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Summary: Better Than The First
Review: The Drawing of the Three is the second volume in Stephen King's famous Dark Tower series. The novel is better than the first book in the series, The Gunslinger, mostly because of the rich characters which King intoduces in the novel. Eddie Dean is a fascinating character. Funny and to the point, and by the end of the novel, demanding and hopeless at the same time. Odetta Holmes is one of the better female characters King has created in his time. Even Jack Mort, who is only in the novel for the final three chapters is interesting in his devilish way. The novel consists of many periods of desert and nothing much but talking and thinking from the characters, but that's what makes the book good. We like the characters so much, that they can talk about virtually nothing for ten pages, and we don't even care. Roland, the last gunslinger, continues to fascinate me as he continues his quest to the Dark Tower. I must say, that I am now intersted, and ready for the rest of the journey.
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Summary: My favorite King novel, no question.
Review: Roland the gunslinger is certainly one of King's most intriguing characters. This book also intriduces Eddie Dean, in my opinion, King's best.The story begins with a bang, and keeps up the suspense and action throughout. This was truly a phenomenal book. King ventures even further afield from his normal work; the doors into the minds and the piracy that they enable is a concept I enjoyed thoroughly, and he writes it expertly. Fate works Roland over again, but as is usually the case for him, I think, he comes out holding a couple of aces. [Aside from the fact that the book is very entertaining in its own right, King fans simply MUST read the Dark Tower books, because these days, ALL his other books at least make reference to the Tower, if they aren't extremely intertwined, like Hearts in Atlantis and Black House. These references in other books are like big fat Easter Eggs; you're finding unexpected rewards everywhere!]
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Summary: A highly imaginative (and entertaining) work
Review: The Drawing of The Three is a highly imaginative story, fast-paced, and hence simply un-put-down-able. It cross different world/space/time/characters, and is highly interwovened that it is a story with many good (and surprising) twisted. Unlike the first volume, the Gunslinger, now the Dark Tower plot is getting (a little bit) clear in Stephen King's mind, and hence this volume is much easier to read than the first volume.
Nobody can create such a story combining action/fantasy/epic/.....better than Stephen King, and he is a real master.
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Summary: Gives you the oomph to want to read the rest ...
Review: Though I liked THE GUNSLINGER plenty, I have to admit that this book is the one that really reels you into THE DARK TOWER series. It flows seemlessly from THE GUNSLINGER - in a way, THE DRAWING OF THE THREE is what you wake up to from the more dreamlike quality of THE GUNSLINGER. You will not be sorry you carried on with this series. One of the great things about this book is that Stephen King breaks a few rules in the storyline i.e. the protagonist can't lose integral body parts early on a the series! King says screw the rules - and now that I'm almost done with THE WASTE LANDS - I think I understand a bit more why he felt it necessary to show the fallability of Roland, our tragic and mysterious and otherwise bad--- hero. Anyhow, I won't go into anymore details of the book - I doubt I need to say much more about it as, if you're reading these reviews, you've probably already realized that it is your Ka that you read this book, and all the rest of them as well. By the way, I recommend going ahead and buying THE WASTE LANDS with this order since you'll undoubtedly fly through THE DRAWING ... Enjoy!
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Summary: Best book of the series so far
Review: I really loved this book. The pace of the book is perfect. This book is the start of Roland's journey and the piecing together of his ka-tet. You never know what King is going to do with these characters, he takes them on a journey that they have to put their faith in Roland a man from a world much different than theirs. This book starts off where the last book ended and it puts Roland in an almost impossible situation right off which leads to incredible tension throughout the whole book because you don't know if the hero of the books is going to make it. This book starts to answer some of the questions that you may have after reading "The Gunslinger" but still leaves a lot unanswered. I can't say enough about this book, if you liked the gunslinger even a little bit you should continue with the story because reading this book is definitely worth it.
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Summary: And the Tower is closer...
Review: Wow. I just finished reading this for the second time (I'm rereading the whole series) and that is all I can say. Wow. This really is an amazingly good volume in the Dark Tower series. I was put off of it at first when I read The Gunslinger. I thought it was wierd, outlandish, hard to follow, and totally unlike Stephen King. Of course, it is all those things the first time you read it. The second time it is still all those things, excluding hard to follow, because now you know where the book leads. It leads to this book (and beyond of course). Speaking of this book, and after all, this book is what I came hear to talk about and what you came to read about, it is absolutely jam-packed with adventure, action, and anything else you could want.
