The Dark Tower Boxed Set (Books 1-4)
by Stephen King
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Book Reviews of The Dark Tower Boxed Set (Books 1-4)
Book Review: Follow Roland and his band of misfits on their adventure...
Summary: 5 Stars
This series is incredible if you are into dark westerns. Roland, a gunslinger from a mythical world (think of ours, early 1900 technology minus the cars) is on an mission to find the dark tower as he believes the world is being torn apart by evil forces and only by making his way to the dark tower can he make right all that is going wrong. Along the way, Roland picks up a junkie, a cripple, and a little boy as companions on this adventure which make for an interesting set of characters. A must read, even if you are not into King's usual works.
King has an interesting way of tying many of his other books into this series through minute little connections so if you do read King, you should see the connections.
Book Review: Climb The Steps And Be Amazed
Summary: 5 Stars
All great authors have a magnum opus and Stephen King produced his from 1982-2004, in the seven-book series, The Dark Tower.
Inspired by the poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" by Robert Browning, the books focus on the quest of Roland Deschain to find the true nature of the "mythical" Tower. King weaves elements of fantasy, horror and adventures from the Old West to tell the story.
Included in this set are The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (1982), The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (1987), The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (1991) and The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (1997).
This is an excellent - and affordable - means to start on this classic journey.
Book Review: One of the greatest series I've ever read
Summary: 5 Stars
The whole series is great, I was instantly caught in the first book "The Gunslinger". Once you start with that one, it's hard to put the next two books ("The Drawing of the Three" & "The Wastelands") down since they're so fast-paced. The story slows down quite a bit in the fourth book "Wizard and Glass" since it's about the main characters (Roland Dechain of Gilead) earlier days, right after he became a Gunslinger. There are 3 other books after Wizard and Glass (The Wolves of the Calla, The Song of Suzannah, and.. last but certainly not least, The Dark Tower) so you would have to read the whole story to get the full effect of it. I would recommend this series to anyone and everyone who loves to read!Book Review: Abysmal claptrap!
Summary: 1 Stars
Don't buy this garbage, I implore you! The books are awesome, but you deserve better - and here's why! King revised the first book, i.e. changed the story. That means plot, characters, and the flow of the story. It's now a different book - I say find and read the original version.
What's more, each book in this set contains a new introduction by the author. What's not mentioned is that each and every introduction is identical! All four books have the same introduction! Lazy and stupid, Mr. King!
I love his writing, but tremble with rage at his shameless greed and lack of artistic integrity! Shame on you, you flim-flam artist!
Book Review: I almost wish this was the whole series
Summary: 5 Stars
These four books are my favorite from the dark tower series. From the first book which is the introduction to Roland, to the second where he acquires the rest of his Ka-tet, into the third which is basically the beginning of their journey for the tower as a group, and reintroduces jake. And the fourth book(my favorite), which tells the story of roland becoming a gunslinger. I've read this one the most, because it's almost like a stand-alone story. After these books, the series really seemed to have gone downhill. Maybe this is why the new graphic novels are exploring the time period after the story within wizard and glass.