away like a paper bag if that鈥檚 what it came down to. God fucked you, my friend. You鈥檙e just smart enough that it would hurt you to do that, and just hard enough so you鈥檇 go ahead and do it anyway. You wouldn鈥檛 be able to help yourself. If I was lying on that beach there and screaming for help, you鈥檇 walk over me if I was between you and your goddamn Tower.鈥�
Yes, he would, Eddie.
鈥淪tep in here, please. What鈥檚 your name?鈥�
鈥淩oland Deschain.鈥�
鈥淎nd do you have any allergies, Mr. Deschain?鈥�
鈥淣辞.鈥�
鈥淎nd when鈥�..wait a second. Roland Deschain? The last gunslinger? The guy who is on a quest to find the Dark Tower?鈥�
鈥淭hat鈥檚 me.鈥�
鈥淲ow. This is an honor. I mean, I see a lot of scum and mutants come through here. Especially since the world has moved on and all that, but to get Roland the gunslinger in here as a patient? That鈥檚 just crazy! I can鈥檛 wait to tell everyone that I actually met you.鈥�
鈥淭hanks, doctor.鈥�
鈥淵ou鈥檙e looking pretty rough, Roland. I guess this questing gig must be a bitch. So what I can help you with?鈥�
鈥淲ell, I got my hand and my foot kind of torn up.鈥�
鈥淗oly man Jesus, Roland! That damn hand is mangled, dude! And your foot isn鈥檛 much better. What happened? Did the man in black do this to you? Or were you jumped by demons?鈥�
鈥淎ctually, it was a creature that came out of the ocean and attacked me on a beach.鈥�
鈥淲as it like some kind of giant mutant magic alligator? Because you are fucked up, son.鈥�
鈥淣o, it was kind of a weird lobster/prawn/scorpion creature.鈥�
鈥淭hat鈥檚 nasty! How big was it? Like the size of a horse? Bigger?鈥�
鈥淣o, like a dog.鈥�
鈥淛ust dog sized? How big a dog?鈥�
鈥淯h鈥鈥檓 not sure. Like a good sized collie, maybe?鈥�
鈥淲ell, I鈥檒l bet there was a bunch of them, right? Like a couple of dozen?鈥�
鈥淣o. I mean, there鈥檚 lots of them on the beach at night, but it was just one that did this.鈥�
鈥淥ne lobster monster did all this? Why didn鈥檛 you just shoot it?鈥�
鈥淢y guns and shells got all wet and wouldn鈥檛 fire.鈥�
鈥淥h, that explains it. You must have been like in the ocean fighting off a giant squid thing or sea mutants or pirate demons, right? Then your guns got all wet and when you dragged yourself out of the water, this damn lobster-whatever came up on your blind side, right?鈥�
鈥淯h, not exactly. I fell asleep on the beach and then the tide came in. That鈥檚 when my guns and bullets got soaked. Then when I was trying to wake up and get out of the water, the lobster-whatsis came over and started biting me.鈥�
鈥淟et me get this straight. You鈥檙e Roland, the last gunslinger. The baddest mother walking Mid-World. A guy who has slaughtered entire towns and hordes of evil mutants. The man we鈥檙e counting on to get to the Dark Tower (whatever the hell it is) and save us all. But you got your ass handed to you by one dog sized creepy crawlie because you fell asleep on a beach and let your guns get wet? Is that what you鈥檙e saying?鈥�
鈥淯h鈥es. And I think it poisoned me.鈥�
鈥淗uh. Did it take your milk money, too?鈥�
**
After the strange introduction in The Gunslinger, this is where the series really hooked me. Roland has enough answers to get on the path to the Tower as he's reached the ocean, but he's badly injured after being attacked by a psycho lobster. Following what he was told in the last book, Roland manages to travel up the beach and locates literal doors to another world, our world. (Or at least a version pretty close to our world.)
Behind one door is Eddie Dean from the 鈥�80s, a heroin junkie in big trouble with the cops and the mob. The second one has Odetta Holmes, a rich black woman in the early 鈥�60s who doesn鈥檛 let the loss of her legs prevent her from being involved in the civil rights movement. But Odetta has a pretty big bat in her belfry. The final door unlocks a person with a sinister dark side. The increasingly sick Roland will have to hop between worlds to save the ones he鈥檚 been told will be his new companions that he鈥檒l need to reach the Dark Tower.
While the first volume had kind of a dreamy and surreal quality to it, this second book is all tense action with a more grounded vibe thanks to the trips to a world the reader recognizes. What really stands out in this one is that we get another idea of just how committed Roland is to reaching the Tower. Injured, sick and dying, Roland pushes forward on sheer willpower and the extent of his obsession frightens the people he meets.
Even a junkie like Eddie can see that Roland is hooked worse than he is on a different kind of drug:
鈥淭here are people who need people to need them. The reason you don鈥檛 understand is because you鈥檙e not one of those people. You鈥檇 use me and toss me away like a paper bag if that鈥檚 what it came down to. God fucked you, my friend. You鈥檙e just smart enough that it would hurt you to do that, and just hard enough so you鈥檇 go ahead and do it anyway. You wouldn鈥檛 be able to help yourself. If I was lying on that beach there and screaming for help, you鈥檇 walk over me if I was between you and your goddamn Tower.鈥�
Yes, he would, Eddie.
February 18, 2018
Unlike the dry Book One which was following one man in an endless desert;
Here are Three doing so..The More the Merrier indeed.
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賱賲 賷噩賷亘 賱賳丕 丕賱爻賷丿 賰賷賳噩 毓賳 賰賱 丕賱丕爻卅賱丞 賴賳丕 賲乇丞 丕禺乇賷
賲丕賴賵 丕賱亘乇噩責 賵廿賱丕賲 賷乇賲夭責
賲賳 賴賵 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱賲鬲卮丨 亘丕賱爻賵丕丿責 賵賲丕 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱匕賷 鬲丿賵乇 亘賴 丕賱丕丨丿丕孬 賵孬睾乇丕鬲賴 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丐丿賷 廿賱賷 毓丕賱賲賳丕 賮賷 丕夭賲賳丞 賲禺鬲賱賮丞責
賵賲丕 賲毓賳賷 兀賳 "丕賱毓丕賱賲 賯丿 賲囟賷 賱爻亘賷賱賴"責 丕賱匕賷 賷乇丿丿賴丕 丨丕賲賱 丕賱爻賱丕丨 毓賱賷 毓丕賱賲賴 丕賱賲賯賮乇責賵賱賲丕匕丕 毓丕賱賲賳丕 賱賲 賷賲囟 賱匕賱賰責
賱賰賳賴 賷毓鬲乇賮 賮賷 丕賱賲賯丿賲丞 賵賮賷 賰賱 賲乇丞 賷鬲丨丿孬 賮賷賴丕 毓賳 爻賱爻賱鬲賴 丕賱丕孬賷乇丞 鬲賱賰 兀賳 丕賱爻亘毓 賰鬲亘 賲丕賴賲 廿賱丕 賰鬲丕亘 賵丕丨丿..
賱匕丕 賱賳鬲丨賲賱 賯賱賷賱丕
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*丕賱丕卮丕乇丕鬲 丕賱丿賷賳賷丞 賵丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞*
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賰丕賱毓丕丿丞 丕賱爻賷丿 賰賷賳噩 賷毓卮賯 丕賱乇賲夭 賱賱丿賷賳 賵丕賱乇亘 亘卮賰賱 賱丕卅賯
賴賳丕 爻鬲亘丿兀 鬲卮毓乇 丕賳 賮賰乇丞 丕賱亘乇噩 賱賴丕 毓賱丕賯丞 亘丕賱丨賷丕丞
賲賳 禺賱丕賱 乇賲夭 乇噩賱 毓氐丕亘丕鬲 賷賴賵賷 亘賳丕亍 丕亘乇丕噩 賲賳 賰乇賵鬲 丕賱賱毓亘 (丕賱賰賵鬲卮賷賳丞)賵乇睾賲 丕賳賴 賷丨丕賵賱 丕賳 賷噩毓賱賴丕 丕毓賱賷 賲丕 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 賮丕賳賴丕 丿賵賲丕 鬲賴賵賷
賵賴賵 賱丕賷亘丕賱賷
賮毓賱賷 賯賵賱賴 貨 兀賳 賰賱 兀賲 賱毓賳鬲 丕賱乇亘 賱兀賳 丕亘賳賴丕 爻賯胤 氐乇賷毓丕 賮賷 丕賱胤乇賷賯貙 賵賰賱 兀亘 賱毓賳 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱匕賷 鬲爻亘亘 賮賷 賮氐賱賴 賲賳 毓賲賱賴 賱賷氐賷乇 毓丕胤賱丕貙 賵賰賱 胤賮賱 賵賱丿 賵賴賵 賲乇賷囟丕 賲乇囟丕 賲丐賱賲丕 賵鬲爻丕卅賱 '賱賲丕匕丕責'貙 賴匕賴 賴賷 丕賱廿噩丕亘丞. .. 丨賷賵丕鬲賳丕 亘丕賱囟亘胤 賰鬲賱賰 丕賱丕卮賷丕亍 丕賱鬲賷 兀亘賳賷賴丕 "丕亘乇丕噩 丕賱賰賵鬲卮賷賳丞"貙 兀丨賷丕賳丕 鬲爻賯胤 賱爻亘亘.. 賵兀丨賷丕賳丕 鬲爻賯胤 亘賱丕 爻亘亘 毓賱賷 丕賱丕胤賱丕賯
賵賱賰賳 毓賳丿賲丕 賯丕賲 兀丨丿賴賲 亘丕賱賳賮禺 賮賷 亘乇噩 賰賵鬲卮賷賳丞 亘賳丕賴 賲鬲毓賲丿丕 兀爻賯丕胤賴 貙 賯丕賲 乇丨賱 丕賱毓氐丕亘丕鬲 賴匕丕 亘賯鬲賱賴 賮賵乇丕
賮毓賱賷 賯賵賱賴 : 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳 賱賴 丨賯 兀賳 賷亘賳賷 兀卮賷丕亍..貙 賱賰賳 賱賱賴 賵丨丿賴 丨賯 丕賳 賷賴丿賲賴丕
乇亘賲丕 賷賰賵賳 乇噩賱 丕賱毓氐丕亘丕鬲 賲禺胤卅丕..賱賰賳 賴賳丕賰 賮賰乇丞 賲丕..乇賲夭丕 乇亘賲丕
亘賱 賵丕賱賲賱賴賷 丕賱賱賷賱賷 丕賱匕賷 賷丿賷乇 賲賳賴 毓賲賱賷丕鬲賴 賷爻賲賷 亘丕賱亘乇噩 丕賱賲丕卅賱
賴賳丕賰 丕賷囟丕 丕賳鬲賯丕丿丕鬲 賯丿賲鬲 亘卮賰賱 馗乇賷賮 毓賳 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 亘丕賱丕禺氐 毓賳 毓賲賱 丕賱氐賷丿賱賷 賵丕賱丕丿賵賷丞
賵賴賳丕賰 丕卮丕乇丕鬲 賱賱毓賳氐乇賷丞 囟丿 丕賱爻賵丿..賵賲氐乇毓 賰賷賳賷丿賷 丕賱匕賷 賷卮賷乇 賱賴 丕賳賴 "丨丕賲賱 爻賱丕丨"... 賷亘丿賵 丕賳 賲丨胤鬲賷 丕賱賯丕丿賲丞 賱爻鬲賷賮賷賳 賰賷賳噩 爻鬲賰賵賳
22/11/63
賰賲丕 丕賳 賴賳丕賰 丕卮丕乇丞 賱賱爻丕丨乇..乇丕賳丿賱 賮賱丕噩..鬲賳賵賷毓丞 毓賱賷 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱賲鬲卮丨 亘丕賱爻賵丕丿 ..賲爻賷禺 丿噩丕賱 毓丕賱賲 爻鬲賷賮賷賳 賰賷賳噩 丕賱丕胤賵賱
The Stand
賵丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳 賱賷 賮鬲乇丞 丕賯丕賲丞 亘賴 賱賲丿丞 卮賴乇 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賲
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*丕賱賳赖丕賷丞*
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卮丕賴丿 丕賱賮賷賱賲 丕賵 賱丕 鬲卮丕賴丿賴
賱賰賳 丕賱爻賱爻丞 丕賰孬乇 鬲毓賯賷丿丕..賵乇亘賲丕 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲鬲囟丨 賱賰 丕賱氐賵乇丞 丕賰孬乇 爻鬲賰賵賳 丕賰孬乇 丕賲鬲丕毓丕
Actual rating.. 3.5
賲丨賲丿 丕賱毓乇亘賷
賲賳 10 丕睾爻胤爻 2017
丕賱賷 14 丕睾爻胤爻 2017
Here are Three doing so..The More the Merrier indeed.
