We should have opened this thread long time ago.
I do love this book and I loved every single page of it. I found it deep and exciting but I can understand those who find it boring.
Your favourite parts?
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We should have opened this thread long time ago.
I do love this book and I loved every single page of it. I found it deep and exciting but I can understand those who find it boring.
Your favourite parts?
I think my favorite part is the whole part talking about the infinitesmal purple blade of grass and the worlds inside of worlds.
I think my favorite parts of the book are the stories of Gilead. In particular the story of Roland's test. The moment where he kicks down Cort's door and challenges him is awesome. I love the stories of their training, and learning of Alain and Cuthbert.
I am stunned !
Brice this is by far one of my favorite bits too.
You see all my life my MOTHER has informed anyone
who would listen that I am purple, and all of my life
purple has haunted me. I tell you it follows
me around. To make a long confusing story shorter
and just plain crazy sounding, I found this part
of the tale to me personal in a sense. WOW!
I loved the whole book so much that it's hard to choose. I loved the parts you guys mentioned and I must add that I loved the part where Roland met the girl who worked in the pub. Allie - if I remember well.
His relationship with that girl was so... I don't know. Unique. Cold. But still touching.
The way they talked to each other... the way they tried to get something from the other... I loved it.
One of my favorite parts of this book is Roland finding Jake in the Waystation.
Jake telling his story; Roland and Cuthbert present at Hax's hanging. I'm afraid that's about it. Well, two or three sentences of the palaver with Walter.
I've always loved the vision that Walter shows Roland emphasizing that "size matters." It was certainly not the first time I came across the concept of a whole universe existing inside a smaller entity [there's always the stoner conversation between Pinto and Donald Sutherland in Animal House], but I enjoyed the way King wrote it. My other fav part was Roland's story of his manhood test. Right there I learned a lot of what I needed to know about Roland.:shoot:
My favorite part is when Roland shoots don the town like dogs. It was a good way of explaining is drive for the tower and just what he will go through to find it. It was also a good way of showing just how much of a badass Roland is.
Its weird, about Tull. I remember thinking the first time that Roland was a total monster. Really surprised I continued but of course, I had to.
After the many years in between then and now, I still think Roland is a monster and I love him for it.
I love when Roland takes mescaline and confronts the spirit in the stone circle. Next in line is the reanimation of the man who was chewing the devil grass.
I loved Roland's little romance in Tull. It was cheap still nice somehow.
Roland's testing. Very good.
Tull.
Brown & Zoltan (great scene).
Roland just before he gets to the waystation - he was all but dead on his feet - but still walking to the Tower.
I will have to reread this book very soon. :) I miss it.
Roland's test of manhood was the best for me.
the beginning i mean come on thats the coolest line ever
the Man in Black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed
It is one of the better opening lines I've read.
Why Roland finding Jake in the Way Station was one of my favorite parts was because this is where it went from bizarre, dream-like quality of a western to outright, tingling-up-my-spine, mind-blowing implications.
I remember first reading it thinking to myself, how in the hell is a little kid from our world out in this waystation...and it got crazier from there.
I'd die if I knew I'd end up with Roland and become a gunslinger. :)
I have 2 favorite moments in the book. One is my favorite from my first readthough and the other is when I was reading the series the second time.
The first time I thought the ending was amazing. How he finally caught up to The Man In Black. The palavar that he had with Him was amazing. Knowing that it was a 7 book series I couldn't even begin to describe the thought process I had in digesting some of the stuff The Man In Black was saying. I loved it.
Now my favorite part in my second reading...
Exactly how I felt. When I got to that part again on the second readthrough I couldn't help but notice that that feeling was one I had all throughout the series. The feeling of unknown. Right then I realized that that feeling was one of the best feelings I had ever had while reading a fiction novel. The mystery of such a far fetched scenario was so enticing. Anything seemed possible at that point. anythingQuote:
I remember first reading it thinking to myself, how in the hell is a little kid from our world out in this waystation...and it got crazier from there.
My favorite part was really the end, the palaver with Walter. I just loved the way he described the universe--that kind of topic has always fascinated me.
One of my favorite parts is where Roland meets up with Allie. His test for manhood as well, his meeting Jake in the Waystation and his palaver with Walter.
DTVII
Spoiler: 04-22-2008 07:49 PMJohn_and_YokoErm....
I think this is only for the first volume, not the series as a whole.... 04-22-2008 08:24 PMThe JourneymanOh.
In that case...the opening descriptions of the desert. Really brilliant scenery.
That and the palaver with Walter. Such fantastic writing yet again. 04-22-2008 08:42 PMWuducynnThe Journeyman could you edit your original post with spoiler tags or delete it? 04-22-2008 08:47 PMThe JourneymanDone and done. 04-22-2008 09:58 PMJohn_and_YokoI'm confused....
I thought this was a spoiler thread (albeit one for this particular volume). Now it isn't?
Likewise, I can no longer find that thread about the top 5 non-Dark Tower books.... I was looking for it because so far Insomnia is my favorite one of those.... 04-22-2008 10:11 PMLetti1. Yeah, you can write about anything here that was in the first volume, you are right. But everything else is spoiler.
2. I think you are looking for this thread, sai: http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...read.php?t=426 :rose:
Journeyman, thank you for editing. I love the way you speak about the books. I absolutely agree.
King knows how to create a vivid world in your mind. 04-23-2008 03:57 PMMattThis whole set of forums (named for the books) is supposed to represent the only "spoiler free" portion of the site.
So basically, if you read the forum for the first book (here)--you will find spoilers for the book only and not for the series itself. :grouphug: 04-23-2008 07:27 PMJohn_and_Yoko 04-23-2008 07:29 PMfernanditoFavorite part?
(points to screen name) :D
Cha-ching! 06-24-2008 12:55 PMThe_GunslingerWhen Roland and Jake are on their journey... And the encounter in Tull. It just really seems to set the mood of the series for me. Sacrifice... Dedication. All that.