I like Wizard and Glass, but I don't think I've ever seen it as number 1 in a poll! So much back-story and the resolution of the present day stuff usually gives it rather a divisive factor.Originally Posted by frik
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I like Wizard and Glass, but I don't think I've ever seen it as number 1 in a poll! So much back-story and the resolution of the present day stuff usually gives it rather a divisive factor.
I think The Waste Lands is the peak of the series, and just about the best thing King's ever written. It's the only book by the author that kept me enthralled from start to finish. I loved the crazy present-day stuff in Wizard and Glass (the trip through the universe of The Stand culminating in the ka-tet's arrival at the emerald palace from The Wizard of Oz), but I was lukewarm on the love backstory.
That's what turned me off in WAG. After King left Emerald City and started with the 23024 page flashback, I wanted to cry.
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I'm sure I have seen W&G ranking high in a lot of poles also, and personally for me it is one of my favourite novels of all time...I absoluely loved the flashback, learning more about cuthbert and alain was great!
Only equals speak the truth. Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web or regard.
W&G was the hardest one to start for me, the brief outline sounded sucky. Turned out to be awesome. Still hate The Gunslinger though, only one I didn't like, ranks next to Bag Of Bones.
y'all are gonna LOVE WTTK!!!
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Does that mean you have read it Karen????
I'm soooooo jealous.
I've always hated your teases.
As somebody who doesn't have any of the deluxe editions so I have no chance of getting a deluxe of this, I hope they release enough of the artist editions so I can get one.
I'm banking on an Artist edition too.
I can't wait to read this and I will be doing a re-read before I do. Even WotC which I thought was by far the worst of the series (DotT, WaG, GS, DT, WL,SoS------> WotC) IMHO. WotC was the only one of the series I did not enjoy. But to each his own
"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you will never change the outcome" -Michael Jordan
To clarify my drunken self: I put the DT books in 3 different tiers: 1) WaG and DofT are favorites and I consider them among the best SK novels I have read 2) DT, SoS, WL, and GS are all very close, I love them all also and think they are great books 3) WotC: It was just a struggle for me to get through. Idk, I hope with this next re-read I have a change of heart and start liking this book.
Tad OCD and did not want anyone to think I was knocking any book but the 5th one
"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you will never change the outcome" -Michael Jordan
um, I work for the publisher....
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Tito..... I think that's a yes !!
Karen, You are a golden goddess.
I hope you are doing well, BTW, Happy belated Birthday (I wasn't sure which birthday thread was yours)
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I think that DOTT (Drawing of the Three) is the best Dark Tower novel. I never really liked Wizard and Glass, especially since the dark tower comics came out. I think the story is told so much better when it is told in "The Gunslinger Born" comic.
WOTC is actually my second favorite. I think that it was exciting and it had the best gunslinger battle in it.
I've only recently finished DT7, and so probably didn't quite get how some people are not really looking forward to this new book. All I can say now is I'm 50/50 in my expectations. One side of me will ready anything King puts to paper, but the other side now understands people apprehensions...
Don't get me wrong, I'm gonna read this and no doubt will love it!
just want to remind you people that there are tons of threads where volumes 1 through 7 can be, and have been, extensively discussed
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I think its fair to discuss 1-7 a bit when in reference to number 8.
why, of course, I never meant to say you can't post your thoughts here. It is important, however, that no valuable idea or opinion be lost, that is why I'd rather people pursued specific lines of discussion where they are easy to trace by all parties involved or those who will come later
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, remember that time JRR Tolkien wrote a sequel to The Hobbit, a book which was never intended to have a continuation? I think it was called Lord of the something or other? And we all know what a disaster that was, right?
This, ad infinitum!!!!!Yeah, remember that time JRR Tolkien wrote a sequel to The Hobbit, which was never intended to have a continuation? Lord of the something or other? And we all know what a disaster that was, right?
I also strongly suspect that both Tom Sawyer and Alice in the Wonderland were written without any plans for sequels - and in my opinion, Huckleberry Finn and Through the Looking Glass surpass their respective first books by miles.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry for continuing the tangent Jean. However, I would agree with you both that a lot of sequel books (most likely unplanned also) end up to be better than their original story.
"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you will never change the outcome" -Michael Jordan
Besides, from what I've read of Dr Sleep it won't be a sequel in the sense of continuing the story. I get the impression it will be a whole other story... that happens to be about the same character(s). (Even that's not quite right as adults are different characters to their child-selves. Albeit, he's still in there somewhere...)
Anyhoo... back on topic (but related). I thought it interesting that King asked his constant readers which book they'd like to read first. Doctor Sleep won... and so he wrote The Wind through the Keyhole! Not that I'm complaining (I am most looking forward to this one after all). I guess he had ideas, but The Beam had others.Not the first time that's happened.
I hope he does get on to Doctor Sleep though as it sounded like a very interesting idea. That's assuming he hasn't already of course, which is a premature assumption to make. He certainly completed The Wind... quicker than I'd expected!
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