When did you meet Roland? How many years ago? How old were you?

[Cuthbert Allbad]

Came upon The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger upon it's 1st publication. Hated it and never picked up the other books. Gave 1st edition HC to library years ago. Oh how i wish i still had it.

My son showed an interest in the books and i'd be damned if i let my son out read me.

Read the entire series and loved, loved, loved it. I cannot remember any other time that i have finished a series and have been haunted by numerous thoughts about it. I even find my self going back and re-reading certain paragraphs and lines that packed an emotional punch for me.

[Letti]

I know it, that was a harsh wait. The first four books were something you had to be totally dedicated to.

I almost forgot about them between DoTT and WaG

You speak true.

Yesyes.
When I could read WoC at last I read it very quickly and after that I reread the whole series again from the first book to WoC.

I did that at least once between each books publication.

[Wuducynn]

I don't.
It was good to wait... painful... but sooo good. (Yeah I am a pervert.)

Wait a second Letti, how old are you? Aren't you 19 or 20? You couldn't have waited between the books long could you? Oh and we know you're a pervert, it's one of the reasons we love you!

[Brice]

Came upon The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger upon it's 1st publication. Hated it and never picked up the other books. Gave 1st edition HC to library years ago. Oh how i wish i still had it.

My son showed an interest in the books and i'd be damned if i let my son out read me.

Read the entire series and loved, loved, loved it. I cannot remember any other time that i have finished a series and have been haunted by numerous thoughts about it. I even find my self going back and re-reading certain paragraphs and lines that packed an emotional punch for me.

Something tells me that is one library book that has been stolen sometime in those years.

[Letti]

I don't.
It was good to wait... painful... but sooo good. (Yeah I am a pervert.)

Wait a second Letti, how old are you? Aren't you 19 or 20? You couldn't have waited between the books long could you? Oh and we know you're a pervert, it's one of the reasons we love you!

Depends on what you mean by long and never forget I am from Hungary and we got the books many years later you had got them. Just to tell you one example the last book hasn't been published yet here in Hungary so who can't speak English has so chance to know the end. (Anyway they are working on it..)
When I finished WaG I was about 12... or maybe less and I was about 19 when I could hold WoC in my hands.

[Wuducynn]

Wow, 12 hunh? Impressive, MOST impressive

[Letti]

Wow, 12 hunh? Impressive, MOST impressive

Huh?

[Wuducynn]

Letti most 12 year olds don't read books like the Dark Tower series. It's impressive.

[Wuducynn]

Hell I found the Dark Tower series when I was 14 and I was confused by it at the time, excited and mind-blown, but definitely some of the concepts in it was hard for me to grasp at the time.

[Letti]

Letti most 12 year olds don't read books like the Dark Tower series. It's impressive.

I was an odd kid. Not clever or something but odd.

[Mattrick]

The first time I'd ever read The Dark Tower was at my aunts place, in the woods in Northern Ontario. They have a bunk house above the boathouse. I went in there to get some and was struck with a certain reminiscense of the experience. Recalling my young mind showing pictures of (can't remember the weed eaters name for the life of me) dead, choking on his own vomit. It was one of the first adult books I'd read.

[sarah]

mattrick, you've been merged.

[Mike Beck]

i was 12 years old the first time i picked up the gunslinger. i started reading it on a flight to italy with my buddy to visit his dad in firenze.

i was into the book immediately, realizing it was different than anything else King had written. It was the beginning of an epic with no end in sight. i loved roland, even though some of his actions were cold and dickish. but he was a unique character, and i became drawn to him and his mysterious quest. Once i got to the last chapter at the Golgotha, I had to have more.

As soon as i returned from Italy I went to the library and picked up 2 and 3, and the DT needle was in my vein.

i was trapped on Blaine with most of you for years until the miracle announcement of a fourth installment made its way into the world.

sorry this went on so long.

[Harrald]

I think it was around 87. I was in my early 20's. At the time I was riding the subway (in NYC) to work every day 6 days a week. That came out to almost 1.5 hours a day to read. I was going through books almost 2 a week. As soon as I finished the first book I went looking for number 2. It wasn't out and I remember waiting. Only one other fellow I knew was reading the series and we were both bummed when number 3 was no where in site.

Over the years I moved and began driving to work so my reading time dropped to an hour a week at best. I read up to Wolves and stopped in the middle. I think it was "Andy" that annoyed me enough to stop.

A couple of years ago the most unlikely person I work with told me he goes to the library and rents books on CD for his trips to Florida. I mentioned this to my wife and she bought me an inexpensive book on CD ( a Sherlock Holmes story) I have been addicted ever since.

As I've rented books I've always thought about the DT series. Wolves still sits on my night table as a reminder. I ordered "The Gunslinger" and started all over again.

So in answer to the questions. (boy am I long winded)

Around 1987
about 20ish years ago
I was about 21-22 years old

[Storyslinger]

I was near the age of 14. It's like king said.

Spoiler:

Even though Jake ages only two years in the time we know him, it took nearly 20 years to tell the tale

[Letti]

I think it was around 87. I was in my early 20's. At the time I was riding the subway (in NYC) to work every day 6 days a week. That came out to almost 1.5 hours a day to read. I was going through books almost 2 a week. As soon as I finished the first book I went looking for number 2. It wasn't out and I remember waiting. Only one other fellow I knew was reading the series and we were both bummed when number 3 was no where in site.

Over the years I moved and began driving to work so my reading time dropped to an hour a week at best. I read up to Wolves and stopped in the middle. I think it was "Andy" that annoyed me enough to stop.

A couple of years ago the most unlikely person I work with told me he goes to the library and rents books on CD for his trips to Florida. I mentioned this to my wife and she bought me an inexpensive book on CD ( a Sherlock Holmes story) I have been addicted ever since.

As I've rented books I've always thought about the DT series. Wolves still sits on my night table as a reminder. I ordered "The Gunslinger" and started all over again.

So in answer to the questions. (boy am I long winded)

Around 1987
about 20ish years ago
I was about 21-22 years old

Wow.
Does it mean that you haven't finished the series yet because of Andy?
I couldn't stand him anyway.

[Storyslinger]

Wow indeed, glad I put that in spoilers

[Harrald]

I've finished the books. I just took a two year break because of Andy.

Wow.
Does it mean that you haven't finished the series yet because of Andy?
I couldn't stand him anyway.

[Wuducynn]

Andy is my favorite robot.

[Storyslinger]

Oh, I see, then I didn't need the spoiler

[Wuducynn]

Oh, I see, then I didn't need the spoiler

It helps to quote someone if your replying directly to let others know that you're replying to someone.

[Letti]

I've finished the books. I just took a two year break because of Andy.

Wow.
Does it mean that you haven't finished the series yet because of Andy?
I couldn't stand him anyway.

Oh I see. Sorry for the sutpid question.
And was it easy to restart or was it hard to get the end of the Andy parts?

Andy is my favorite robot.

Do you know many?

[Harrald]

I'm pretty confused. Did I post something I shouldn't have?

[Wuducynn]

Do you know many?

Every other person I know is a robot..

[Storyslinger]

Do you know many?

Every other person I know is a robot..

You have my pitty