The Drawing of ThreeOh and it's endless beach this time..with monstrous crabs.. so much fun, trust me :)
賱丕 兀賳賰乇 兀賳 丕賱賮賷賱賲 賴賵 爻亘亘丕 乇卅賷爻賷丕 賱賲鬲丕亘毓鬲賷 賱賱爻賱爻賱丞 乇睾賲 丕賳賴 賰丕賳 賲亘爻胤丕 噩丿丕 賵丿賵賳 賲爻鬲賵賷 毓賲賯 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 爻鬲賷賮賷賳 賰賷賳噩 毓丕賲丕
賱賰賳 丕賱賮賷賱賲 賵囟丨 賯賱賷賱丕 賲賳 賮賰乇丞 "亘乇噩 丕賱馗賱丕賲" 丕賱賲亘賳賷 毓賱賷賴丕 兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 貙 賵賷毓丿賰 亘兀賳 丕賱爻賱爻賱丞 亘賴丕 孬睾乇丕鬲 鬲丐丿賷 賱毓賵丕賱賲 賲賵丕夭賷丞貙 丕夭賲賳丞 賲禺鬲賱賮丞貙 賵丨賵卮 賲鬲賳賰乇丞 亘賷賳賳丕 貙 賵卮賷胤丕賳 賰賱丕爻賷賰賷 賷爻毓賶 賱丿賲丕乇 丕賱毓丕賱賲
亘丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 兀賳 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱丕賵賱 賲賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賰丕賳 賲賲賱丕 噩丿丕... 丨賷孬 賳鬲丕亘毓 乇丨賱丞 丨丕賲賱 丕賱爻賱丕丨貙 乇賵賱丕賳丿貙 毓亘乇 丕賱氐丨乇丕亍 賱賷賱丨賯 亘丕賱卮賷胤丕賳...丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱賲鬲卮丨 亘丕賱爻賵丕丿 (賵丕賱鬲乇) 賵丕賱匕賷 賱丕 賳毓乇賮 賱賲丕匕丕... 賵賱賷匕賴亘 賱亘乇噩 丕賱馗賱丕賲 丕賱賷 賱丕 賷毓賱賲 兀賷賳...賵賱丕 賱賲丕匕丕
賮賷 丕孬賳丕亍 丕賱乇丨賱丞 賷賯丕亘賱 丕賱亘毓囟貙 賷賯鬲賱 丕賱賰孬賷乇賷賳 亘丕賱丕禺氐 亘爻亘亘 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱賲鬲卮丨 亘丕賱爻賵丕丿... 賷賯丕亘賱 賮鬲賷 鬲丕卅賴丕 賮賷 丕賱賱丕毓丕賱賲 丕賱匕賷 賷爻賷乇 亘賴 賱賷賰鬲卮賮 兀賳賴 賲賳 毓丕賱賲賳丕 賵兀丨丿賴賲 賯丕賲 亘丕賱鬲爻亘亘 賮賷 賲氐乇毓賴 鬲丨鬲 爻賷丕乇丞 -亘丕賱胤亘毓 賱賳賱賯 丕賱賱賵賲 毓賱賷 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱賲鬲卮丨 亘丕賱爻賵丕丿-... 孬賲 賷賯丕亘賱 賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱乇噩賱 賳賮爻賴... 丕賵乇丕賯 鬲丕乇賵鬲 賵賯乇丕亍丞 胤丕賱毓 賵孬賱丕孬丞 賷毓丿賴 丕賱乇噩賱 亘賲賯丕亘賱鬲賴賲
丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賷禺鬲賱賮 鬲賲丕賲丕
賷亘丿兀 亘毓丿 睾賮賵丞 丨丕賲賱 丕賱爻賱丕丨 (乇賵賱丕賳丿)亘毓丿 兀賳 賯乇兀 賱賴 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱賲鬲卮丨 亘丕賱爻賵丕丿 丕賱胤丕賱毓..賱賷賰鬲卮賮 丕賳賴 氐丕乇 賴賷賰賱丕 毓馗賲賷丕..賵兀賳賴 賳丕賲 爻鬲丞 毓卮乇 毓丕賲丕!!!! (爻鬲賷賮賷賳 賰賷賳噩 賳賮爻賴 亘賷賳 賰鬲丕亘鬲賴 丕夭亍 丕賱丕賵賱 賵丕賱孬丕賳賷 丕爻鬲睾乇賯 16 毓丕賲丕 )貙 孬賲 賷亘丿兀 乇賵賱丕賳丿 賮賵乇丕 丕爻鬲賰賲丕賱 賲爻賷乇鬲賴 賳丨賵 亘乇噩賴...亘乇噩 丕賱馗賱丕賲
賵賱賰賳賴 賲賯丿乇 賱賴 丕賳 賷賯丕亘賱 3 丕卮禺丕氐... 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 孬賱丕孬 丕亘賵丕亘 爻鬲馗賴乇 賱賴 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱卮丕胤卅 丕賱賱丕賳賴丕卅賷
賵兀賳 賷丨匕乇 賲賳 丕賱爻賱胤毓賵賳丕鬲 丕賱囟禺賲丞 賵兀爻卅賱鬲賴丕 丕賱毓噩賷亘丞
Dad-a-chack? Did-a-chick? Dum-a-chum? Dod-a-chock?
賵丕賱鬲賷 爻鬲鬲爻亘亘 賮賷 丕氐丕亘鬲賴
賱賰賳 丕賱孬賱丕孬丞 丕賱匕賷賳 爻賷賯丕亘賱賴賲 兀賰锟斤拷乇 禺胤乇丕
賲丿賲賳 賴乇賵賷賷賳 賵賲賴乇亘 賰賵賰丕賷賷賳
丕賲乇兀丞 賲氐丕亘丞 亘丕賳賮氐丕賲 賮賷 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞
賵卮禺氐賷丞 爻賷賰賵亘丕鬲賷丞 鬲賯賵賲 亘丿賮毓 丕賱賳丕爻 賱賲賯鬲賱賴丕 兀賵 噩乇丨賴丕 亘卮賰賱 禺胤賷乇
賵賱賰賳 賲丕匕丕 亘毓丿責
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爻鬲鬲賵賯賮 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 亘毓丿 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱丕丨丿丕孬 丕賱賲孬賷乇丞 亘丨賯 賴匕賴 丕賱賲乇丞 -賱丕 丕賳賰乇 賴匕丕 賴賳丕貙 賷亘丿賵 兀賳賴 賮毓賱丕 賰賱賲丕 夭丕丿 丕賱毓丿丿 夭丕丿鬲 丕賱氐丨亘丞貙 賰賱賲丕 氐丕乇 丕賱賵賯鬲 丕賰孬乇 賲乇丨丕 - 賳賴丕賷丞 賲賮鬲賵丨丞
賲丕夭丕賱 乇賵賱丕賳丿...賵賲毓 兀孬賳丕賳 丕禺乇丕賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲乇丞 賮賷 胤乇賷賯賴賲 兀賱賷 賷乇噩 丕賱馗賱丕賲
賱賲 賷噩賷亘 賱賳丕 丕賱爻賷丿 賰賷賳噩 毓賳 賰賱 丕賱丕爻卅賱丞 賴賳丕 賲乇丞 丕禺乇賷
賲丕賴賵 丕賱亘乇噩責 賵廿賱丕賲 賷乇賲夭責
賲賳 賴賵 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱賲鬲卮丨 亘丕賱爻賵丕丿責 賵賲丕 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱匕賷 鬲丿賵乇 亘賴 丕賱丕丨丿丕孬 賵孬睾乇丕鬲賴 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丐丿賷 廿賱賷 毓丕賱賲賳丕 賮賷 丕夭賲賳丞 賲禺鬲賱賮丞責
賵賲丕 賲毓賳賷 兀賳 "丕賱毓丕賱賲 賯丿 賲囟賷 賱爻亘賷賱賴"責 丕賱匕賷 賷乇丿丿賴丕 丨丕賲賱 丕賱爻賱丕丨 毓賱賷 毓丕賱賲賴 丕賱賲賯賮乇責賵賱賲丕匕丕 毓丕賱賲賳丕 賱賲 賷賲囟 賱匕賱賰責
賱賰賳賴 賷毓鬲乇賮 賮賷 丕賱賲賯丿賲丞 賵賮賷 賰賱 賲乇丞 賷鬲丨丿孬 賮賷賴丕 毓賳 爻賱爻賱鬲賴 丕賱丕孬賷乇丞 鬲賱賰 兀賳 丕賱爻亘毓 賰鬲亘 賲丕賴賲 廿賱丕 賰鬲丕亘 賵丕丨丿..
