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Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, Book 4)

Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, Book 4)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Can't wait to start # 5
Review: Mr. King has begun an amazing series of books that he just cannot wrtite fast enough. The Dark tower series gives an idea of what our world may be coming to. While reading this series the reader will become involed in scenes that are really more like I every day world is becoming but no one really wants to admit. If we're not careful we may revert back to the times of the gunslinger but this time the gunslinger will be the only thing that stands between us and the evil that threatens to consume our world.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Ho hum - The last 50 pages were worth it
Review: Alright...I admit that some background is nice but a whole novel dedicated to it? I found that this installment in the Dark Tower series was pointless and boring. The story itself was very well written but could have been narrowed into 100 pages. Compared to the other Dark Tower books..this one pales in excitment and intrigue. Shouldn't the novel focus more on "The Dark Tower" (hence the title of the series) and less on Rolands past? I must say that the last 50 pages of the novel was worth the monotany of the the first part. Hopefully the next installment will be more of how they get to the tower and less of a history lesson.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A GREAT book! I couldn't put it down!
Review: This book shows just what a master Stephen King is of modern horror. It's amazing how he can keep this story going even after a decade and a half and 2,00 pages. If your a fan of King's work, you'll be reading this book from start to finish non-stop!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Remarkable. King proves he's capable of writing about love..
Review: This book takes a while to get going. It begins where part III ended (inside Blaine, the Mono) and then takes a truly unexpected turn - we get to hear of the Gunslinger's past, and this is where the book becomes totally absorbing. The bittersweet love story at the heart of this tale of Roland's traumatized adolescense may well be the most touching thing King has managed to write yet. Seldom has a book so successfully sucked me into its plot, that I raced through its 800 plus pages in a day an a half, pausing only to have the odd meal in between. Read this.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: LEAST FAVORITE OF STEPHEN KING'S COLLECTION
Review: I've got to admit that I was waiting with baited breath (for years!!) for Wizard and Glass. Unfortunately, I was disappointed by this book. I found it slightly boring. The general story was great but I felt that there was far too much detail. Usually I love the detail that Stephen King goes into - it adds to the story - in this case I felt that it was mostly filler. This, however, does not put me off - I greatly look forward to the next in the series and Stephen King remains one of my favorites!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: this book appeals to all of your senses, imaginative!!!!!!!
Review: "Wizard and Glass" is hard to put down from the beginning! It captures your attention from the start and never lets go. The imagination used in this story is outstanding and forces you to use your own imagination. The descriptions are very vivid and the characters seem like real people. Stephen King at his very best!!!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: a book wonderfully sculpted by the wizard of fiction.
Review: This book reclaims King's place at the crown of fiction story writers.Wizard and Glass is a wonderful blend of love, mystery, jealousy, murder, and war.This books keeps us anxious for the next book in Roland's quest for the Dark Tower.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Black olives and their relation to modern communism...
Review: If the source of all joy in the world wrote a novel... It wouldn't be this book. Partly because it's the fourth installment in the Dark Tower series and I assume the source of all joy in the universe would be a little too busy to write a series of novels (and if he did I'm sure they would come out a lot quicker than the novels in this series.). And also partly because the source of all joy in this world is a selfish bastard who cares for nothing but satisfying his own sick needs. But I digress. This is a wonderful book and a wonderful series. It's definatly the only book I've ever read where I was on the verge of tears at certain points. Simply put: Read this series. If you like to fall into what you're reading, Become one with the world and it's charectors, then you will love these books. Wizard and Glass is especially close to my heart because it's one of those stories in a series where it all begins to fall together. Like finding the essential pieces of a puzzle. Very bloody cool man. Stephen King has created a masterpiece. That's about all I can say at this point.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: 4 stars for the story, but 2 stars for being unnecessary
Review: Doesn't it make sense that the fourth book in a series should move you forward? King spent 400 pages filling in detail that didn't need to be filled in. He tries to make up for this in the last 50 pages with some creative, although hurried and confused nonsense that moves the gunslinger's troupe along.

This is not to say that this isn't a good story. As disappointed as I was with the path he took, I have to admit that I didn't like to put the book down. Overall 4 stars for the story, 2 stars for this failing to add anything meaningful to King's series. I'll still read the 5th book. Hopefully he wont take another 10 years to put it out. And hopefully it will add something.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Most revealing book of series but not best one.
Review: This latest book is the most revealing of the four books when it opens up the lost characters from other worlds (RF). The story of Roland's youth is entertaining, answering many questions that surfaced in the earlier novels, and leads the members into a new and interesting twist. One just can't wait to see how Stephen King weaves the story further to include Kansas and the glass castle. Even more important is who they will battle in the next episode and what the role of the rose is in our world. Hopefully King will live up to the past episodes, and I have no doubt that he will.


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