The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1)

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Summary: A ridiculous start to a great series
Review: The title says it all. The Dark Tower series on the whole is magnificent, but it starts off the wrong way. This book is just 200 pages of drivel where nothing important happens and next to nothing is explained. Borrow it just for the conversation with Walter at the end (which still doesn't explain or clarify anything; if it relates to the rest of the story at all I haven't yet seen how), but everything before it is pointless. I'm glad I gave the other books in the series a chance. I was pleasantly surprised to find out they're not nearly as bad as this one.

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Summary: Good book. King has created another great character.
Review: This book is full of great charactes and a world that could of only come from King. A world that is full of evil and death, I admired Roland's courage. His quest for the man in black, his love for Jake, and the feelings for Alice. It had its boring parts, but I still loved it. I really liked the scene were Roland kills the whole town. Very well written.

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Summary: Mmm....
Review: This book is light compared to his other stuff. I didn't mind it though. I'm half way through his second novel Drawing of The Three and I'm liking it much better.

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Summary: A godawful piece of tripe!
Review: I have a hard time getting into King's books, because he is so slow going. This book started out slow and ended slow. Do not waste your money buying this book. Unless you have insomina.

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Summary: The first step in a long walk.
Review: Stephen King somewhat strays from his usual wicked, haunting, tales by exploring a deeper side of his talent. The Dark Tower Series is by far one of the most arresting storylines you will ever come across. By the end of the Gunslinger, you will realize how fortunate you are not to have to wait 4 years for the next book to come out. Take your time reading the other three because waiting on a new one is a task....believe me.

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Summary: Not King's style, but still very good
Review: This book surprised me ALOT. I have read most of King's works and have found them all quite enthralling (let aside "Gerald's Game") and yet I had read none of the books in the 'Dark Tower' series, so with nothing else to read, I read "The Gunslinger". I read this book in one day, as it was very interesting, intriguing, and full of suspense. I can't wait to read the other books in this series.

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Summary: well written!
Review: The Gunslinger is a well written book by stephen king. I look forward to reading the rest of the books in the Dark Tower series.

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Summary: excellent
Review: i can personally say that, despite my wide collection, this is simply the best stephen king book ive ever read. this fact is in no way biased by the fact that i happened to be reading The Girl Who loved Tom Gorden about the same time

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Summary: so good i read it in one day
Review: this is a great book i have read the 1st 4 of these books and this one is the best this,in a way,tells the whole story if you read the book and read the other 3 you should read this one again although the smallest it is the most important of the 4

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Summary: Not the best Sci-Fi/Fantasy but very good it is
Review: This Serie Is excellent, it provides a very easy entry into fantasy/sci-fi. altough it's always hard to understand in the beginning (all the parts of the serie I mean) all books get more interesting towards the end. It's like you get sucked in, and the best of King's trademarks, creating a whole imaginative world with words, is optimal in these books. "just"four stars, because of the hard start, for the rest it's very recommendable.