賱匕丕 賱賳鬲丨賲賱 賯賱賷賱丕
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*丕賱丕卮丕乇丕鬲 丕賱丿賷賳賷丞 賵丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞*
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賰丕賱毓丕丿丞 丕賱爻賷丿 賰賷賳噩 賷毓卮賯 丕賱乇賲夭 賱賱丿賷賳 賵丕賱乇亘 亘卮賰賱 賱丕卅賯
賴賳丕 爻鬲亘丿兀 鬲卮毓乇 丕賳 賮賰乇丞 丕賱亘乇噩 賱賴丕 毓賱丕賯丞 亘丕賱丨賷丕丞
賲賳 禺賱丕賱 乇賲夭 乇噩賱 毓氐丕亘丕鬲 賷賴賵賷 亘賳丕亍 丕亘乇丕噩 賲賳 賰乇賵鬲 丕賱賱毓亘 (丕賱賰賵鬲卮賷賳丞)賵乇睾賲 丕賳賴 賷丨丕賵賱 丕賳 賷噩毓賱賴丕 丕毓賱賷 賲丕 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 賮丕賳賴丕 丿賵賲丕 鬲賴賵賷
賵賴賵 賱丕賷亘丕賱賷
賮毓賱賷 賯賵賱賴 貨 兀賳 賰賱 兀賲 賱毓賳鬲 丕賱乇亘 賱兀賳 丕亘賳賴丕 爻賯胤 氐乇賷毓丕 賮賷 丕賱胤乇賷賯貙 賵賰賱 兀亘 賱毓賳 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱匕賷 鬲爻亘亘 賮賷 賮氐賱賴 賲賳 毓賲賱賴 賱賷氐賷乇 毓丕胤賱丕貙 賵賰賱 胤賮賱 賵賱丿 賵賴賵 賲乇賷囟丕 賲乇囟丕 賲丐賱賲丕 賵鬲爻丕卅賱 '賱賲丕匕丕責'貙 賴匕賴 賴賷 丕賱廿噩丕亘丞. .. 丨賷賵丕鬲賳丕 亘丕賱囟亘胤 賰鬲賱賰 丕賱丕卮賷丕亍 丕賱鬲賷 兀亘賳賷賴丕 "丕亘乇丕噩 丕賱賰賵鬲卮賷賳丞"貙 兀丨賷丕賳丕 鬲爻賯胤 賱爻亘亘.. 賵兀丨賷丕賳丕 鬲爻賯胤 亘賱丕 爻亘亘 毓賱賷 丕賱丕胤賱丕賯
鈥淵ou see this 鈥機imi? For every mother who ever cursed God for her child dead in the road, for every father who ever cursed the man who sent him away from the factory with no job, for every child who was ever born to pain and asked why, this is the answer. Our lives are like these things I build. Sometimes they fall down for a reason, sometimes they fall down for no reason at all.鈥�
賵賱賰賳 毓賳丿賲丕 賯丕賲 兀丨丿賴賲 亘丕賱賳賮禺 賮賷 亘乇噩 賰賵鬲卮賷賳丞 亘賳丕賴 賲鬲毓賲丿丕 兀爻賯丕胤賴 貙 賯丕賲 乇丨賱 丕賱毓氐丕亘丕鬲 賴匕丕 亘賯鬲賱賴 賮賵乇丕
賮毓賱賷 賯賵賱賴 : 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳 賱賴 丨賯 兀賳 賷亘賳賷 兀卮賷丕亍..貙 賱賰賳 賱賱賴 賵丨丿賴 丨賯 丕賳 賷賴丿賲賴丕
鈥淚t鈥檚 up to men to build things, paisan. It鈥檚 up to God to blow them down. You agree?鈥�
乇亘賲丕 賷賰賵賳 乇噩賱 丕賱毓氐丕亘丕鬲 賲禺胤卅丕..賱賰賳 賴賳丕賰 賮賰乇丞 賲丕..乇賲夭丕 乇亘賲丕
亘賱 賵丕賱賲賱賴賷 丕賱賱賷賱賷 丕賱匕賷 賷丿賷乇 賲賳賴 毓賲賱賷丕鬲賴 賷爻賲賷 亘丕賱亘乇噩 丕賱賲丕卅賱
賴賳丕賰 丕賷囟丕 丕賳鬲賯丕丿丕鬲 賯丿賲鬲 亘卮賰賱 馗乇賷賮 毓賳 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 亘丕賱丕禺氐 毓賳 毓賲賱 丕賱氐賷丿賱賷 賵丕賱丕丿賵賷丞
賵賴賳丕賰 丕卮丕乇丕鬲 賱賱毓賳氐乇賷丞 囟丿 丕賱爻賵丿..賵賲氐乇毓 賰賷賳賷丿賷 丕賱匕賷 賷卮賷乇 賱賴 丕賳賴 "丨丕賲賱 爻賱丕丨"... 賷亘丿賵 丕賳 賲丨胤鬲賷 丕賱賯丕丿賲丞 賱爻鬲賷賮賷賳 賰賷賳噩 爻鬲賰賵賳
22/11/63
賰賲丕 丕賳 賴賳丕賰 丕卮丕乇丞 賱賱爻丕丨乇..乇丕賳丿賱 賮賱丕噩..鬲賳賵賷毓丞 毓賱賷 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱賲鬲卮丨 亘丕賱爻賵丕丿 ..賲爻賷禺 丿噩丕賱 毓丕賱賲 爻鬲賷賮賷賳 賰賷賳噩 丕賱丕胤賵賱
The Stand
賵丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳 賱賷 賮鬲乇丞 丕賯丕賲丞 亘賴 賱賲丿丞 卮賴乇 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賲
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*丕賱賳赖丕賷丞*
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卮丕賴丿 丕賱賮賷賱賲 丕賵 賱丕 鬲卮丕賴丿賴
賱賰賳 丕賱爻賱爻丞 丕賰孬乇 鬲毓賯賷丿丕..賵乇亘賲丕 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲鬲囟丨 賱賰 丕賱氐賵乇丞 丕賰孬乇 爻鬲賰賵賳 丕賰孬乇 丕賲鬲丕毓丕
Actual rating.. 3.5
賲丨賲丿 丕賱毓乇亘賷
賲賳 10 丕睾爻胤爻 2017
丕賱賷 14 丕睾爻胤爻 2017
January 10, 2022
Another King reread 鈥� this time for the third time.
I was excited to get back to The Drawing of the Three as it is my favorite book of the Dark Tower series. I feel like this book came right when King was hitting the sweet spot for both the quest for the tower but as well as his other novels; around this same time he was releasing/working on Skeleton Crew, It, and Misery. Also, this is a reread as part of my working back through the King books in chronological order, so it is interesting to take them in as they were released.
The Drawing of the Three is the perfect combination of fantasy, mysticism, psychological thriller, and horror. It may be the most integrated King ever went with all the genres he has ever explored. I know I am gushing over this like a King fanboy, but it really is that good!
You may be asking yourself 鈥� I am a King fan, so should I read this? Well . . . if you read The Gunslinger and want to try more 鈥� definitely. And it is a much better book than The Gunslinger so I think you will find yourself much more invested in this one. If you read The Gunslinger and didn鈥檛 like it, it might be worth a try since it is a better and more fleshed out book but proceed with caution. If you don鈥檛 really have interest in the Dark Tower series or just like King when he is writing in a very specific genre, this may not be the book for you.
I hope you try it and you like it!
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I was excited to get back to The Drawing of the Three as it is my favorite book of the Dark Tower series. I feel like this book came right when King was hitting the sweet spot for both the quest for the tower but as well as his other novels; around this same time he was releasing/working on Skeleton Crew, It, and Misery. Also, this is a reread as part of my working back through the King books in chronological order, so it is interesting to take them in as they were released.
The Drawing of the Three is the perfect combination of fantasy, mysticism, psychological thriller, and horror. It may be the most integrated King ever went with all the genres he has ever explored. I know I am gushing over this like a King fanboy, but it really is that good!
You may be asking yourself 鈥� I am a King fan, so should I read this? Well . . . if you read The Gunslinger and want to try more 鈥� definitely. And it is a much better book than The Gunslinger so I think you will find yourself much more invested in this one. If you read The Gunslinger and didn鈥檛 like it, it might be worth a try since it is a better and more fleshed out book but proceed with caution. If you don鈥檛 really have interest in the Dark Tower series or just like King when he is writing in a very specific genre, this may not be the book for you.
I hope you try it and you like it!
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May 29, 2017
What have I just read? Is this written by the same author that put The Gunslinger on paper? It does not seem so at all. If the name of the main characters hadn鈥檛 been Roland, I wouldn鈥檛 have known that the two books are from the same series. That鈥檚 how different thee 2 books are in writing style. Notwithstanding, I鈥檝e enjoyed both of them just as much.
