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Summary: Cliff Hanger Endiing May Annoy Some
Review: In this third volume of 'The Dark Tower' series I found the narrative to meander a bit towards the cliff hanger climax. Jake, from 'The Gunslinger'is drawn to Roland, joining Susannah, and Eddie. As they begin to discover how their various lives are linked, their quest draws them to the descimated city of Lud, where he brings the tale to an abrupt halt. Luckily fans won't have to wait to see what happens to the fab four since 'Wizard & Glass'is already published. Still quite intriguing if not as much as the previous book, it still makes for good escapist reading.
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Summary: The Best Book So Far
Review: I Have 4 of the Sthepen King Dark Tower, and this is The Best So far, I love this book, is full of action, mistery, and Adventure, from the moment you open this book you will be Mouth Open!. I suggest you buy the 2 book before this one, you have to feel King's books, not just read!, Buy The Dark Tower series, you wont regreat.
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Summary: Best in the series
Review: So far I have read the first 4 books in teh dark tower series and I can say by far this is the best of the lot. For one it offers the most insight into the characters as well as Roland's present world. The best part of the story however are the parallels that King puts in between our world and the world in the book. If you were only lukewarm on the series based on the first two books, this one will defenitly get you hooked. At the very least you should read this book to meet Blaine.
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Summary: The Waste Lands
Review: This is the third book in the Dark Tower series. The book finds Roland trying to get to the Dark Tower so he can get out of the mirror like world of ours.Roland , the last gunslinger, is accompined by two friends Eddie and the wheel-chair bound Suzannah. The characters run into swarms of unhuman foes on their way to the Dark Tower.
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Summary: Unbelieveable work. One of the best books ever written.
Review: This book is so masterfully written it's hard to put into words. I was spellbound more so than I've ever been by a book. It captivates you and pulls you into a world that could only be imagined by Stephen King. He tells the story so that even though he describes it as a hell before hell, you can't help but hope that it is in some small way real. You want to believe and start looking for the Path of the Beam. You want to remember the face of you father and learn how to shoot not with your hand, but shoot with your mind. It comes alive and takes over your imagination, and leaves you in a state of complete awe. I have since started reading the fourth book and am hoping that it will be just as good if not better. If you haven't read this book or the two previous ones, start now. You won't regret it. And that is most definitely the truth.
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Summary: Roland as a member of a new ka-tet
Review: The Wastelands is my favorite book in this series. My favorite character, Jake, returns to the gunslinger's world and becomes a member of the group. His adoption of Oy, the billybumbler, is priceless, and one gains a new opinion of Roland after seeing his care and concern for Jake and his little friend.Eddie and Susanna continue to grow on the reader as well as Roland in this book. It is interesting to see Roland's feelings about these two people grow and change as time and trials pass, but it is even more interesting to see these two characters' feelings and opinions about Roland change as the story progresses. If you haven't thoroughly enjoyed the series up to now, this book should get you on board as a silent member of Roland's new ka-tet, just as determined to reach the Dark Tower as the rest of the group.
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Summary: Another of King's Masterpieces
Review: This is the third book in a great series. The Dark Tower series is the best book series I ever read. The book has lots of action, lots of mystery. The book was really well written and the descriptions and the array of words used were really well chosen. The plot is very confusing if you do not read the first two books. The third is definitely the best book of the three. It is much more gripping then the others. I finished it in five days the others I read over a longer period of time. Its ending is much better ad leads you to read the next book a lot better then the other two books. This was one of my favorite Stephen King books and I would recommend any Stephen King fans and anyone who likes a good science fiction novel to read it.
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Summary: The Waste Lands: The Dark Tower III
Review: King's (Pet Sematary, Audio Reviews, LJ 11/1/98) fantastical and allegorical "Dark Tower" series commenced in 1982 with the publication of The Gunslinger. Subsequent volumes have appeared about every five years thereafter. The Gunslinger introduces protagonist Roland as he pursues the Man in Black through bleak and tired landscapes in a world that has "moved on." Roland believes that the Man in Black knows and can be made to reveal the secrets of the Dark Tower, which is the ultimate goal of Roland's quest. The Waste Lands sees Roland and his fellow travelers continuing the quest for the Dark Tower. They journey through imaginative landscapes, over astounding obstacles, and meet with and confront a unique and fully drawn cast of characters, both human and nonhuman. Reader Frank Muller gives voice to the characters with a thoroughly engaging precision, accuracy, and great humanity and with an edge that drives the story onward and seems to amplify King's skill as an author. Highly recommended for all fiction collections.'
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Summary: Positively the best book I ever read!
Review: The Dark Tower is the the finest peice of literature I've ever read. Nothing made a better page-turner than this book. I can't wait until i finish the next one, Wizard and Glass, so i can start waiting for the 5th in the series, Wolves of Calla. It is supposed to come out in September 2003 :( O well.
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Summary: I'm in love...
Review: I fell in love with Roland by the end of The Gunslinger. I read Drawing in 2 days and needed more... The Wastelands was really engrossing, and by then I was completely smitten with Roland..... BUT! If you love the first 3 books, you HAVE to read #4 Wizard and Glass!!! I am obsessed with Roland. However, other than my fantasies of finding a beautiful, strong, and brave gunslinger of my own, the books are a break from straight "horror" writing, and offer a deeper perspective on life and the interconnectedness of all things....
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