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Summary: Absolutely Suburb!
Review: This book is one of the best books that King has written yet. I am a true fan of Stephen King, and have read all of the Dark Tower series, and this book is nothing short of fabulous. Roland is a chrismatic character, and in this book we get a feel of what made him what he is in the previous 3 books. The storyline of the search for the Dark Tower is not advanced much at all in this book, but the world that once was that he (Stephen King) spins in this book somehow makes the search for the Tower pale in comparison. This book proves once and for all that the type casiting of Stephen King as a horror author may need to be reconsidered. The illustrations throught the book are thought provoking and interact in a deep level with the story line. This book is a must for anyone that loves Action, Romance, Intrigue, Mystery, Fantasy, and above all the pleasure of reading a truly outstanding book.
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Summary: New Dark Tower Book is a mixed bag.
Review: Here's the thing. King has presented us with the fourth book in the Dark Tower series and the long, long, long awaited sequel to The Waste Lands. The problem is that the third book in the series was so phenomenally good that anything King did as a follow up would have to be a let down. Wizard and Glass does resolve the tense cliff hanger that ended Waste Lands, but it does little to advance the story of Roland and his Ka-tet. The bulk of the book concerns itself with a flashback into Roland's teenage years and serves to fill in some of the gaps concerning the gunslinger's past. The romance/western that King presents us with is compelling and interesting, but seems to pale in comparison with the surreal bombast of Roland's more recent adventures as he quests for the tower. As a reader, I found myself enjoying the story of Roland's romance with Susan Delgado, but at the same time I found myself counting the pages left before we get back to the main storyline. King has tended to overwrite in the past seven years or so, but it doesn't bother me the way it does some people. I would, however, have prefered 700 pages of the bizzare sci-fi/fantsy that made Waste Lands so wonderful. All in all, good King, but not great King.
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Summary: Definitely worth reading...
Review: Dark Tower 4: Wizard and Glass. Now this is a step backward in the Tower series, but there are somethings I did find problems with. One thing I did not like was Roland's past being so long. It spreaded through 540 pages, which I personally thought that it could of been about 300 pages, but King stretched it like what Tom Clancy did it in Red Rabbit. But unlike Clancy, King took his time and created a world unlike we have ever seen which Clancy needs to do research to make his world as real as possible. Wizard and Glass takes off just a couple of moments after the third book, and of course they got off and now Roland tells his tale of love, and finding his place and fighting off Randall Flagg. The story is quite interesting, but I didnt like the tale of a sci-fi western, but I personally dont like Westerns so I didnt like the Western part. The rest of the story is telled rather well. The end is good, and is worth your time? yes.
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Summary: A novel worthy of the name Dark Tower.
Review: The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass continues Stephen King's epic series. King's loyal fans have waited five long years for this book. I personally had fears that Roland and his band of gunslingers would never find a way off the demonic Blaine. Thankfully, my fears were unfounded. I don't want to give away the events of the book, but a clue to the resolution of the Blaine situation is in the song from the Charlie The Choo-Choo book described in The Waste Lands. The defeat of Blaine was artfully done and my favorite part of the book. But Blaine is only a very small part of this novel. The majority of the novel deals with events just subsequent to Roland's becoming a gunslinger as a teenager. This book is basically a love story, involving Roland's first (and only) true love, Susan Delgado. Although I'm not typically a fan of romances, I enjoyed reading about Roland's past because we are able to gain some insight as to how Roland became the stone cold man he is today. After we learn of Susan's fate, the book returns to the present, where Roland comes face to face with Randall Flagg. Flagg, the imp of Satan introduced in The Stand, stands in the way of Roland's journey to the Dark Tower. In my opinion, the encounter between King's greatest hero and greatest villain is all too brief. However, Flagg promises Roland that this will not be the final meeting between the two. While I was disappointed that we didn't learn more of the cause of Roland's obsession with the Tower, I greatly enjoyed this book and think it is a fitting continuation to a fantastic modern literary epic.