The Drawing of the Three starts where the previous instalment left us, on the beach. The beginning is abrupt and unexpected with Roland having a 3rd degree meeting with a Lobstrosity, a creature similar with a huge lobster. I could not help myself but feeling quite hungry for some crustacean meat while reading about these monsters. After the encounter, Roland is left with 2 missing fingers in one of his hands and with an aggravating infection. While dragging himself on the beach he encounters a door, who opens in the past/another world and here begins the adventure to build his team in order to tackle the Dark Tower. In total there will be three doors, as you might expect from the title, but the drawing will not be as straight forward as one would hope.
The plot is a lot more coherent, linear and less abstract than in The Gunslinger with a much faster pace, especially in the first part, when we meet Eddie. Obviously, is still contains a vast amount of strangeness and interesting characters.
There was one expect that was a letdown for me. It seems that King let himself fall for one of the most an annoying plot clich茅s that I can think of, besides love triangles, namely Instalove. I believe in Instalust but love at first sight makes me gag, especially in books where I do not expect this.
All in all, a worthy sequel and I am looking forward to the 3rd one.
The Drawing of the Three starts where the previous instalment left us, on the beach. The beginning is abrupt and unexpected with Roland having a 3rd degree meeting with a Lobstrosity, a creature similar with a huge lobster. I could not help myself but feeling quite hungry for some crustacean meat while reading about these monsters. After the encounter, Roland is left with 2 missing fingers in one of his hands and with an aggravating infection. While dragging himself on the beach he encounters a door, who opens in the past/another world and here begins the adventure to build his team in order to tackle the Dark Tower. In total there will be three doors, as you might expect from the title, but the drawing will not be as straight forward as one would hope.
The plot is a lot more coherent, linear and less abstract than in The Gunslinger with a much faster pace, especially in the first part, when we meet Eddie. Obviously, is still contains a vast amount of strangeness and interesting characters.
There was one expect that was a letdown for me. It seems that King let himself fall for one of the most an annoying plot clich茅s that I can think of, besides love triangles, namely Instalove. I believe in Instalust but love at first sight makes me gag, especially in books where I do not expect this.
All in all, a worthy sequel and I am looking forward to the 3rd one.
December 30, 2011
***The quest for the DARK TOWER continues***
Beginning mere hours after the events of the , Roland Deschain wakes from his bizarre encounter with theMen in Black Man in Black to find himself on a strange beach. Before he can even get his bearings, he's attacked by
the Seafood from Hell in the form of ginormous, ill-tempered (though wonderfully delicious) 鈥渓obstrosities.鈥� After a near fatal encounter with the vicious entrees, Roland finds himself seriously injured and feverish from infection. Slowly and painfully Roland begins to make his way across the beach as his health rapidly deteriorates.
While trekking across the massive beach, Roland separately encounters 3 strange doors. Each door is inscribed with a different name matching tarot cards the appeared during Roland's earlier encounter with the Man in Black. The doors appear to be standing in the middle of nowhere with nothing behind them. In fact, they are each a passageway to a New York City very similar to our own.
Roland鈥檚 investigation of these doors (each leading to a different year), his introduction to 2 of the 3 members of the group that will journey with him throughout the rest of the series (i.e. his 鈥淜a-tet鈥�) and the events leading up to their joining Roland's gang comprise the balance of this book. I'll stop there as I think that's enough of a plot summary to give a good sense of the book...with one exception. That one exception is that I would be remiss if I did not mention that the shootout between Roland and Eddie on one side and [withheld to avoid spoiler] at [withheld to avoid spoiler] is among the best choreographed gunfights I can remember.
It's sweet, sassy and super and makes the book worth reading all by itself.
THOUGHTS:
I just want to make a few commnets on the importance of this book. As a whole, the Dark Tower is one of the most uniquely enjoyable and imaginative fantasy series I have ever read...probably the most. It's this book in which King鈥檚 truly epic vision of the rest of the series begins to form and take shape. I enjoyed the first book but it's easily my least favorite of the series and the one most disconnected from the rest of the tale. The sense of vastness was there only in hints and while I think King did an admirable job revisting "The Gunslinger" to correct some of the glaring inconsistencies between it and the later novels, it is still not up to the rest of the series.
With this story the multiverse begins to open up and the creeping hugeness of the plot begins to bloom. This story is actually my second least favorite of the entire series, but I would still need a slide rule and an abacus to calculate this book鈥檚 TOTAL NUMBER OF FUNTASTIC UNITS. It's just that the next installments are so saturated with magical awesome that they can't even be measured by existing technology and can actually cause bouts of hot flashes and tingling in the naughty bits.
Yes, they are that good.
However, it's with this book that the long, wonderful, magical, incredibly fun and wholly original journey of Roland and his Ka-tet is really born. I can not recommend this book or the series more highly and it gets my HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION!!!
5.0 stars.
P.S. As I mentioned in my review of the previous book, I have listened to all 7 of the Dark Tower installment on audio (the first 4 read by the late Frank Muller and the last 3 read by George Guidall). I believe that anyone who has read the books and not listened to these stories on audio is REALLY MISSING SOMETHING WONDERFUL. I think the quality of the reading truly enhances the enjoyment of the story.
Beginning mere hours after the events of the , Roland Deschain wakes from his bizarre encounter with the
While trekking across the massive beach, Roland separately encounters 3 strange doors. Each door is inscribed with a different name matching tarot cards the appeared during Roland's earlier encounter with the Man in Black. The doors appear to be standing in the middle of nowhere with nothing behind them. In fact, they are each a passageway to a New York City very similar to our own.
Roland鈥檚 investigation of these doors (each leading to a different year), his introduction to 2 of the 3 members of the group that will journey with him throughout the rest of the series (i.e. his 鈥淜a-tet鈥�) and the events leading up to their joining Roland's gang comprise the balance of this book. I'll stop there as I think that's enough of a plot summary to give a good sense of the book...with one exception. That one exception is that I would be remiss if I did not mention that the shootout between Roland and Eddie on one side and [withheld to avoid spoiler] at [withheld to avoid spoiler] is among the best choreographed gunfights I can remember.
It's sweet, sassy and super and makes the book worth reading all by itself.
THOUGHTS:
I just want to make a few commnets on the importance of this book. As a whole, the Dark Tower is one of the most uniquely enjoyable and imaginative fantasy series I have ever read...probably the most. It's this book in which King鈥檚 truly epic vision of the rest of the series begins to form and take shape. I enjoyed the first book but it's easily my least favorite of the series and the one most disconnected from the rest of the tale. The sense of vastness was there only in hints and while I think King did an admirable job revisting "The Gunslinger" to correct some of the glaring inconsistencies between it and the later novels, it is still not up to the rest of the series.
With this story the multiverse begins to open up and the creeping hugeness of the plot begins to bloom. This story is actually my second least favorite of the entire series, but I would still need a slide rule and an abacus to calculate this book鈥檚 TOTAL NUMBER OF FUNTASTIC UNITS. It's just that the next installments are so saturated with magical awesome that they can't even be measured by existing technology and can actually cause bouts of hot flashes and tingling in the naughty bits.
Yes, they are that good.
However, it's with this book that the long, wonderful, magical, incredibly fun and wholly original journey of Roland and his Ka-tet is really born. I can not recommend this book or the series more highly and it gets my HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION!!!
5.0 stars.
P.S. As I mentioned in my review of the previous book, I have listened to all 7 of the Dark Tower installment on audio (the first 4 read by the late Frank Muller and the last 3 read by George Guidall). I believe that anyone who has read the books and not listened to these stories on audio is REALLY MISSING SOMETHING WONDERFUL. I think the quality of the reading truly enhances the enjoyment of the story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 11, 2019
"Control the things you can control, maggot. Let everything else take a flying fuck at you and if you must go down, go down with your guns blazing."
The Last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, faces three mysterious doors which will lead him to different times within our world. From these, he must draw the three who will accompany him on his journey.
So it turns out that my memory of the Dark Tower series is pretty patchy - I have forgotten so many details!! However, I could never forget THAT opening scene. One of the best I鈥檝e ever come across - I was so shocked on my first read and it鈥檚 just as impactful on the second go around!
The 鈥渄rawing鈥� of each of the characters is such a blast. Eddie is pretty likeable from the very beginning, he always brings some much-needed comedic relief to what can be a very heavy series at times. The introduction of Detta/Odetta is freakin鈥� explosive - she鈥檚 a firecracker! Although Detta鈥檚 dialogue does make feel quite uncomfortable at times - how I wish Roland had gagged her sooner!
One of my favourite parts of the entire series, and this book in particular, is Roland coming to grips with different things in 鈥渙ur world鈥�. The observations he makes are absolutely hilarious. Like when he wonders why anyone would be addicted to cocaine or other drugs when they could have the more cost-effective and plentiful sugar instead. I鈥檓 with you, Sai.
However, one of my very minor complaints is how quickly Eddie falls for Odetta. I鈥檓 just not a fan of these romances that seem to bloom out of nowhere - even on my first read I was bit surprised when it materialised. But that鈥檚 not to say that I don鈥檛 love them as a couple because I do *hearts* they certainly grow on me! So this is really just me being incredibly nit-picky!
From here on out it鈥檚 an addictive and exhilarating journey, I鈥檓 already itching to pick up The Waste Lands! 5 stars!
The Last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, faces three mysterious doors which will lead him to different times within our world. From these, he must draw the three who will accompany him on his journey.
So it turns out that my memory of the Dark Tower series is pretty patchy - I have forgotten so many details!! However, I could never forget THAT opening scene. One of the best I鈥檝e ever come across - I was so shocked on my first read and it鈥檚 just as impactful on the second go around!
The 鈥渄rawing鈥� of each of the characters is such a blast. Eddie is pretty likeable from the very beginning, he always brings some much-needed comedic relief to what can be a very heavy series at times. The introduction of Detta/Odetta is freakin鈥� explosive - she鈥檚 a firecracker! Although Detta鈥檚 dialogue does make feel quite uncomfortable at times - how I wish Roland had gagged her sooner!
