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The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three, 1984
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Please vote for The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_II:_The_Drawing_of_the_Three) using the following scale:
5: I loved it
4: It was good
3: Average
2: Only so-so
1: I didn't like it
If you haven't read this book yet, please vote Never Read. Feel free to discuss your votes in this thread.
Please base your vote only on this book's own merits, not how it fits into the series as a whole.
Tito_Villa
03-15-2010, 08:49 AM
Possibly my least favourite of all the DT books.
turtlex
03-15-2010, 09:08 AM
:lol: Tito I had to laugh because ...
... this is probably my favorite of all the DT books! :couple:
Possibly my least favourite of all the DT books.
Wow. No offense, but... this is, to me, one of King's best novels, period, Dark Tower or not.
Tito_Villa
03-15-2010, 10:08 AM
I no im sorry i just strugled to read bits of it, i thought it was a good book but only a 4 for me.
Daghain
03-15-2010, 11:13 AM
This one is my favorite of the series. A definite 5.
Kronz
03-15-2010, 11:46 AM
The last time I read it, I would say I got at least 4.95/5.00 enjoyment, but I remember thinking it went nowhere the first time I read it. Each time I read it, I like it more. On my next run through it, it may be five after all. It must be pretty good since I have read it four or five times anyway.
To remind, this book finished at #2 overall in the 2009 Constant Reader Awards :)
fernandito
03-15-2010, 02:14 PM
5.
Loved it, loved it, loved it.
pathoftheturtle
03-15-2010, 02:23 PM
To remind, this book finished at #2 overall in the 2009 Constant Reader Awards :):rolleyes:
DoctorDodge
03-15-2010, 02:47 PM
A 5 from me. Cool characters who don't get along at all (at first), gangsters, more bizzare western/fantasy, and awesome action. What more could an allround geek like me wish for? Definitely my fav out of all 7.
divemaster
03-15-2010, 03:30 PM
4 from me. 10 years ago it would probably have been a 3. But I do think the book improves upon a second reading, after finishing the series. To me the series really picks up in the 3rd book, once you get more familiar with the characters, and Roland's world "that has moved on" becomes more defined and interesting. The Drawing of the Three is pretty limited in scope and you don't get to see too much of Roland's world, but we do get introduced to the characters (Ka-tet) that will mean so much to the series. This is a worthy bridge.
High_Desert_Gunslinger
03-15-2010, 03:31 PM
A 5 for me as well. How can you not love the book that shows the formation of the ka-tet for the first time? You really see how Eddie & Susannah's past shapes who they are and will become in Roland's world. I will admit that the first time I read it I was a little skeptical about it but rereading it made me love it even more.
BROWNINGS CHILDE
03-15-2010, 03:44 PM
Although this is not my favorite DT book, it is one of three which are deserving of a 5.
Cuthbert Heath
03-15-2010, 04:26 PM
fav book in the series
One of King's weakest efforts, I gave it a 2 just because I finished it.
Not really, I gave it a five.
Brice
03-15-2010, 05:00 PM
Yeah, the first dozen or so times I read it it was merely phenomenal. It has only gotten better with subsequent rereads though. I gave it a 5 ...million.
DoctorDodge
03-15-2010, 05:11 PM
One of King's weakest efforts, I gave it a 2 just because I finished it.
Not really, I gave it a five.
:scared: You almost had me worried for a moment there, Sam!
Canada
03-15-2010, 06:21 PM
4. It's better than the gunslinger, and one of the strongest books of all the 7, but I'm going to second that we don't see a whole lot of Roland's world in this one and while it's cool seeing the gunslinger in NYC, it gets a little tedious after a bit. Still, it introduces the best King characters I know of (Also some of the few that have never appeared or been mentioned in any king books before or since...to my knowledge. It just made them feel that much more special, that much more..."Real", I guess)
cody44
03-15-2010, 07:58 PM
This is probably my least favorite in the Dark Tower series. I'm going to give it a 4.
BROWNINGS CHILDE
03-15-2010, 08:07 PM
I'm surprised that this is anyone's least favorite of the DT series. I mean, worse than SoS, come on.
One of King's weakest efforts, I gave it a 2 just because I finished it.
Not really, I gave it a five.
oh f**k, I was getting all ready to do some bearmauling!
