Author Topic: Dark Tower Series....... (Read 500 times)

BlueJ1 · « **on:** October 09, 2004, 08:23:13 PM »

Anyone else here read the series ?

Drunky · « **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2004, 10:22:57 PM »

dirtbag · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2004, 11:04:54 PM »

Disjointed crap, it was all downhill after King wrote The Stand.

Mini D · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2004, 11:15:50 PM »

I had to stop and shake my head with the last one. I simply cannot believe Stephen King wrote himself into the book in such a manner. Next thing you know Jack Ryan will be visiting Tom Clancy for advice in Clancy's next book.

Creamo · « **Reply #4 on:** October 09, 2004, 11:19:24 PM »

I tried hard too, but gave up. And I didn't speed through the Stand by any means, but this was too much.

RTStuka · « **Reply #5 on:** October 10, 2004, 12:45:18 AM »

I read the first one, wasnt a bad book but I didnt like as much as his other work so I have not read anymore of the books.

Hawklore · « **Reply #6 on:** October 10, 2004, 12:49:35 AM »

Just remember, most likely he was told to write himself in, cause the publisher liked the idea..

Of course, I dunno if he's publishing himself or not..

AKIron · « **Reply #7 on:** October 10, 2004, 01:04:41 AM »

Read 'em. The last one wasn't great, only one left to go.

stiehl · « **Reply #8 on:** October 10, 2004, 08:05:14 AM »

This is supposed to be his opus, why not write himself in? I would like to know what happened between Gilead and Tull.

Curval · « **Reply #9 on:** October 10, 2004, 08:20:27 AM »

I stopped reading Stephen King after Pet Semitary.

Mini D · « **Reply #10 on:** October 10, 2004, 10:24:52 AM »

I don't believe Stephen King is in a position where he needs to do what his publishers ask. If he wrote himself in, he chose to do it. And Stiel, it's not that he wrote himself in, it's how he wrote the character... and the "aura" around him. It was more than a bit over the top.

mjolnir · « **Reply #11 on:** October 10, 2004, 10:30:18 AM »

Read all 7, and overall I thought it was a pretty good story. Yeah, he wrote himself into the last couple, but I can forgive that. I think it was his way of explaining that almost everything he's done and written over the years has somehow been related to this story. It's kind of a retirement speech, in a way. Though I have to say, I was a little disappointed in the ending of the last book (the second ending, not the first).

Mini D · « **Reply #12 on:** October 10, 2004, 10:33:50 AM »

He's been drawing all of his stories together ever since the mid 80's. The whole "one evil" across "all dimensions" kinda thing. I find it odd that he wrote himself in as the shining light of goodness holding all the universes together (he was one of the beams). It's more than a bit over the top. The only saving grace is he has seemingly killed himself off. Now I just hope they don't save the rose by somehow going back and keeping him from getting killed... cause that would just ruin it.

Dune · « **Reply #13 on:** October 10, 2004, 10:39:26 AM »

Tried to, but couldn't keep up with the one book every few years thing. I'm going to wait till they all come out and reread them.

Mini D · « **Reply #14 on:** October 10, 2004, 10:58:55 AM »

He's completed the series. He released two books in 6 months with the last one of the series coming next year. If you're going to read them... you might as well start now. More than a couple of them are very slow reading.