One of my favourite parts of the entire series, and this book in particular, is Roland coming to grips with different things in 鈥渙ur world鈥�. The observations he makes are absolutely hilarious. Like when he wonders why anyone would be addicted to cocaine or other drugs when they could have the more cost-effective and plentiful sugar instead. I鈥檓 with you, Sai.
However, one of my very minor complaints is how quickly Eddie falls for Odetta. I鈥檓 just not a fan of these romances that seem to bloom out of nowhere - even on my first read I was bit surprised when it materialised. But that鈥檚 not to say that I don鈥檛 love them as a couple because I do *hearts* they certainly grow on me! So this is really just me being incredibly nit-picky!
From here on out it鈥檚 an addictive and exhilarating journey, I鈥檓 already itching to pick up The Waste Lands! 5 stars!
March 13, 2015
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For the sportsman: minutes from an unlimited supply of fresh jumbo lobster meat. All-you-can-catch-and-eat!! Yummy!!!
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Only 666 lots left! Little to no money down! Hurry! Act Now!!
Great ocean view!! Mountains only an hour's drive away!
Unlimited parking!
You鈥檙e a doorway away from such exotic NYC entertainment as: Naked gunfights, wheelchair obstacle course, police car races, Whack-a-gangster, Bop-a-cop, and the locally famous flaming-creep subway run.
For the sportsman: minutes from an unlimited supply of fresh jumbo lobster meat. All-you-can-catch-and-eat!! Yummy!!!
Contact Roland at Dad-A-Chuck Realtors. Tell him Odetta/Detta sent you for a free
May 2, 2016
Without thought, with the simple resolve that had made him the last of them all, the last to continue marching on and on long after Cuthbert and the others had died or given up, committed suicide or treachery or simply recanted the whole idea of the Tower; with the single-minded and incurious resolve that had driven him across the desert and all the years before the desert in the wake of the man in black, the gunslinger stepped through the doorway.
The journey to the Dark Tower continues, and the gunslinger marches on. But the wonderful desert setting is gone, and so is the eerily mysterious man in black.
The Drawing of the Three feels like a spin-off. You realise while reading that the book has a purpose that fits into the overarching story of the series, but it feels like taking a break from the actually interesting part. Roland winds up on a beach in the middle of nowhere, and has to step through a doorway leading into the unknown, to find and recruit three rather unwilling companions for his journey.
I鈥檝e read several reviews and opinions saying that The Gunslinger is a weak start to the series, and that this book takes it up to another level. And I couldn鈥檛 disagree more. I thought the first book was way better. Everything about it was much more interesting than this space-filler second volume.
The only thing that actually is better in my eyes, is the writing. Stephen King visibly improved between these two instalments, and some of his passages are a joy to read.
From the dead serious...
The sun was down. Darkness had come.
To the hilarious...
This screaming, writhing thing could not have just undergone inpromptu surgery by subway train half an hour ago.
In the end, this book was not particularly good. It added nothing, and it didn鈥檛 make me feel anything. I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would consider this outrageously boring side quest better than the adventures of Roland in the ruins of Midworld, but that's individual opinion for you. I am, however, looking very much forward to reading the next book in the series.
Onward to the Tower!
"We are going to go, Eddie. We are going to fight. We are going to be hurt. And in the end we will stand."
Dark Tower reviews:
#1 The Gunslinger
#2 The Drawing of the Three
#3 The Waste Lands
#4 Wizard and Glass
#5 Wolves of the Calla
#6 Song of Susannah
#7 The Dark Tower
The journey to the Dark Tower continues, and the gunslinger marches on. But the wonderful desert setting is gone, and so is the eerily mysterious man in black.
The Drawing of the Three feels like a spin-off. You realise while reading that the book has a purpose that fits into the overarching story of the series, but it feels like taking a break from the actually interesting part. Roland winds up on a beach in the middle of nowhere, and has to step through a doorway leading into the unknown, to find and recruit three rather unwilling companions for his journey.
I鈥檝e read several reviews and opinions saying that The Gunslinger is a weak start to the series, and that this book takes it up to another level. And I couldn鈥檛 disagree more. I thought the first book was way better. Everything about it was much more interesting than this space-filler second volume.
The only thing that actually is better in my eyes, is the writing. Stephen King visibly improved between these two instalments, and some of his passages are a joy to read.
From the dead serious...
The sun was down. Darkness had come.
To the hilarious...
This screaming, writhing thing could not have just undergone inpromptu surgery by subway train half an hour ago.
In the end, this book was not particularly good. It added nothing, and it didn鈥檛 make me feel anything. I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would consider this outrageously boring side quest better than the adventures of Roland in the ruins of Midworld, but that's individual opinion for you. I am, however, looking very much forward to reading the next book in the series.
Onward to the Tower!
"We are going to go, Eddie. We are going to fight. We are going to be hurt. And in the end we will stand."
Dark Tower reviews:
#1 The Gunslinger
#2 The Drawing of the Three
#3 The Waste Lands
#4 Wizard and Glass
#5 Wolves of the Calla
#6 Song of Susannah
#7 The Dark Tower
December 30, 2021
Time for a re-read. I have forgotten the face of my father! ....O.K., It was Oy and Jake, but dang, it does sound dramatic doesn't it?馃榿馃榾
January 18, 2020
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OK, the resolution to #3 (and thus #2) was really cool!
This is the second installment of the Dark Tower series and we once again follow a very strange hero. After not being talked to death by Walter at the end of the last book, Roland is trying to find out what the three cards drawn from the Tarot meant. Though why he believes in a Tarot laid out by Walter of all people, I don't really know.
In any case, Roland finds a door, opens it - and finds himself in the body of another person in another world. It's our New York City it the 80s. Actually, I think all three doors opened up to the same reality, just at different points in time (no spoiler, don't worry). The body he co-inhabits is that of a junkie currently delivering one hell of a lot of drugs on an airplane. Imagine a guy like Roland looking out of a plane's window. *lol* Yep, his look at our world was priceless.
After quite the adventure with Italo-American mobsters and taking Eddie (the junkie) to the other world (where the door appeared), he goes back again through a second door and the second prophesized person is - a woman. A black woman from NYC in the 60s. Oh, and she's in a wheelchair and there is another, greater, problem with her.
Eventually, Roland goes through a third door and finds the last person - a murderer and pervert.
So yeah, the choices are ... weird at best. Especially considering that he's trying to creature more/new Gunslingers! But what are you to do when you try to get together a Ka-Tet and destiny throws these into your path?! Right, you work with what you got and boy, did Roland work here - and despite a physical disability too!
Aside from the coming together of the prophesy, I highly enjoyed Roland's romp through different versions of NYC in our reality. Gun shops, pharmacies, planes and airports, police stations, the towering buildings, food ... nearly everything is disorienting to him and his view on anything (even cabs) is hilarious for the reader.
We also got to see a parallel world different from the one in book #1 and the creatures there were very interesting (I always like exploring new worlds and their faunas and floras).
Not too much happens here, really, except for the problems that come with Roland entering the bodies of these three people and the people's lives having events that impact Roland and his quest to assemble his new Ka-Tet. Might sound trivial, but I think it was important as it made us see more of who these people were so as to better understand who they'll become.
Furthermore, while all narrators of King's books have been very good so far, Frank Muller was VERY good with the different accents. His interpretation of the characters was spot-on for me so that made for an additional level of enjoyment.
I also very much enjoyed how King kept me on my toes, kept me guessing right up until the end if all three would survive, if/how they might change, what the Tarot actually said and what it could mean (prophesies have always been fickle beasts at best). Storytelling at its best.
P.S.: Oh! And there was a mention of Dennis and Thomas from my previous book (The Eyes of the Dragon) so as much as it pains me to say, Paul was (sort of) correct and yes, it did make me smile to recognize the names mentioned in the flashback.
This is the second installment of the Dark Tower series and we once again follow a very strange hero. After not being talked to death by Walter at the end of the last book, Roland is trying to find out what the three cards drawn from the Tarot meant. Though why he believes in a Tarot laid out by Walter of all people, I don't really know.
In any case, Roland finds a door, opens it - and finds himself in the body of another person in another world. It's our New York City it the 80s. Actually, I think all three doors opened up to the same reality, just at different points in time (no spoiler, don't worry). The body he co-inhabits is that of a junkie currently delivering one hell of a lot of drugs on an airplane. Imagine a guy like Roland looking out of a plane's window. *lol* Yep, his look at our world was priceless.
After quite the adventure with Italo-American mobsters and taking Eddie (the junkie) to the other world (where the door appeared), he goes back again through a second door and the second prophesized person is - a woman. A black woman from NYC in the 60s. Oh, and she's in a wheelchair and there is another, greater, problem with her.
Eventually, Roland goes through a third door and finds the last person - a murderer and pervert.
So yeah, the choices are ... weird at best. Especially considering that he's trying to creature more/new Gunslingers! But what are you to do when you try to get together a Ka-Tet and destiny throws these into your path?! Right, you work with what you got and boy, did Roland work here - and despite a physical disability too!
Aside from the coming together of the prophesy, I highly enjoyed Roland's romp through different versions of NYC in our reality. Gun shops, pharmacies, planes and airports, police stations, the towering buildings, food ... nearly everything is disorienting to him and his view on anything (even cabs) is hilarious for the reader.
We also got to see a parallel world different from the one in book #1 and the creatures there were very interesting (I always like exploring new worlds and their faunas and floras).
Not too much happens here, really, except for the problems that come with Roland entering the bodies of these three people and the people's lives having events that impact Roland and his quest to assemble his new Ka-Tet. Might sound trivial, but I think it was important as it made us see more of who these people were so as to better understand who they'll become.
Furthermore, while all narrators of King's books have been very good so far, Frank Muller was VERY good with the different accents. His interpretation of the characters was spot-on for me so that made for an additional level of enjoyment.
