Read The Dark Tower Series Collection: The Gunslinger, The Drawing Of The Three, The Waste Lands, Wizard And Glass, Wolves Of The Calla, Song Of Susannah, The Dark Tower (2005)
The Dark Tower Series Collection: The Gunslinger, The Drawing Of The Three, The Waste Lands, Wizard And Glass, Wolves Of The Calla, Song Of Susannah, The Dark Tower (2005) - Plot & Excerpts
I've heard so many opinions of this series, everything from "remarkable" to "tedious", which simply tells me the style isn't for everyone. Any story written over so many years is going to undergo changes in both style and readability. You could evaluate these separately or all together and come up with as many different reviews. All I know is, as a writer, I stand in awe of this achievement and go back to the well that is "The Dark Tower Series" time and again for inspiration and sheer reading enjoyment. The first book in the series is good (not great, though). Read it, and then give yourself a favour and read a plot summary for the rest on wikipedia. The novels are full of small and large plot fragments that are unrelated to the main plot, are going nowhere or just make no sense whatsoever. The rest of the plot is very predictable, full of clichés and obvious recycling of King's other novels. Overall, the whole series feels like it was written for homework at writers' class, only the deadline had passed and the whole thing was thrown together in a hurry... The style of writing itself is horrible, full of slang wording and whithout the least literary quality or merit. Seriously, I dont recommend wasting your time on reading more than just the first novel.
What do You think about The Dark Tower Series Collection: The Gunslinger, The Drawing Of The Three, The Waste Lands, Wizard And Glass, Wolves Of The Calla, Song Of Susannah, The Dark Tower (2005)?
King + Tolkien + Eastwood + Sci Fi = excellence. A little rushed at the end but well worth the read.
—BrendaAileen
One of the few series (aside from LOTR) that I would consider re-reading in its entirety again.
—abigail
Such creativity. I loved this series and was sad when I was done.
—salbraiki