The Drawing of the Three continues the story with Roland, the last gunslinger taking people from our world into his own. The first one is the Prisoner that Walter foretold in the end of the last book. The prisoner is Eddie Dean, a very funny character, but also a very strong character. It is really cool how the gunslinger is actually inside Eddie's mind and can "come forward" and take control of his body. This section of the book is the best in my opinion. There is a shootout at the end of the "Prisoner" section which is definately not to be missed.
The next person to be drawn is Odetta Holmes/Detta Walker. She is a rich black woman who had her legs amputated via a collosion with a subway train (which turns out to be no accident). She is also schizophrenic. I think this was the worst part of the book because it dealt too much with Susannah's (as Odetta comes to be called) background. This is probably necessary in order to understand everything that happens, but that still doesn't make it that interesting.
Last and least comes Jack Mort, who is actually not drawn at all but proves to be usefull because Roland uses him to get some medecine which he sorely needs because back in his world, he is dying. Jack Mort is a very sick individual to say the least. It is him that Susannah has to thank for the loss of her legs. Good old Jack gets his kicks by pushing people in front of cars and dropping bricks on their heads. At the end the gunslinger gives him what he has coming though, and that provides some satisfaction. This part is as riveting as the beginning part where Eddie is drawn. It includes some more gun battles which I just can't get enough of. There is one thing though. During this part, Roland two unconscious police officers guns and straps them around his waist so that he can take them back to his world for Eddie and Susannah to use. Mr. King seems to forget about this, though, because when Roland returns to his world, there is no more mention of the guns and the only guns they have are Rolands two revolvers. What gives?
Anyway, that aside, this is a wonderful chapter in the Dark Tower Saga. I suggest also getting The Waste Lands and Wizard and Glass at the same time, because once you read this, you will want to continue the journey along the path of the beam.
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Summary: There are Other Worlds than These....
Review: ...The truth of the thing spoken by the boy,Jake. Our Gunslinger, Roland, injured by the Lobstrosities struggles and hallucinates his way down the long beach of his world to a strange door. Credit to Huxley here where it is due. A Door of perception. THE Door for Roland. It's where the rubber meets the road for the true journey to the Dark Tower. The imagery here is superb. Stephen King leads us into a long, strange trip with the Gunslinger rattling around in the heads of dope-smugglers, schizophrenics, psychopaths... what all else? Despite his weakened, even dying condition our hero perseveres and brings a crew of unlikelies together for what I feel will be a hell of a journey. The desolation of Rolands world... whatever the hell happened to it.. is highlighted by the tales of surviving high-tech gadgets from the world past. Read this book... Detta Walker and Odetta Holmes-Good God- Eddie, Every character in this installment of THE DARK TOWER is crippled, even to Roland whose tools of the trade, his bullets, his hands and his wits are ruined, addled or brutally ravaged. Shuffle and Shift... Take Heart, Constant Reader... SK manages to heal a lot in this offering, but he leaves us wanting. REALLY BAD!!!! Keep it up, my Friend. See You Soon?
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Summary: A highly imaginative (and entertaining) work
Review: The Drawing of Three is very very imaginative. As the title says, it is totally about Roland, the last gunslinger, to draw three foes which will be importantly involved in his search for the Dark Tower. These three have been mentioned in the last chapter in the Gunslinger Volume One. The story about each of the three is so interesting that it really gives you an eye-popping experience along your reading. You will just never know where or how the story will be ending up. The pace of this volume is also more fast and easy-to-follow than the first volume, making you unstoppable to read Volume Three The Waster Land immediately.
No one can create such a mesmerize story better than Stephen King, and he really is a master.
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Summary: Detta Walker makes this book hilarious and fun!
Review: We are introduced to Detta Walker in this second book. She is so funny and crude. She gives Roland and Eddie a hard time the whole way. She is the worst half of Odetta Holmes. You'll understand who she is when you read this second installment. Again, I really enjoyed reading Drawing of the Three because it was written in understandable terms. Usually fantasy books require you to learn another language and culture to understand. Time is bent and anything can happen within the worlds that Roland journeys through. Roland finds himself in pain on the beach.
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Summary: The Saga Continues
Review: This book is not quite as action-packed as its prequel, but it holds the reader's interest all the same. We are able to witness Roland put together his Ka-tet through mysterious doors along the way of the Lobstrocity Beach. The story somewhat drags along in this one, showing us a great amount of detail of their journey, but in the end, you are greatly rewarded. This is a wonderful sequel to The Gunslinger, now get it done so you can read WasteLands!
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