I also very much enjoyed how King kept me on my toes, kept me guessing right up until the end if all three would survive, if/how they might change, what the Tarot actually said and what it could mean (prophesies have always been fickle beasts at best). Storytelling at its best.
P.S.: Oh! And there was a mention of Dennis and Thomas from my previous book (The Eyes of the Dragon) so as much as it pains me to say, Paul was (sort of) correct and yes, it did make me smile to recognize the names mentioned in the flashback.
December 28, 2024
5猸愶笍蝉
If a gunslinger metaphysically transplanted himself into my brain, he would probably only stay for like five minutes鈥� because, you know, I鈥檓 boring.
This was my second read and I fell even more deeply in love with it this time around. As it stands, it is my favorite in the series. It鈥檚 a genre-bending, swashbuckling, action-soaked, fantasy horror crime thriller. It somehow hits all the notes that insatiably resonate within my brain鈥檚 joy receptacle.
This is a case study in character introduction and rapid development. Even on a second read, I learned more about our ka-tet and grew to love them even more.
The good鈥�
Weren鈥檛 you listening? It鈥檚 all the things.
The less good鈥�
The only thing that irritates me even a little bit is the speed with which Eddie falls in love with Odetta. And that鈥檚 me nitpicking because I understand the plot criticality of that choice, and it fits snuggly in the fantasy genre in which it operates.
To read, or not to read
Go read it鈥� now. Why are you still wasting your time on my review?
If a gunslinger metaphysically transplanted himself into my brain, he would probably only stay for like five minutes鈥� because, you know, I鈥檓 boring.
This was my second read and I fell even more deeply in love with it this time around. As it stands, it is my favorite in the series. It鈥檚 a genre-bending, swashbuckling, action-soaked, fantasy horror crime thriller. It somehow hits all the notes that insatiably resonate within my brain鈥檚 joy receptacle.
This is a case study in character introduction and rapid development. Even on a second read, I learned more about our ka-tet and grew to love them even more.
The good鈥�
Weren鈥檛 you listening? It鈥檚 all the things.
The less good鈥�
The only thing that irritates me even a little bit is the speed with which Eddie falls in love with Odetta. And that鈥檚 me nitpicking because I understand the plot criticality of that choice, and it fits snuggly in the fantasy genre in which it operates.
To read, or not to read
Go read it鈥� now. Why are you still wasting your time on my review?
May 21, 2024
Re-read
Still stunning. Read in one sitting which I'm pretty certain I did the first time around. One of my favourite Stephen King novels
I'm reading the extended "Dark Tower" world so I'm now onto The Stand re-read
I think I'm in for a run ride with the series
Still stunning. Read in one sitting which I'm pretty certain I did the first time around. One of my favourite Stephen King novels
I'm reading the extended "Dark Tower" world so I'm now onto The Stand re-read
I think I'm in for a run ride with the series
August 20, 2024
Dad-a-chum?
Dum-a-chum?
Ded-a-chek?
Did-a-chick?
You'll never look at a giant crab the same again!
That's most of what I remember from this book. Our man Roland walking up the beach dodging talkative crabs and encountering free standing doors through which his three companions are delivered, complete with satisfying backstories.
..
Dum-a-chum?
Ded-a-chek?
Did-a-chick?
You'll never look at a giant crab the same again!
That's most of what I remember from this book. Our man Roland walking up the beach dodging talkative crabs and encountering free standing doors through which his three companions are delivered, complete with satisfying backstories.
..
July 26, 2016
Roland Deschain, fresh from the events of the Gunslinger, lies exhausted and poisoned on the shores of the ocean. In his delirium, he finds three doorways leading to our world and his new ka-tet. Will Roland survive long enough to bring his new ka-tet?
This is when the Dark Tower really started coming together. The first thing that happens really shocked the crap out of me. Damn lobstrosities! I had no idea what Roland was going to go through when I first opened this one.
The new characters are interesting, as are Roland's relationships with them. Eddie Dean, funnyman and heroin addict, is pretty codependent at first, while Detta/Odetta, a multiple personality in a wheelchair, really causes some havoc. Jack Mort, well... you just better read it.
The action in this one is great. The gunfight in Andolini's is one of my favorite Stephen King scenes of all time. While the Gunslinger got me interested in the Dark Tower, this one grabbed me for the long haul.
Thoughts from the April 2011 reread:
Upon yet another re-reading, it seems really illogical that Roland let himself fall asleep so close to the ocean. The battle between Roland and Eddie and Balazar's goons remains one of my favorite gunfights in the series. Susannah is still my least favorite of the ka-tet.
Thoughts from the April 2014 reread:
The beginning is still shocking. While I was pissed the first time I read it, it goes a long way toward the rest of the katet being necessary additions to the series. While the idea of Roland assaulting the Tower with both hands intact sounds awesome, I don't think it would be as good.
Detta gets my goat every time. While Susannah has some measure of redemption near the end of this book and in future books, I still look at her as the woman who did everything she could to sabotage the trip to the third door.
The gun fight at Balazar's is still great.
This is when the Dark Tower really started coming together. The first thing that happens really shocked the crap out of me. Damn lobstrosities! I had no idea what Roland was going to go through when I first opened this one.
The new characters are interesting, as are Roland's relationships with them. Eddie Dean, funnyman and heroin addict, is pretty codependent at first, while Detta/Odetta, a multiple personality in a wheelchair, really causes some havoc. Jack Mort, well... you just better read it.
The action in this one is great. The gunfight in Andolini's is one of my favorite Stephen King scenes of all time. While the Gunslinger got me interested in the Dark Tower, this one grabbed me for the long haul.
Thoughts from the April 2011 reread:
Upon yet another re-reading, it seems really illogical that Roland let himself fall asleep so close to the ocean. The battle between Roland and Eddie and Balazar's goons remains one of my favorite gunfights in the series. Susannah is still my least favorite of the ka-tet.
Thoughts from the April 2014 reread:
The beginning is still shocking. While I was pissed the first time I read it, it goes a long way toward the rest of the katet being necessary additions to the series. While the idea of Roland assaulting the Tower with both hands intact sounds awesome, I don't think it would be as good.
Detta gets my goat every time. While Susannah has some measure of redemption near the end of this book and in future books, I still look at her as the woman who did everything she could to sabotage the trip to the third door.
The gun fight at Balazar's is still great.
July 25, 2024
My journey of reading all Stephen Kings books in publication order has brought me back to The Dark Tower.
This has become a comfort read for me, I love this instalment of The Dark Tower. The introduction to Eddie is one of my favourite character introduction ever absolute perfection. Eddie become fundamental in this book and future instalments, but he is such an unlikely main character.
One thing that stands out for me in this book is Roland learning things about our reality (Eddies reality) it is so well done, funny and it really makes the reader think. 'Tooter fish' is just one of the moments and its brilliant. Lobstrosities are horrific, only SK could make me scared of a big lobster. Although I enjoyed the first book in The Dark Tower this one is where it really kicks into a new gear.
We get a full insight into the characters in this book, we get to read about their inner thoughts and feelings which I really enjoyed. The character development even in this early instalment is really a masterpiece and I think this inner voice is one of the reasons its so good. As well as character development the relationship formed between Eddie and Roland is beautiful!
This book has a lot of foreshadowing, I think this makes the book really hard to put down. There is of course some Easter eggs including a mention of the Shinning. Detta/Odetta's characters is astonishing! So well written and incredibly interesting. The pacing in this book is so fast paced - it flows so well. The three characters contrast each other, yet compliment each other so well a perfectly dysfunction team. You can tell this is part of a serious, you can almost feel the oncoming storm.
"Might as well try to drink the ocean with a spoon as argue with a lover."
"Roland could not understand why anyone would want cocaine or any other illegal drug, for that matter, in a world where such a powerful one as sugar was so plentiful and cheap." Roland's thoughts on sugar always packs a punch.
"Why do you keep looking back there? the guy in charge had asked. From time to time I need an antidote, Eddie said. From what? Your face."
"Because the difference between seeing and not seeing can be the difference between living and dying."
"Did-a-chick? Dad-a-Chum!"
There isn't a boring moment in this book and there is nothing I would change. This is a re-read and I do know how The Dark Tower ends but this just adds to my enjoyment - really one of my favourite books I have ever read.
This has become a comfort read for me, I love this instalment of The Dark Tower. The introduction to Eddie is one of my favourite character introduction ever absolute perfection. Eddie become fundamental in this book and future instalments, but he is such an unlikely main character.
One thing that stands out for me in this book is Roland learning things about our reality (Eddies reality) it is so well done, funny and it really makes the reader think. 'Tooter fish' is just one of the moments and its brilliant. Lobstrosities are horrific, only SK could make me scared of a big lobster. Although I enjoyed the first book in The Dark Tower this one is where it really kicks into a new gear.
We get a full insight into the characters in this book, we get to read about their inner thoughts and feelings which I really enjoyed. The character development even in this early instalment is really a masterpiece and I think this inner voice is one of the reasons its so good. As well as character development the relationship formed between Eddie and Roland is beautiful!
This book has a lot of foreshadowing, I think this makes the book really hard to put down. There is of course some Easter eggs including a mention of the Shinning. Detta/Odetta's characters is astonishing! So well written and incredibly interesting. The pacing in this book is so fast paced - it flows so well. The three characters contrast each other, yet compliment each other so well a perfectly dysfunction team. You can tell this is part of a serious, you can almost feel the oncoming storm.
"Might as well try to drink the ocean with a spoon as argue with a lover."
"Roland could not understand why anyone would want cocaine or any other illegal drug, for that matter, in a world where such a powerful one as sugar was so plentiful and cheap." Roland's thoughts on sugar always packs a punch.
"Why do you keep looking back there? the guy in charge had asked. From time to time I need an antidote, Eddie said. From what? Your face."
"Because the difference between seeing and not seeing can be the difference between living and dying."
"Did-a-chick? Dad-a-Chum!"
There isn't a boring moment in this book and there is nothing I would change. This is a re-read and I do know how The Dark Tower ends but this just adds to my enjoyment - really one of my favourite books I have ever read.
