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Aaron
12-15-2008, 04:29 PM
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The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
Donald M. Grant, 2004


Bracket #11

Voting for this Book is Closed

Final Average Score:
4.666666667

Bracket Winner!!

The Dark Tower will advance to Round 2

Sam
12-15-2008, 04:43 PM
And so endeth the tale. The old is made new again and the work eats it's own tail(tale?). I wish I could give this one a 5, I really really do. I can't. I have issues with parts of the book and felt empty when it was done. I feel empty again as I write this. However, I think King succeeded in giving us something to think about. Rather than the soupy ending most books have, we have something to chew over.

alinda
12-15-2008, 04:49 PM
I'll give a 5 , because this end? of the long journey for me was more than just
a book, it was many years of believing, cast upon the shores of dreams for me.
I am grateful for all of the 7 books that we love so well , but most of all I am
deeply aware that this book was not so much about closure for me as it was about
life, love and truth.

fernandito
12-15-2008, 05:07 PM
4.

jayson
12-15-2008, 05:12 PM
5

I didn't even take off any points for the "Susannah Takes the Consolation Prize" ending which felt tacked on and annoying. There was so much other great stuff in this book that it's still a 5 even with that flaw.

IWasSentWest
12-15-2008, 05:33 PM
a great book. the ending can be arguably one of the most controversal, but who cares? it fits the storyline....a cliffhanger even after the ending. hate it or love it, stephen king created one of the most entrancing book series of all time, and this book really struck a chord with me. a 5 all the way

Letti
12-15-2008, 05:35 PM
5est (even if this word doesn't exist)

BROWNINGS CHILDE
12-15-2008, 06:17 PM
4. I chopped a point, because I want Wolves to move on. I actually liked the ending, and thought it the only fitting one.

Daghain
12-15-2008, 06:30 PM
Five. If I could vote ten I would. I loved this book. Especially the end. It was shocking at first, but after thinking about it...yeah, that's kind of how it had to be.

Cutter
12-15-2008, 07:00 PM
This is arguably my favorite of the series. Although I still choose The Wastelands as my favorite, but I know it's nostalgia as to why I choose the Wastelands. The DTVII is chocked full of great ideas!

Unfound One
12-15-2008, 08:28 PM
CK was defeated too easily, and was super annoying.
Patrick came outta nowhere.
Susannah's "consolation prize" ending, as Jayson puts it, was also disappointing.

But I still give it a 5. Absolutely a 5.
I know this doesn't make sense, but it was perfect - regardless of its flaws.

SpaceMaN
12-15-2008, 08:45 PM
hard to believe this wouldn't make it quite far, being the culmination of everything this site is based upon. 5, but not MY favorite King book.

flaggwalkstheline
12-15-2008, 09:35 PM
amazing book, this book is what brings it all together
except for explaining WTF is with patrick danville and thats ok cause he's still cool

mae
12-15-2008, 11:12 PM
I'm almost done with this but I feel justified in giving it a 4. There are some trouble spots but overall it's a very good book. But just because it's the last DT book doesn't automatically make it the best DT book, nor the best King book.

Letti
12-16-2008, 12:02 AM
I'm almost done with this but I feel justified in giving it a 4. There are some trouble spots but overall it's a very good book. But just because it's the last DT book doesn't automatically make it the best DT book, nor the best King book.

You might change your mind after you have finished it.

Jean
12-16-2008, 12:18 AM
4

There are absolutely great parts, and the ending is perfect, but the book itself isn't; it's somehow disbalanced, with some parts much weaker than others, and changes in pace inexplicable by any reasons of inner necessity.

obscurejude
12-16-2008, 12:19 AM
Well put Jean, but I still gave it a 5. Maybe a four was more in order, but for some reason the strong parts have remained with me over the weaker ones which is unusual.

ManOfWesternesse
12-16-2008, 02:06 AM
5. No question at all.

Darkthoughts
12-16-2008, 06:32 AM
5.

There were things that I had gripes with - RF and CK's demises for two, but overall I've never anticipated the release of a book so much, nor felt such a wrench when it ended :thumbsup:

mae
12-16-2008, 06:40 AM
Right, Jean. A book earning a vote of 5 should never have any weak parts. I stand by my 4.

Aaron
12-16-2008, 07:43 AM
I gave it a 3. It was good, but I really didnt see it as being one of King's best works, or even the best DT novel. I find it to be the weakest, actually. I wanted to love it--and there really were some excellent parts--but the flaws were too glaring. The bottom line is...I wasn't that impressed.

Though I did love the ending. :thumbsup:

jayson
12-16-2008, 07:47 AM
A book earning a vote of 5 should never have any weak parts.

I disagree. The definition of a 5 is "I loved it - 5" not "It was perfect in every way - 5". I don't question your giving it a 4. We each have our own way of ranking things and everybody sees every book differently, but I don't believe perfection is a prerequisite of score of 5.

Jean
12-16-2008, 07:50 AM
I don't, either. It's how the imperfections agree or disagree with you in every particular case that counts.

jayson
12-16-2008, 07:51 AM
Well said Bear, well said. :)

Brice
12-16-2008, 08:10 AM
I think the good can outweigh the bad and still equate to a "5".

mae
12-16-2008, 08:18 AM
What I meant was not that a 5 should be perfect, it can still have some things off. But the amount of things off in DT7 lead me to give it a 4 instead. The whole Algul Siento thing had a good buildup but not such a good execution, I thought, for one.

at_one
12-17-2008, 01:57 PM
never read....on my last as soon as I finish SoS

Powdered Water
12-18-2008, 08:09 AM
Solid 5, the ending was perfect.

Empath of the White
12-19-2008, 06:06 PM
I give it a 4. Aside from Walter fumbling the ball there in the second part of the novel, Blue Heaven, I enjoyed it. I got a real end-of-the-world sense from the first part, and everything after that was great. I liked the bleak feel of things once Roland returned to End-World.

I'll say I do think its one of King's best pieces of writing.:rock:

MrQuint
12-20-2008, 05:09 PM
I actually gave it a 2. Mayhap I'm being a little too harsh but if not for the eraser scene I probably would have went with 3 ... I do love the Coda though.