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Title: The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1) by Stephen King, Michael Whelan, Thomas Wolfe ISBN: 0-451-21084-0 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: 24 June, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.24 (300 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The best creation of King's imagination takes time ....
Comment: At under 300 pages, "The Gunslinger" -- the first book from Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series -- may seem oddly short, especially when compared to the latest volume from the epic, weighing in at around 700 pages. And still, Constant Reader, there are thousands more to go!
According to the afterword from this volume, it took King twelve years to complete the writings. He wrote the opening line "The Man in Black fled across the desert, and the Gunslinger followed" while an undergrad, the middle portions when "'Salem's Lot" was going bad, and was inspired with another concurrent writing: "The Stand." For King to have kept the Gunslinger, the Man in Black, Jake, the other characters -- and really the entire world of the Dark Tower -- alive for so long in his mind is a testament to not only the power that this held over the author, but holds over us -- his Constant Readers. Moreover, since the first publishing of "The Gunslinger," around twenty years have passed, a number of newer volumes in this series have come and gone -- yet with this first, partially inspired by Robert Browning's poem "Childe Roland," and partially inspired by reams of green paper (read the afterword to the book), you know that it was a very special creation indeed.
I am not a fan of King's horror fiction. But when he gets down to writing about "other worlds than these," such as "The Stand," "Insomnia," "The Green Mile," and "The Talisman" (co-authored with Peter Straub) -- there is no one better. His is an imagination to be jealous of. There is always a feeling that alternate universes exist, next to our own (or maybe, ours exists within a molecule in some other reality). King imbues his other worlds with just enough of our own so that we feel a tantalizing connection between our perceptions of reality, and those that he uses to entertain us with.
"The Gunslinger," at under 300 pages, is just right to introduce us to the world of The Dark Tower, and keep us on course, with a desire to continue (and to wait, ever so patiently for the next volumes in the series) the journey that the Gunslinger started many years ago.
Rating: 3
Summary: A bit disappointed, but still willing to give it a chance.
Comment: The main problem with this book is that I have no idea what is going on. My best guess is the Gunslinger lives in some world that is half reality half dream. I am thinking King was doing his fair share of hallucinogenic drugs while he was writing this book. But here is what I THINK is going on. Roland, the gunslinger, is in pursuit of the man in black, who can help him to find the Tower, his true goal. Along the way, he meets Jake, a young boy who becomes his travelling companion. And they run into various adventures, misadventures, dream-like sequences, and the reader gets to flashback to Roland's youth.
The main problem with this book is I have no idea when or where it is taking place. I am hoping that this becomes clearer in the second installment, although seeing how I didn't like this one too much, it may take me a while to get to "The Drawing of the Three." I have heard that perserverance in this series pays off. If you're looking for a quick, easy read, skip this book. If you want to read the whole series, be prepared for a slow start.
Rating: 5
Summary: I know what made this book so cool
Comment: Besides the obvious coolness of the story line what made this such a kick butt book was the fact that Roland(AKA-The Gunslinger) was not given a name untill the last chapter.
This book is so great yet at the same time it is very underrated I know King fans that have never heard of the book much less the Dark Tower Serise.
Bottom Line-If you have never hearsd of these books or do not have any idea what I am talking about now would be a great time to start.
Weather it is the plot (Good vs. Evil) or the charecter development both of which are better than The Stand.
Even if want something that will suck you in and not overtax your mind I recommend it.
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Title: The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, Book 2) by Stephen King, Phil Hale ISBN: 0670032557 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 23 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, Book 3) by Stephen King ISBN: 0670032565 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 23 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, Book 4) by Stephen King, Dave McKean ISBN: 0670032573 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 23 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, Book 5) by Stephen King, Bernie Wrightson ISBN: 1880418568 Publisher: Donald M. Grant/Scribner Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Stephen King's The Dark Tower: A Concordance, Vol. 1 by Robin Furth, Stephen King ISBN: 0743252071 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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