April 6, 2021
Drawing, in any sense of the word, is more difficult when you are down two fingers.听 On a desolate beach, three doorways will appear, one by one.听 Three doorways representing three cards - The Prisoner, The Lady of the Shadows, and The Pusher.听 All with myriad meanings, some literal, some figurative.听 All instrumental in Roland's quest for The Dark Tower.听 Worlds other than this, indeed.
This is probably my fifth reading of The Drawing of the Three.听 The lobstrosities are just as terrifying.听 They come from the sea at high tide, giant claws held high, but ready to slice and dice.听 They remain ravenous, and still have so many plaintive听 questions.听 "Did-a-chick?"听 "Dod-a-chock?"听 "Dum-a-chum?"听
The Tower awaits, what does destiny hold for our wayfarers?
This is probably my fifth reading of The Drawing of the Three.听 The lobstrosities are just as terrifying.听 They come from the sea at high tide, giant claws held high, but ready to slice and dice.听 They remain ravenous, and still have so many plaintive听 questions.听 "Did-a-chick?"听 "Dod-a-chock?"听 "Dum-a-chum?"听
The Tower awaits, what does destiny hold for our wayfarers?
September 29, 2021
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"...There's going to be shooting."
"There is?"
"Yes." The gunslinger looked serenely at Eddie. "Quite a lot of it, I think."
And so begins the coolest, most intense gun fight I've ever read.
Ever since I put down The Stand 300 pages in, I thought I'd never read another Stephen King novel. You could say I was even proud of the fact. Everyone seems to love King and I'm the only one who doesn't. I'm unique... I also don't like Katy Perry.
Well, then he had to go and write The Dark Tower series. The premise sounded way too interesting to pass by. The Gunslinger (my review) was decent. It was interesting and made me curious, but I still wasn't too impressed. I continued to believe I was a Stephen King Elitist (SKE).
After reading The Drawing of the Three, I can no longer deny it. I'm no longer an SKE. Sorry world, I'm not that cool anymore. I like Stephen King. The Drawing of the Three blew my mind. I still don't like Katy Perry though.
It's been a while since I've been this into a book. I had a hard time not ditching all my classes and just finishing the book. I wanted to spend every waking hour reading and that's a great feeling to have.
***Spoilers (for The Gunslinger only)***
The Drawing of the Three picks up right after The Gunslinger left off. Roland, the gunslinger himself, wakes up on a beach and almost immediately attacked by huge lobster-like creatures, lovingly called "lobstrosities". He loses two fingers and a toe and coupled with the fact that he's running out of food as well, this does not bode well.
Roland becomes very sick, but there's a reason he's the last gunslinger, he's the very definition of one of my favorite words - indefatigable. (Thought I was gonna go with another did you?)
Roland has been given some cryptic information (from the end of The Gunslinger) after finally catching up with "the man in black". He must now find the Prisoner, the Lady of Shadows, and the Pusher.
Luckily, it becomes apparent how this will work when the gunslinger finds a door in the middle of nowhere that also leads to nowhere, at least as far as he can tell without opening it.
***End Spoilers (for The Gunslinger)***
With The Drawing of the Three, we are also slowly given more information into the Gunslinger's mysterious past as he remembers the advice of his trainer. I always love these memories; many of which are filled with these kind of lines:
"Fault always lies in the same place...with him weak enough to lay blame."
I'm looking forward to finding out more about the Gunslinger's mysterious past.
As a final note, let me just say, Eddie Dean is awesome, Detta and Odetta are crazy/insane, and Jack, well, not much to say except read it. I will say no more.
Why Read The Drawing of the Three?
If you were a little dissatisfied with The Gunslinger, don't give up on The Dark Tower series yet. The Drawing of the Three takes everything up a notch (or 10). I couldn't have stopped reading even if I wanted to. It is an amazingly well-plotted, well-paced, and incredible book...and I no longer claim SKE status.
4.5 out of 5 Stars
Just remember:
"Fault always lies in the same place...with him weak enough to lay blame."
"...There's going to be shooting."
"There is?"
"Yes." The gunslinger looked serenely at Eddie. "Quite a lot of it, I think."
And so begins the coolest, most intense gun fight I've ever read.
Ever since I put down The Stand 300 pages in, I thought I'd never read another Stephen King novel. You could say I was even proud of the fact. Everyone seems to love King and I'm the only one who doesn't. I'm unique... I also don't like Katy Perry.
Well, then he had to go and write The Dark Tower series. The premise sounded way too interesting to pass by. The Gunslinger (my review) was decent. It was interesting and made me curious, but I still wasn't too impressed. I continued to believe I was a Stephen King Elitist (SKE).
After reading The Drawing of the Three, I can no longer deny it. I'm no longer an SKE. Sorry world, I'm not that cool anymore. I like Stephen King. The Drawing of the Three blew my mind. I still don't like Katy Perry though.
It's been a while since I've been this into a book. I had a hard time not ditching all my classes and just finishing the book. I wanted to spend every waking hour reading and that's a great feeling to have.
***Spoilers (for The Gunslinger only)***
The Drawing of the Three picks up right after The Gunslinger left off. Roland, the gunslinger himself, wakes up on a beach and almost immediately attacked by huge lobster-like creatures, lovingly called "lobstrosities". He loses two fingers and a toe and coupled with the fact that he's running out of food as well, this does not bode well.
Roland becomes very sick, but there's a reason he's the last gunslinger, he's the very definition of one of my favorite words - indefatigable. (Thought I was gonna go with another did you?)
Roland has been given some cryptic information (from the end of The Gunslinger) after finally catching up with "the man in black". He must now find the Prisoner, the Lady of Shadows, and the Pusher.
Luckily, it becomes apparent how this will work when the gunslinger finds a door in the middle of nowhere that also leads to nowhere, at least as far as he can tell without opening it.
***End Spoilers (for The Gunslinger)***
With The Drawing of the Three, we are also slowly given more information into the Gunslinger's mysterious past as he remembers the advice of his trainer. I always love these memories; many of which are filled with these kind of lines:
"Fault always lies in the same place...with him weak enough to lay blame."
I'm looking forward to finding out more about the Gunslinger's mysterious past.
As a final note, let me just say, Eddie Dean is awesome, Detta and Odetta are crazy/insane, and Jack, well, not much to say except read it. I will say no more.
Why Read The Drawing of the Three?
If you were a little dissatisfied with The Gunslinger, don't give up on The Dark Tower series yet. The Drawing of the Three takes everything up a notch (or 10). I couldn't have stopped reading even if I wanted to. It is an amazingly well-plotted, well-paced, and incredible book...and I no longer claim SKE status.
4.5 out of 5 Stars
Just remember:
"Fault always lies in the same place...with him weak enough to lay blame."
July 4, 2017
鈥淒id-a-chick? Dum-a-chum? Dad-a-cham? Ded-a-check?鈥�
This bit of nonsense is likely to send shivers down the spine of Dark Tower fans, it is one of the most memorable scenes in the entire series which spans seven books (originally). The bizarre 鈥渜uestions鈥� are constantly asked by the 鈥渓obstrosity鈥� creatures even while they are munching on people.
The above picture鈥攍ifted from the graphic novel edition鈥攊s not quite to scale as the lobstrosity is described in The Drawing of the Three as 鈥渇our feet long and a foot high鈥�, but the creepiness is about right!
The Drawing of the Three is volume two of Stephen King鈥檚 epic Dark Tower series. If my memory serves me correctly it is my favorite book of the series. This book is all about Roland Deschain recruiting three characters from our world to help him in his quest for the Dark Tower. As foretold by The Man in Black in the previous book these three are represented on Tarot cards as The Prisoner, The Lady of Shadows, and Death. Roland is to go through three doors which are portals into our world at different times.
The first of the three doors
The first person to be drawn to our world is 鈥淭he Prisoner鈥� Eddie Dean. Eddie is not imprisoned anywhere, but he is a heroin addict. The 鈥渄rawing鈥� of Eddie Dean involves drug smuggling, gangsters, a shootout au naturel, and more lobstrosities; never a dull moment.
Odetta / Detta by .
The second 鈥渄rawing鈥� is of a black lady called Odetta Holmes who suffers fromdissociative identity disorder schizophrenia with multiple personalities (see Stephanie's message 10 in the comments section) and has an evil secondary personality called Detta Walker who takes control of her body from time to time (usually when it is the most inexpedient for our heroes). Odetta is kindly and soft-spoken, while Detta is evil, cunning, and deadly, she talks like 鈥渁 cartoon black woman, Butterfly McQueen gone Loony Tunes鈥�. Even though she is missing legs below her knees Detta is very capable of killing both Roland and Eddie who she charmingly calls 鈥渉onky mahfahs鈥�.
The last drawing of The Three is not at all who I was expecting*, it involves a character even more psychotic than Detta. Without going into details it involves possession, crazy hyperkinetic shootouts, more lobstrosities and a unique way of dispatching a villain.
Art by Phil Hale
Phew! What a book! I hope I have not spoiled anything so far, if you think I did please let me know in the comments. The Drawing of the Three is a fabulous, riveting and thrilling read. The writing style here is much more typically Stephen King than the previous volume, The Gunslinger, where King takes a stab at some lyrical writing in the early chapters that confused my young mind when I first read it. I have to admit this is how I like my King. Screw 鈥渓iterature鈥�, just tell the story so vividly that the reader is transported into Roland鈥檚 world (even though it has 鈥渕oved on鈥�). King鈥檚 accessible writing style is one of his chief weapons, it is the most effective way of conveying his outlandish narrative. Even with all the carnage going on the book is occasionally hilarious, with pop culture references and an almost 鈥淭MI鈥� rectal examination scene. The 鈥淩oland in New York City鈥� part is particularly amusing, with his bemusement by the city life and his failed attempt to avoid violence. Imagine Clint Eastwood鈥檚 The Man with No Name in modern day New York and you will have an inkling. The book does not end on a cliffhanger yet it does make you want to commit to the series, to follow Roland and his friends on the quest for the Tower, to see what happens next. As Roland would say, 鈥渋t鈥檚 ka鈥�.
