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Summary: The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger
Review: It was a fantastic book, great describing persons and everything else. It is the best book I've read. And it's King's best work so far.
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Summary: Interesting
Review: The Gunslinger was a very interesting and intriguing book. I like books with new concepts, not the same old love story or action book. The Gunslinger tale is very unique. My head was constantly swirling attempting to grasp where exactly Roland was. King does an amazing job describing the landscape, action scenes, and thoughts of Roland the Gunslinger. I look forward to reading the rest of this series.
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Summary: "King's Best Work Yet!"
Review: "King leaves his horror genre behind and writes something far better. I lost a lot of sleap reading this book. He makes you wanting more when your done reading. This proves that King can write something extrodinary, if your looking for a good book to read, get this now!"
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Summary: Breathtaking in its scope and chaotic diversity.
Review: Roland of Gilead, although for this brief moment in time, we only know him as Roland...THE LAST GUNSLINGER. A chilling, haunting, and far reaching work in its scope...THE GUNSLINGER is a closely structured look into the psyche of one man. Neither Good nor Evil, Roland simply is...and so is The Dark Tower that haunts his dreams, and his life...and has so for an untold time. The imagery is stark...much like the destination of todays society. And the Man In Black. He is the ghost we all chase...in hopes that he can reveal to us our destiny. Highly provokative and the perfect beginning for Roland to impart to us the tale of his quest...and his one true desire. To find this damned citadel of ebony...and to wage his final battle...
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Summary: King's best
Review: This collection of four related stories of Roland of Gilead was originally sketched out by King long before he achieved fame, notoriety, and wealth, as the start of a mammoth opus that is nowhere near completion. Its grandiose vision, combined with its modest initial scope, betrays the vaulting youthful ambition of the author, yet these four small stories stand out from the rest of King's work for their haunting and poetic character. The combination of vision and craftsmanship in these tales is unequalled in any of King's later work. The three (so far) sequels to The Gunslinger attempt to flesh out King's vast vision, leading to literary bloat. Sometimes what is indicated but left unsaid is far more powerful than what is fully explained. The whole story will be worth reading if you have a few months to give to it, but The Gunslinger will only take a couple of hours and will reward you with one of the few true masterpieces of postmodern imaginative fiction.
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Summary: GUNSLINGER ROCKS, NUFF SAID
Review: I know, I know, I am kind of playing favorites here, but I throughly enjoyed this novel. I read mainly VERY long fantasy epics, like right now the Wheel of Time and Shannara trilogy, so when I am overwhelmed by these, I turn to this old favorite. It's a good quick read, and it's so entertaining. Besides, how can you go wrong with such a combo like this book offers?
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Summary: "The Gunslinger" makes you want to read more.
Review: Eerie, imaginative, and vivid all describe "The Gunslinger and the Dark Tower". This book is the first part of the "Dark Tower" series of books by Stephen King. This book is about the gunslinger, whose real name is Roland, and his quest across a desolate land. This land is a twisted mirror or our own. He walks through the desert in the pursuit of answers to many questions he has. These answers are held by the man in black. In his pursuit he has a romance with a woman named Alice, who lives in Tull, a town in the middle of the desert. He also adopts Jake, a boy from Earth, as his son. This book makes you want to read it until the end. Even in the end it leaves many questions unanswered. I actually want to read the next book in the series, which is the first time a book has made me want to read another book. This is why I believe this book is great, because it leaves you wanting more.
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Summary: Hate Stephen King? Read this book anyway!
Review: I won't say much except this. I've never liked Stephen King, I don't like the horror genre either. I've loved the first 4 books in the Dark Tower series. King wrote some gripping stories when he wrote these. If you have avoided King but are considering giving him a chance, then buy this book!
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Summary: Number one with a Bullet!
Review: First time I bought this book I was amazed, because this didn't look like ordinary King-stuff. I was astounded by the great illustrations, too. I had a few occations of trying to get into the whole story, but the more I tried, the more I liked it. It was different King, and then again it wasn't, and I liked it a lot. It's strange, mystic, gothic and scary at many times. The world of the Gunslinger and his hunt for the Man in Black really enchanted me, and I couldn't put the book down. As I realized that this was the first book in a serie, I couldn't wait to get my hands in the others. But this Dark Tower 1 was my number one with a bullet, especially in a time where I only thought that King wrote downright horror.
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Summary: It don't get much better than this
Review: The best way to describe this book is, it's one of those books that makes you attack people if they interrupt you while you're reading it. It's fantastic. Roland the Gunslinger is, by far, King's most convincing and haunting character, and the rest of his ka-tet are also fantastically well-written. This book makes you wonder where King comes up with this stuff.
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