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Summary: FINALLY!
Review: This unbelievably complex and broad tale that Stephen King has been spinning for over the past decade is the most unique world I have ever visited. I refer to the "Dark Tower" saga not as a story but as a world because of King's ability to bring such depth and realism to storytelling that I literally forget that I'm reading and feel that I'm observing. King started his tale not at the beginning, but in the middle, leaving limitless possibilities in what direction the story will take. I have one thing to say to Mr. King. "I hope that it takes you a very long time to get this tale under control." So far in this tale's life, King hasn't taken a single shortcut. It's for that reason that it has taken on such monstrous proportions. For what it's worth, if the story continues for forty more years and fills eighty volumes, I'll continue to look forward to thelatest release of each installment. I would recommend before starting to read any book in the "Dark Tower" series, approach your decision to do so with the utmost of caution. You will be unable to resist reading the rest of the series, the conclusion of which is as unpredictable as it's yet untold beginning. Thank you
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Summary: I wish I could give it 4.5 stars!
Review: Yes, it's a bit predictable, but I still couldn't put it down. This is a great read - particularly for Stephen King fans. There are allusions to other King "worlds" in here, but the book would read okay if the only world you are familiar with is Rolands. I wouldn't try and read this before having read the other novels in the series, and the concordance that I ordered here was a nice refresher. It's not quite perfect, but "it's got a nice beat and you can dance to it!" 4.5 Stars!
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Summary: Be sure to start with The Gunslinger
Review: While I'm far from being a fan of fantasy and sci-fi, 'The Dark Tower' series has captivated me for over 10 years. I picked up 'The Gunslinger' in high school out of boredom, and I have now read the first four volumes of this series three times and am currently reading the long awaited fifth volume, 'Wolves of the Calla'.
The way these books are written, you can imagine yourself walking along with Roland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake and Oy on their quest to find 'The Dark Tower'. While reading, their quest may even become your own. You can feel Roland's pain as he's being attacked by the 'lobstrosities', and the homesickness felt by all of his companion's. This story is full of twists and turns that connect many different worlds in many different ways, yet remains easy to follow. As a huge King fan, this series is far and away the most shining example of his storytelling prowess. Everything is described in just enough detail (from the landscape, to the characters and beyond), to force the imagination into use, and it's very easy to get those wheels moving, no matter how long it's been since you've last used it. I promise you, you will get lost in this story which is part fantasy, part western, part love story, part sci-fi...and the list goes on. Whenever someone asks me a good book to read, I recommend anything from this series (which was inspired by Robert Browning's narrative poem, 'Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came'), and have yet to receive anything but positive feedback.
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Summary: What happened?
Review: This series was doing so well! The first book, I liked a lot. The second (The Drawing of the Three) took some getting used to, but then it all came together in the third (The Waste Lands), and then this dropped. This book, to which I was looking forward because it would explain more deeply Roland's youth and what society was like before the world moved on, but it was really, really, boring. I skipped to the end, skimming occasionally, and never looked back. Unless you must have completeness, and say truthfully that you have read the whole series, let this book go.
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Summary: outstanding addition to the dark tower series
Review: This story is another example of why Stephen King is the best. He can change directions with the story and still keep you very interested in the out come. A must read in the series. My third time reading the first four and I am getting ready to start on five. Cant wait for six or seven.
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Summary: what i think of it.
Review: I loved the dark tower 4.This was the best book so far.the way roland explained about his lost love susan and about the Marlyns rainbow intrests me the most.I would like to have the black 13.I didn't like how they killed susan or how roland killed his mom that is sad.Roland did the most adventure in his younger days.I don't think everyone in his ka-tet will live to see the dark tower or help roland "beat"it i think some will die helping him.I also like the way(this may be #5)they made the color gate with the little creatures on the bars it was cool.once i started reading the part about susan i was like get back to eddie and suze and roland and jake but once i finished i wanted it to go back to the story about susan.e-mail me and tell me what you think.
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