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Jean
03-08-2012, 09:33 AM
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three, 1984
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/510/medium/DOTT_face.jpg

Please grade The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_II:_The_Drawing_of_the_Three) in the following three areas using the grades A, B, or C:


Strength of Plot
Character Development
Quality of the Story's Ending


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.

IMPORTANT: Please make sure to select only one grade in each grading area. For complete instructions, see this post (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showpost.php?p=314275&postcount=1).

alkanto
03-08-2012, 09:38 AM
All A's

frik
03-08-2012, 09:40 AM
A-A-A

sk

mae
03-08-2012, 09:42 AM
By far the best Dark Tower novel.

frik
03-08-2012, 09:44 AM
Uh-uh.
It's good, very good, but W&G is by far the best of the series.

sk

mae
03-08-2012, 09:48 AM
I've always said I'm a Stephen King fan first and a dark Tower fan second, or rather, I guess, I'm just a Stephen King fan, and don't really make that delineation in his body of work, thus, for me, it's easy to view the Dark Tower novels as separate, but of course, related, entities, and, therefore, again, for me, The Drawing of the Three is one of King's best novels overall, while other Dark Tower novel all lag far behind, say sorry.

Jean
03-08-2012, 09:48 AM
By far the best Dark Tower novel.don't know about by far; even Wolves isn't the best by far (just the best)... but definitely an AAA.

ETA: wow, 6 votes so far, and all AAAs!!!

mae
03-08-2012, 09:54 AM
ETA: wow, 6 votes so far, and all AAAs!!!

Of course, some seventh smartass had to come in and break the perfect streak.

Shannon
03-08-2012, 09:57 AM
A A B. I don't exactly remember the ending. But i blame that more on me being forgetful, lol.

And P.S., Wizard and Glass is the best Dark Tower novel. Fact.

mae
03-08-2012, 09:58 AM
Fact? :) How can it be best if it's not very good? :wink:

Jean
03-08-2012, 10:03 AM
Fact? :) How can it be best if it's not very good? :wink:logically, it means that the rest is worse

Robert Fulman
03-08-2012, 11:06 AM
A A B. I don't exactly remember the ending. But i blame that more on me being forgetful, lol.

And P.S., Wizard and Glass is the best Dark Tower novel. Fact.I really don't get the love for W&G. I call it "the one that isn't about the Dark Tower, and where Roland spends the entire time getting it on and being a baby, and has art that looks like it took three hours to throw together."

fernandito
03-08-2012, 11:59 AM
A+, A+, A+

Great as a stand alone novel. Great as an installment in the Dark Tower series, and one of the most addicting novels I have ever read.

pathoftheturtle
03-08-2012, 02:27 PM
Best DT novel? The Waste Lands!!!
Best example of all those indefinable somethings that make fiction great? The Waste Lands!!!
But DofT is great entertainment, and when you think about "Strength of Plot," "Character Development," and "Quality of the Story's Ending" I must say, yes, A+, A+, and A+.
So OK, then -- for my IMO: it IS a topper... this round, anyway.

harrison ryan
03-08-2012, 05:39 PM
I always think of this one as the 80s Dark Tower novel...perhaps because a large portion takes place in Eddie's "when" and because it's a prime example of the velocity of King's 80s work.

BROWNINGS CHILDE
03-08-2012, 05:45 PM
A's except for the ending. This novel had especially good character development.

mae
03-08-2012, 06:07 PM
I always think of this one as the 80s Dark Tower novel...perhaps because a large portion takes place in Eddie's "when" and because it's a prime example of the velocity of King's 80s work.

That's why I love it so much. King in the '80s was amazing.

Jean
03-08-2012, 09:39 PM
Best DT novel? The Waste Lands!!!
Best example of all those indefinable somethings that make fiction great? The Waste Lands!!!
:sighs:
yes, this too...
That's why I said there's no "by far" or "hands down" while we compare them. My personal favorite is Wolves, but I think I agree that TWL is the best.

DoctorDodge
03-09-2012, 02:16 AM
That's why I said there's no "by far" or "hands down" while we compare them. My personal favorite is Wolves, but I think I agree that TWL is the best.

Knowing that there's a difference between personal favourite and the best: another brilliantly valid point by bears!

Oh, and AAA, of course!

candy
03-09-2012, 10:26 AM
All A's from me

As much as I loved the Gunslinger is was DoTT that really sucked me into the DT, and it was here that i developed a little crush on Eddie Dean:smile_002:

Dan
03-09-2012, 10:38 AM
Least favorite of the series for me. I think it was the whole Odetta thing. Still good, though.

mae
03-09-2012, 11:11 AM
Least favorite of the series for me.

I think you should be banned.

:P

mae
03-16-2012, 08:20 AM
Holy shitballs, who voted with Cs, especially in the first two areas? :panic:

Jean
03-16-2012, 08:26 AM
yes, I really really wish people would always explain their choice

Jean
03-17-2012, 07:00 AM
Last chance to vote! The poll is closing!

mae
03-18-2012, 03:19 PM
The poll has closed. This round The Drawing of the Three has earned an OAG (overall average grade) of 2.698924731 or 89.96% in addition to its FAS (final average score), making it 7.330503678 or 91.63%.

Grade breakdown:
Strength of Plot: A - 2.774193548 (92.47%)
Character Development: A - 2.774193548 (92.47%)
Quality of the Story's Ending: A - 2.548387097 (84.95%)

The Road Virus
03-21-2012, 03:09 PM
Triple A; My favorite (along with WAG) of the series.