too late now bud, and u dont gotta spell out my long ass sn everytime. just call me west, or pbyrd (patrick byrd's the name, heh)
I loved it - 5
It was good - 4
Average - 3
Only so-so - 2
I didnt like it - 1
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too late now bud, and u dont gotta spell out my long ass sn everytime. just call me west, or pbyrd (patrick byrd's the name, heh)
I have many leather bound books.
I'm kind of a big deal.
Changing the plans that I’ve been setting on, I’m scared by the way that my life is getting gone
I didn't realize how much I loved Wizard and Glass until I reread it. The first time through, I enjoyed the story, and I considered it the best DT book so far. However, when I reread the book, I got most of the way through very quickly, and then found that my reading had slowed way down. After a bit of pondering I realized that I didn't want to keep reading because I would have to read aboutSpoiler:again, and it made me sad. It honestly caught me by surprise.
5......5.....5.....5 !
I have to quote Maer, because this is exactly what I was going to say!
I'm not a fan of romances, but this is without a doubt the best romance I've read...yet, it lost a bit of it's magic on the reread. Which is why I've given a 4 - anything worthy of 5 needs to have staying power as well as that initial wow factor.
I did love this book overall, but I chose 4. Mainly because I found the Roland/Susan relationship stuff a bit irritating. I understand it needs to be there though, it's just not quite my cup of tea.
I rated it as a 5. My reason is that I really liked all the world-building King accomplished through Roland's tale. It also seems like a part of the Tower story that really deserved a place in the main series because of how well it matches up with Browning's poem in regards to the stanza about "a call to past to set all to rights" (rough paraphrase there). I regarded it as Roland basically warning his ka-tet before the last stretch of their journey. I also think I might be in the minority who wasn't confused by the ending. Finally, I really liked the artwork in the book as well.
And that brief palaver with Roland and the Turtle at the end really got me excited for the endgame of the series and almost immediately started filling my head with all kinds of theories.
EDIT: Some of Susan and Roland's hanky panky did get tiresome. Thankfully Cuthbert knocked some sense into Roland.
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5. The flashback is great when it all culminates, and all you Susan Delgado haters,It's part of Roland and his life and his story, and therefore deserves the appreciation of such. How did you think he got the way he became? Wery interesting to me, indeed.SPOILER!
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Agreed. I really liked the story a lot....but there were several parts that sucked the big one. The encounter with The Tick Tock Man....Blaine passing into the world of The Stand. I could have done without Rhea feeling-up Susan too.
Still I gave it a FIVE because the parts that didn't suck were really good.
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It has been discussed in the W&G subforum. To basically sum it up, we - who are not happy with W&G - have nothing against Roland's backstory, but we were dissatisfied with how it was done; saying very little of Roland and his development, and very much about a trivial romance and a girl who hardly differs from thousands "romantic" females from countless romances written by female authors. No story deserves appreciation solely for its intention if it is inadequately told.
And no, very few of us are "Susan haters" - so the inside of the spoiler isn't quite relevant. She was so annoying that for some readers nothing about her could rise to a real tragedy. I was a tear-jerking moment, but giving her overall artificialness and cliched-ness, not very touching.
(the above was brief and, I hope, correct summary of many views expressed in W&G subforum. If any deep discussion is to be continued or resumed, I beg to do it where it belongs.)
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When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is my favorite of the series. Well, right now it is...it vacillates between this and DotT. I loved the "side trip" to Mejis. I loved meeting Cuthbert (again) and Alain. It expanded Roland's world a bit. It was a Western and a Romance and a Fairy Tale all in one. And Roland as a boy...not quite grown, but almost, and his first love.
I remember finishing it and being delighted that Stephen King could write a book that was so different from his norm, yet keeping within the Dark Tower universe. I was a little disappointed that we didn't get too much further along the line toward the Tower, but my satisfaction with the entire tone of the book far, far outweighed that.
5--no question.
I gave it a 4, mostly because I haven't read it in years, but what I remember of it I loved. I'm currently re-reading the series again, because I haven't read it in ages and things are a bit fuzzy, so maybe after I re-read it I might vote differently. I noticed that some of you didn't like how Susan was cliched and all, but you have to remember, Roland is telling the story. It's told how he remembers it, and she was his first love. Maybe the reason she is this way is because that is how he remembers it? Anyways, 4 out of 5, W&G is a great book.
I feel like such a minority (5%) with my vote of 2.
I saw that this morning and thought "Aaron is going to be so happy when he sees we have 100 votes!"
A true firewasp ninja would never wear such a ridiculous sweater.
There's logic in nonsense.
Give me all the bacon and eggs you have.
That is one hell of a turn out to be sure. Very cool.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
5. My favorite of the DT series. I think one of the reasons I like this one so much because of the time period of Midworld it was set in. Then, of course, there was the story itself.
The turnout is thanks to the new notices feature. Makes me wish it was implemented at the start of the CRAs.
Yep, me too. But I am glad it is at least working.
Hard to find a solution to a problem before it presents itself.
The second tier of this thing is going to be amazing. I think, for the most part, votes trended towards what they would have been with a higher amount of votes...however, I really love the large amount we are getting now.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
A 2, just didn't hold my interest much. I think the present ka-tet of Eddie, Susannah, Jake, Oy and Roland is so much more interesting than the one with the boys. I guess it's because their characters are so much more developed than Alain and Cuthbert's. The book reads more like an old western romance novel than a sci-fi/fantasy one, and that's what I read King for.
my favorite DT, without a doubt. 5