Notes:
* I thought it was going to be poor Jake Chambers from The Gunslinger, but poor Jake only makes a quick cameo in this volume.
鈥� Idris Elba is unlikely to be called 鈥渉onky mahfah鈥� in the forthcoming Dark Tower movie. Here is King's .
鈥� Roland鈥檚 classic 鈥渒a-tet鈥�, the crew of his quest, is not fully formed in this book, awaiting a couple more members. So this picture below, from the graphic novel edition, is a little misleading.
Quotes:
鈥淭here is an umbilicus which somehow connects our world to the world of the gunslinger.鈥�
鈥淭he first is dark-haired. He stands on the brink of robbery and murder. A demon has infested him. The name of the demon is HEROIN.鈥�
鈥淲hich demon is that? I know it not, even from nursery stories.鈥�
鈥淗e walked out of nowhere toward nowhere, a man from another time who, it seemed, had reached a point of pointless ending.鈥�
鈥淣ot his eyes but those of a stranger. Not hazel but a blue the color of fading Levis. Eyes that were chilly, precise, unexpected marvels of calibration. Bombardier鈥檚 eyes.鈥�
This bit of nonsense is likely to send shivers down the spine of Dark Tower fans, it is one of the most memorable scenes in the entire series which spans seven books (originally). The bizarre 鈥渜uestions鈥� are constantly asked by the 鈥渓obstrosity鈥� creatures even while they are munching on people.
The above picture鈥攍ifted from the graphic novel edition鈥攊s not quite to scale as the lobstrosity is described in The Drawing of the Three as 鈥渇our feet long and a foot high鈥�, but the creepiness is about right!
The Drawing of the Three is volume two of Stephen King鈥檚 epic Dark Tower series. If my memory serves me correctly it is my favorite book of the series. This book is all about Roland Deschain recruiting three characters from our world to help him in his quest for the Dark Tower. As foretold by The Man in Black in the previous book these three are represented on Tarot cards as The Prisoner, The Lady of Shadows, and Death. Roland is to go through three doors which are portals into our world at different times.
The first of the three doors
The first person to be drawn to our world is 鈥淭he Prisoner鈥� Eddie Dean. Eddie is not imprisoned anywhere, but he is a heroin addict. The 鈥渄rawing鈥� of Eddie Dean involves drug smuggling, gangsters, a shootout au naturel, and more lobstrosities; never a dull moment.
Odetta / Detta by .
The second 鈥渄rawing鈥� is of a black lady called Odetta Holmes who suffers from
The last drawing of The Three is not at all who I was expecting*, it involves a character even more psychotic than Detta. Without going into details it involves possession, crazy hyperkinetic shootouts, more lobstrosities and a unique way of dispatching a villain.
Art by Phil Hale
Phew! What a book! I hope I have not spoiled anything so far, if you think I did please let me know in the comments. The Drawing of the Three is a fabulous, riveting and thrilling read. The writing style here is much more typically Stephen King than the previous volume, The Gunslinger, where King takes a stab at some lyrical writing in the early chapters that confused my young mind when I first read it. I have to admit this is how I like my King. Screw 鈥渓iterature鈥�, just tell the story so vividly that the reader is transported into Roland鈥檚 world (even though it has 鈥渕oved on鈥�). King鈥檚 accessible writing style is one of his chief weapons, it is the most effective way of conveying his outlandish narrative. Even with all the carnage going on the book is occasionally hilarious, with pop culture references and an almost 鈥淭MI鈥� rectal examination scene. The 鈥淩oland in New York City鈥� part is particularly amusing, with his bemusement by the city life and his failed attempt to avoid violence. Imagine Clint Eastwood鈥檚 The Man with No Name in modern day New York and you will have an inkling. The book does not end on a cliffhanger yet it does make you want to commit to the series, to follow Roland and his friends on the quest for the Tower, to see what happens next. As Roland would say, 鈥渋t鈥檚 ka鈥�.
Notes:
* I thought it was going to be poor Jake Chambers from The Gunslinger, but poor Jake only makes a quick cameo in this volume.
鈥� Idris Elba is unlikely to be called 鈥渉onky mahfah鈥� in the forthcoming Dark Tower movie. Here is King's .
鈥� Roland鈥檚 classic 鈥渒a-tet鈥�, the crew of his quest, is not fully formed in this book, awaiting a couple more members. So this picture below, from the graphic novel edition, is a little misleading.
Quotes:
鈥淭here is an umbilicus which somehow connects our world to the world of the gunslinger.鈥�
鈥淭he first is dark-haired. He stands on the brink of robbery and murder. A demon has infested him. The name of the demon is HEROIN.鈥�
鈥淲hich demon is that? I know it not, even from nursery stories.鈥�
鈥淗e walked out of nowhere toward nowhere, a man from another time who, it seemed, had reached a point of pointless ending.鈥�
鈥淣ot his eyes but those of a stranger. Not hazel but a blue the color of fading Levis. Eyes that were chilly, precise, unexpected marvels of calibration. Bombardier鈥檚 eyes.鈥�
December 11, 2021
I thoroughly enjoyed my re-read of this, like i said it's been years since I've re-read the series and it feels like im rediscovering it.
The Dark Tower series is so detailed, like every time i read it I'm always noticing something else; that i missed on my last read.
The aim here was to take my time with this re-read because I wanted to live in it longer and soak it up but I'm taking longer than expected because I've got my newborn son who needs my attention as well now.
Anyway, I'm glad to be back and with a fresh review!
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The Drawing of the Three, the second book of The Dark Tower series.
This one gets a top rating from me, it's full of action, atmospheric, it introduces a new interesting characters and we see another side of Roland as we progress further to the elusive tower.
This is where Roland gets his Ka-tet (a group bound by fate/destiny)
First we have [The Prisoner] a junkie named Eddie Dean, who's running drugs when Roland meets him; might seem like a despicable character but he's one of my favourites of the series.
Second is [The Lady of the Shadows] a woman with multiple personality disorder and one of those is a maniac out to cause mayhem in whatever form possible, whether it be murder or theft.
Third is [The Pusher] who is a serial killer called Jack Mort.
These people are supposed to be 'drawn', they're part of Rolands destiny and they're part of his journey to The Dark Tower.
Will he draw all three of these people?
Or will some otherworldly evil bring an end to Roland's quest?
Or will something extraordinary come of it?
Anyway, go read this series; if you haven't already.
...the Tower is closer....
The Dark Tower series is so detailed, like every time i read it I'm always noticing something else; that i missed on my last read.
The aim here was to take my time with this re-read because I wanted to live in it longer and soak it up but I'm taking longer than expected because I've got my newborn son who needs my attention as well now.
Anyway, I'm glad to be back and with a fresh review!
鈥�
The Drawing of the Three, the second book of The Dark Tower series.
This one gets a top rating from me, it's full of action, atmospheric, it introduces a new interesting characters and we see another side of Roland as we progress further to the elusive tower.
This is where Roland gets his Ka-tet (a group bound by fate/destiny)
First we have [The Prisoner] a junkie named Eddie Dean, who's running drugs when Roland meets him; might seem like a despicable character but he's one of my favourites of the series.
Second is [The Lady of the Shadows] a woman with multiple personality disorder and one of those is a maniac out to cause mayhem in whatever form possible, whether it be murder or theft.
Third is [The Pusher] who is a serial killer called Jack Mort.
These people are supposed to be 'drawn', they're part of Rolands destiny and they're part of his journey to The Dark Tower.
Will he draw all three of these people?
Or will some otherworldly evil bring an end to Roland's quest?
Or will something extraordinary come of it?
Anyway, go read this series; if you haven't already.
...the Tower is closer....
March 15, 2025
Stephen King gets back to his old self and Stephen Kings all over the second book of the Dark Tower series. This one is written more in the King style we have all come to know and love. It鈥檚 much more what you would expect from picking up a King novel, but it still has that western fantasy vibe pulsing throughout its pages.
And, again, the book is pretty good. I鈥檝e read half of the series before, I know the next two books are really good, especially Wizard and Glass. I keep saying that. I鈥檒l probably just always remind people of how much I enjoyed that book. Anyway...
Some people love the series from the beginning, some people love this book, some people hate the series, some people hate Stephen King. Isn鈥檛 that what makes life so great? We get to all have different opinions and lifestyles and stuff. And sometimes those opinions and views change, right? Like, sometimes I really like King and sometimes I don鈥檛. Sometimes I want tacos every day, all the time, and sometimes I... well, no... that doesn鈥檛 work here. Tacos are God鈥檚 gift to humans. A little piece of heaven we get to enjoy here during our short time on earth.
And, I won鈥檛 say anything else here, but, man... would the whole Detta stuff fly in this day and age? Some of that mixed in with a lot of homophobic stuff just seemed very dated and very distracting. As Roland would say, the world has moved on.
Looking forward to continuing the series. I鈥檝e been listening to it at work so it鈥檚 been a different experience than last time. Here鈥檚 hoping I can make it to the Tower... and that it is filled with delicious tacos.
And, again, the book is pretty good. I鈥檝e read half of the series before, I know the next two books are really good, especially Wizard and Glass. I keep saying that. I鈥檒l probably just always remind people of how much I enjoyed that book. Anyway...
Some people love the series from the beginning, some people love this book, some people hate the series, some people hate Stephen King. Isn鈥檛 that what makes life so great? We get to all have different opinions and lifestyles and stuff. And sometimes those opinions and views change, right? Like, sometimes I really like King and sometimes I don鈥檛. Sometimes I want tacos every day, all the time, and sometimes I... well, no... that doesn鈥檛 work here. Tacos are God鈥檚 gift to humans. A little piece of heaven we get to enjoy here during our short time on earth.
And, I won鈥檛 say anything else here, but, man... would the whole Detta stuff fly in this day and age? Some of that mixed in with a lot of homophobic stuff just seemed very dated and very distracting. As Roland would say, the world has moved on.
Looking forward to continuing the series. I鈥檝e been listening to it at work so it鈥檚 been a different experience than last time. Here鈥檚 hoping I can make it to the Tower... and that it is filled with delicious tacos.
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