wow, this question brings me back... I Love the dark tower series. But I actually put the gunslinger down and was very disappointed on first read. When i picked it up again i muscled thru the first 100 pages and I was HOOKED!
Yes, it was incredibly hard. It's a miracle I could finish it at all.
Yes, it was a bit hard. I had to take some breaks.
No, it wasn't. It was okay.
No, not at all. I found it very interesting.
wow, this question brings me back... I Love the dark tower series. But I actually put the gunslinger down and was very disappointed on first read. When i picked it up again i muscled thru the first 100 pages and I was HOOKED!
I'm probably one of those that couldn't put it down.
I couldn't put it down either. It was a fast read for me, and I loved it.
As I've said before though....it wasn't The Gunslinger that got me hooked on The Dark Tower...that was Book 2.
I fell in Love with this book and the full series as soon as I saw the book. I was just drawn to this for some reason. I don't understand why anyone would not like The Gunslinger
Me neither!
Lack of taste.Originally Posted by mia/susannah
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
We all are different. I am sure LoR is a great series but I simply can't read it.
I hope one day I will be able to finish it. Still I don't think I have a bad taste.
Roland would have understood.
No, Letti your taste is impeccable, believe me.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
When reading it for the first time I loved it from start. But I didn't read it out of choice as my sister bought it for me for Christmas knowing I was a big SK fan already. I use to pick up the book the odd time in the book shop and read the blurb on the back and it never gripped me to want to buy it and read it. I'd end up buying another SK book instead. I did that for a couple of years and kicked myself for not buying it myself after finishing the book. So I've got my sister to thank for introducing me to Roland and his strange but beautiful world. I would've gotten round to it sometime when I'd run out of SK books to read.
I found this book quite difficult to read at parts, once or twice i stopped for a week or two at a time. I even read another book while i was in the middles of the ginslinger. But it is understandable that i found this book hard to read, i really hadnt matured very much when it comes to reading. I belive the dark tower helped me along that path.
If you love me, then love me-Susan of mejis
See the turtle, aint he keen? All things serve the fucking beam-Eddie of NewYork
You burn prettily-Corwin of Amber
I absolutely loved the book, I couldn't put it down! My "addiction" was so bad my wife would get mad that all I was doing was reading the book!
I hear you what! From the moment I picked the book up and read that famous first line I was hooked.
Same here. I almost commited the mistake of reading Drawing first. I'm glad I saw that there was a book before it.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
It is amazing how much more i enjoyed gunslinger when i reread it 15 years later.
DOES NOT COMPUTE.
I hope in another 15 years I will, too. (hasn't happened yet)
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have you tried to reread it?I hope in another 15 years I will, too. (hasn't happened yet)
Roland would have understood.
Yes. I didn't actually hate it this time, because in the light of the other volumes it became marginally better, but I still did not like it.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe in 15 years... I am sure you will be in love with it one day, Jean. *smiles widely*
Roland would have understood.
Not at all.
Of course, I read the revised and expanded edition, but still--I'm not a big fan of Westerns as a rule, but I found I was able to pay attention to what was going on, for the most part, and it got me interested.
The only real trouble, and that's my fault, not the King's, is that I have difficulty re-orienting myself, as with flashbacks (and there were several of those, as you all know). I had to go back and re-read to make sure I knew where I was, and I also didn't want to forget where the "present" was, either....
This is pretty common with a lot of folk when reading this book. There are several flashbacks on top of each other right at the beginning which is unusual. For me it enhanced the dream-like quality of the book.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
Heh--I've always been very literal-minded and linear-thinking. I WANT to appreciate different ways of telling a story, but the first time around it can get confusing....This is pretty common with a lot of folk when reading this book. There are several flashbacks on top of each other right at the beginning which is unusual. For me it enhanced the dream-like quality of the book.
Then again, maybe that's the point--to prompt readers to read it again and make sure it stays with them....
I remember being excited about a new king book when i finally tracked down my copy of the gunslinger. This was WAY before ebay.... and then disappointed because it was so different from his other work... I persevered to finish the book. I didnt really gel with the story until dt2 drawing of the three, but then i was hooked. I have reread the gunslinger twice and then reread th "19" version after little sisters came out and i really dig the story and want to hear more!
I wish I had read the Gunslinger first and not DotT. I would be interested in my opinion in that way.
Roland would have understood.
How did you end up reading Drawing first?
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
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