Okay, I may have completely made this up and am now making a fool of myself (and cry pardon if that's the case) but I could swear that I read somewhere that Los stood for Lord of Spiders.
No idea where though, so I couldn't tell ya if you asked. Say sorry...
Has anybody else heard this, or am I really making it up?
Now that you mention it, it does ring a bell
2:45 am- 11th February 2008- I Finished The Dark Tower
Ah, ya know what? According to the Towerpedia article, Lord of Spiders is just another one of his titles.
I must have made up the correllation in my own head. Sorry friends!
Not at all. Interesting idea though..ummm care to post a favorite moment?Originally Posted by Unfound One
"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
He is referred to as the Lord of Spiders in one of the books (I think it was Song of Susannah, but I'm not certain.)
It didn't occur to me that 'Los' stood for that though. It could be though, or even if it strictly doesn't (since the context in which 'Los' is mentioned suggests it's his name rather than a title) it's possible King thought up the name that way. Rather than all my Arthurian malarky...
Spoiler:
One of my favorite parts also. Especially with the description of the Grandfathers and how they weren't stopped by the skolpadda.
"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
Favorite moment... ah.
Possibly the "prayer" Roland says over Jake's grave.
"Goodbye, Jake. I love you, dear."
I don't know if I would say it's my absolute favorite though... too sad.
Gimme a couple days, I'm almost done with my re-read. Maybe I'll post another.
Wow, thats a rough part as one of your favs... I'm starting a re-read too. By the way you don't need the spoiler tags for chat about the series because its the DT7 forum. The spoiler tags above were Black House spoilers.
"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
Ah, good to know. And edited as such.
Yeah, it is a tough part to read, but it really spoke a lot about their relationship. The whole death scene did, actually. The father-son connection.
Jake's death scene, especially Roland's prayer, is one of the most powerful scenes in the saga.
"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
Absofuckinlutely.
I cried like a baby and I couldn't stop it.
Roland would have understood.
So you're still crying Letti?
"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
If you are around I am not.
Roland would have understood.
You know how to make this bittersweet kiss of chaos, more sweet than bitter...
Letti, are you going to be doing a re-read also? So you can give us a fresh favorite for Letti from this 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
I am doing a rereading right now as well. I am in WoC.
(I cannot wait to start to read the last. I have read the other books many times but it will be my second time reading that.)
Roland would have understood.
Second and this time much slower right?
"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
I'm still on Chapter One, but I think I just saw a reference to IT therein....
I haven't read that book, but perhaps I need to rethink the order in which I put the books in my poster project....
Maybe you should stay out of the DT7 forum until you're done with 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
I was just exctied about it, and I didn't know where else to put it, since I hadn't read IT yet....Maybe you should stay out of the DT7 forum until you're done with the book?
Don't worry, though, I haven't read any previous posts.
Thats cool, as long as you haven't been spoiled.
"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
So many of the scenes already covered here are all great, I think my absolute favorite is when Roland started the final stretch towards the Tower.
One moment that really sticks in my mind (not nessecarily a favorite though) is when Roland is laughing his ass off on Odd's Lane. For some reason I had a hard time picturing that and I stopped reading the story at that point to rustle up a clear cut image of that scene in my mind.
The showdown in the Dixie Pig with the Warriors of the Scarlet Eye.Oy's goodbye to Jake as well as Roland worrying that he had forgotten how to cry. There's really too many moments to name them all, so these are a few that really got me excited or all emotional.
Mine too, especially after the shellacking he took in Salem's Lot (favorite scene in that one) He sooooooo needed the redemption. I mean to think he gets a "Resumption and has to go through that particular nightmare over and over again!!!!
I'm not so sure Callahan does resume, at least not in the sense Roland does although his second meeting with Vampires is a resumption of sorts.Mine too, especially after the shellacking he took in Salem's Lot (favorite scene in that one) He sooooooo needed the redemption. I mean to think he gets a "Resumption and has to go through that particular nightmare over and over again!!!!
I keep reading references to Roland's return as 'resetting' as if the whole world resets when he goes through the door. I don't think that's the case. I think the only person who resets is Roland, as in, he is sent back in time and his memories are reset to that time. And even he doesn't reset completely considering what he finds with him the next time round.
Anyhow, I've gone off-topic... better think of a fave moment before I reap it from the resident spankslingers....
Ok, Sheemie's dream. It's been mentioned elsewhere on this thread, but I have to agree that whole scene was an emotional goose-pimple moment. Reading about Brautigan's story was interesting too. Not quite as buzzing to me as Callahan's back story from the Wolves of the Calla, but way up there.
I have other favorite moments, which I've mentioned already, but I'm sure we're allowed more than one...
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