I'm surprised that this is anyone's least favorite of the DT series. I mean, worse than SoS W&G, come on.
fixed that for you
BROWNINGS CHILDE
03-16-2010, 02:56 AM
Fight fair, Jean.
Can't. You W&G lovers are too many. Bears are sorely outnumbered.
Brice
03-16-2010, 03:42 AM
One of King's weakest efforts, I gave it a 2 just because I finished it.
Not really, I gave it a five.
oh f**k, I was getting all ready to do some bearmauling!
I'm surprised that this is anyone's least favorite of the DT series. I mean, worse than SoS W&G, come on.
fixed that for you
Fight fair, Jean.
Can't. You W&G lovers are too many. Bears are sorely outnumbered.
*Goes off to post some appallingly bad poetry which Jean will feel obliged to both read and comment positively on* :evil:
don't fail to make it blank verse... give bears something they would really enjoy...
Tito_Villa
03-16-2010, 03:55 AM
Because W&G is a great book :)
Brice
03-16-2010, 04:01 AM
don't fail to make it blank verse... give bears something they would really enjoy...
done :couple:
Hannah
03-16-2010, 05:16 AM
Can't. You W&G lovers are too many. Bears are sorely outnumbered.
I'm with bears on W&G ... and with what seems like the majority of the lovers of Drawing of the Three. I've got to say that it's what truly got me hooked on the series.
Mrs. Underwood
03-16-2010, 06:01 AM
I was already hooked when I read The Gunslinger, but this is where he introduced Eddie! Hehehehehehehe, Eddie... :wub: So yeah, 5.
Can't. You W&G lovers are too many. Bears are sorely outnumbered.
I'm with bears on W&G ... and with what seems like the majority of the lovers of Drawing of the Three. I've got to say that it's what truly got me hooked on the series.
I'm in this camp too.
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pathoftheturtle
03-16-2010, 03:22 PM
This is the most tightly plotted TDT book. I know this sounds unlikely, but I'd almost believe that King started with an outline.
He had far more experience under his belt at this point than he did when he started The Gunslinger, but I fear that he went too far in the direction of popularizing it.
Of course, not all of the mysticism went out with the change in tone. This is the novel which introduced ka to the series.
... To me the series really picks up in the 3rd book, ... I totally agree, and I don't think that that's all in the reader's mind; my impression is that King was feeling more secure and really in the swing of things when he wrote DT III. (Looka what he says in the SoS appendix.)
... This is a worthy bridge.I agree with that, too. 4 from me.
BROWNINGS CHILDE
03-16-2010, 03:28 PM
One of King's weakest efforts, I gave it a 2 just because I finished it.
Not really, I gave it a five.
oh f**k, I was getting all ready to do some bearmauling!
I'm surprised that this is anyone's least favorite of the DT series. I mean, worse than SoS W&G, come on.
fixed that for you
Fight fair, Jean.
Can't. You W&G lovers are too many. Bears are sorely outnumbered.
*Goes off to post some appallingly bad poetry which Jean will feel obliged to both read and comment positively on* :evil:
Maybe he'll "fix" it for you after its done.
LadyHitchhiker
03-16-2010, 03:30 PM
This book is the reason I fell back in love with Stephen King.
vacant lot
03-17-2010, 06:46 AM
Gunslinger hooked, me. Drawing kept the journey alive. 5
Brice
03-17-2010, 10:17 AM
One of King's weakest efforts, I gave it a 2 just because I finished it.
Not really, I gave it a five.
oh f**k, I was getting all ready to do some bearmauling!
I'm surprised that this is anyone's least favorite of the DT series. I mean, worse than SoS W&G, come on.
fixed that for you
Fight fair, Jean.
Can't. You W&G lovers are too many. Bears are sorely outnumbered.
*Goes off to post some appallingly bad poetry which Jean will feel obliged to both read and comment positively on* :evil:
Maybe he'll "fix" it for you after its done.
Oh, no...not gonna' happen my writing is beyond fixing. It is just bad.
The poll has closed. The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three has earned a FAS (final average score) of 4.672413793 or 93.45%, placing 2nd (runner-up) in this bracket. It will be moving on to Round 2. In 2009, The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three also placed 2nd with a FAS of 4.666666667, so it gained 0.005747126 (+0.12%) this time.
Ageless Stranger
03-31-2010, 07:28 PM
Tis a shame. I like this book, but it wasn't one of my absolute favorites.
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