5: I loved it
4: It was good
3: Average
2: Only so-so
1: I didn't like it
Never Read
Bracket #5: The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (1987)
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three, 1984
Please vote for 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.
Possibly my least favourite of all the DT books.
Tito I had to laugh because ...
... this is probably my favorite of all the DT books!
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
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Wow. No offense, but... this is, to me, one of King's best novels, period, Dark Tower or not.Originally Posted by Tito_Villa
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.
This one is my favorite of the series. A definite 5.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
5++++++++++++++++++
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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
5.
Loved it, loved it, loved it.
To remind, this book finished at #2 overall in the 2009 Constant Reader Awards
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.
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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.
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.
Although this is not my favorite DT book, it is one of three which are deserving of a 5.
Sloth Love Chunk
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.
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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.
You almost had me worried for a moment there, Sam!
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
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)
This is probably my least favorite in the Dark Tower series. I'm going to give it a 4.
I regret leaving my soul
I forgot I needed it, to feel
maybe when I die
I'll just grab it real quick
I'm surprised that this is anyone's least favorite of the DT series. I mean, worse than SoS, come on.
Sloth Love Chunk
oh f**k, I was getting all ready to do some bearmauling!
fixed that for you
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fight fair, Jean.
Sloth Love Chunk
Can't. You W&G lovers are too many. Bears are sorely outnumbered.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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