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Summary: The Dark Tower The Gunslinger
Review: Stephen King is one of my favoite authors. In his career he wrote many famius novels and this is one of them and so is the whole Dark Tower series. It is set in the world of ominous landscapes and evil menaces. A tale of good vs. evil, in the book is Stephen King's most powerful creation The Gunslinger. A figure who embodies the qualities of the lone hero though the ages from ancient myth to a western legend. His pursuit of the man in black, aklso the sexually ravenous Alice, his friendship with a kid from earth called Jake. This book is a great tale of action, sex, and murder. If you want to read a book with those things in them, read The Dark Tower the Gunslinger.
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Summary: Roland
Review: Roland is a wonderful charactor, a woman's man? Love, betrayal. Bravery, Fear. Mystery, and no- nonsense all rolled into one ( the real hang-em- high man ). I have read all the Dark Tower books that are released to date, ( HINT, HINT Mr. King! :) and look forward to more of Roland in the future. ( secretly in love with Roland, can you tell?)
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Summary: The Gunslinger
Review: The Gunslinger is a fabulous story (really only the first chapter) about the last knight in a world which has "moved on" and is dying around him, and about his quest to save it. The storytelling abilities of Stephen King fully shine through, and this story is certainly worthy of him - fascinating, brilliantly told, and engrosing. I bought the second book shortly before I finished this one, so I wouldn't have to stop reading!
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Summary: just great
Review: I have no words. Just read it. The Dark Tower serie is the best (if any) of Stephen King
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Summary: Vintage King - Recommended for Fantasy Fans
Review: Fantasy fans, please note that this book is usually located in the HORROR section in book stores. I liked the character of the "Evil" enchanter, whom I thought was the most charismatic and enigmatic character in the novel. Most of all, I loved the haunting, dreamlike quality of the novel. Compare this book to, say, Donaldson's "Mirror of Her Dreams", and you'll see how masterful King is in setting up the characters, context, and the mood with economic precision. The ending leaves the reader shaking with anticipation for the sequel.
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Summary: One Of The Best Books I've Read In A While
Review: When I needed a book, to do for an English class, I turned to Stephen King. The cover and title intirgued me enough to pick it up, and needless to say, the book was awesome. What makes the book lose points is the ending and the time jumps. King tries to use the jumps between the main plot and Roland's childhood to try to explain the action, but i found the jumps were confusing and kinda pointless, but maybe im wrong. The ending although it ends the first book of the series is kinda weak in my eyes, but otherwise the book is a great read. The storng point of the book is that it always seems to pull your atention back into the plot, by illustrating Roland's confrontations and his need for his trusty Revolvers. Finally, I felt that this was a good opening book in a series becuase it leaves so many anwsers unanswered that your almost obligated to continue.
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Summary: A Look Into the Heros Of The Past Or The Jedis Of Future ?
Review: This is truly an outsatanding book with so many twisits and turns. I wasn't sure if I was looking into the past or getting a glimps of the future! This book along with its three following sequells in the Dark Tower Series has left me longing for the series to continue. This book invites you to join Roland and his friends on great adventure and quest! A Great Book that will have you running back to get the second book in the series!
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Summary: Best King I've ever read
Review: I'm not a big fan of Stephen King-- as far as I'm concerned, he's one of the most inconsistent authors around. Books like "The Gunslinger," however, show him to be an undeniable talent. The dreamlike and bizarre world the gunslinger, Roland, inhabits is one of the more original creations I've ever heard of. For example, it begins like a Western: A man with no name enters a small one-street, inbred town in the middle of the desert. You know that something is weird, though, when the tune being played on the piano in the saloon is "Hey Jude" in ragtime. The book is essentially four short stories, each of them totally bizarre, and completely enveloping. There are recommendation below to skip this book, and start at "The Drawing of the Three." DO NOT DO THIS! I have yet to finish DOTT, but it does not in any way establish the world of the gunslinger, nor does it show exactly how sad, lonely and ruthless the gunslinger is. This is not a book with a clear narrative-- it is more about setting up a world and an enigmatic character. You won't finish the book and be at all clear on what has just happened, which makes it all the more intriguing. I must say, however, that the second book has, thus far, been a disappointment. I haven't finished it yet, however, and even if it is bad, I'll still read the rest of the series, simply because I so enjoyed this first book. By the way, I think the reason that some people didn't like this book is because most King books follow a fairly clear narrative, which this one does not. Don't go into it expecting a plot; if you do, you're sure to be disappointed. But if you don't feel that books *need* a clear plot, then get this one. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: A story of Roland of Giliad; A story of all mankind.
Review: King takes his reader on a journey to the dark tower. This book is the perfect introduction. This book is not only about a journey of Roland of Giliad, but a book that takes its readers on a journey. From page one, It is me who is on the journey, hopeing to find why my world is falling apart. Roland is the character of mankind. King does a great job of making that character come to life and envelope all of us. This book relates a story that is ages old. Ever since humans have been seeking, they have lived this story. I would recomend this book to anyone who searchs for meaning and purpose in their own lives. It is more than a book. It will take hold of you, so be careful.
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Summary: 3 stars as a standalone, 5 when considering the series
Review: The Gunslinger is a worthy introduction to the world of Roland and his quest for the Dark Tower. It sows the seeds for what is shaping up to be a definitive, ingenius masterpiece of a series.A very short novel, but it gets its job done. It gives us an overall character sketch of Roland and his obsession, gets Jake into the mix early, and tells the tale of a bit of adventure in the final days before Roland finally meets Walter, the man in black. Besides its foretelling and awesome conclusion, The Gunslinger, when considered alone, is little more than an adventure story in a strange world (albeit beautifully told, as always when discussing the King). When considered with the entire series, it becomes obvoius that King is deliberately laying the ground for something absolutley huge. So go ahead, read this one (You can do it in one sitting, I know you can), and then pick up The Drawing of the Three. Now that's classic King.
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