Board 8 > So I'm finally re-reading The Dark Tower series.

(+) Yeah! (+)

So far, my opinions on the first book haven't changed, I just don't think it compares to the rest :(

Hopefully I can finish the fourth before the new book comes out

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New book?

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Wind Through The Keyhole, bridges the gap between 4 and 5.

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As one mystery unravels, many
mysteries entwine.

Mist summons evil, evil summons
mist. That which manifests
itself returns to nothing.

The pluralistic world is one,
the singular world is many, all
connected by mist.

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Dark Tower: Third favorite book series out there.

and imo Book 7 is the real ... problem.

That ending shredded my soul.

I preordered The Wind Through the Keyhole a few weeks ago

Very excited. One month!

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Achromatic posted...
Dark Tower: Third favorite book series out there.

and imo Book 7 is the real ... problem.

That ending shredded my soul.

Book 7 is not the problem.

Book 7 Epilogue is the problem.

Just forget it exists :(


Also, I found a Website that appears to be almost exclusively for Dark Tower merchandise o.o

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Honestly though, why read Dark Tower when Board 8 - Gamefaqs Contests The Book is out in paperback?

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Rad Link 5 posted...
Honestly though, why read Dark Tower when Board 8 - Gamefaqs Contests The Book is out in paperback?

wut

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From: redrocket | #009
wut

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/62297586

Everyone should be aware of this by now!

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Because Dark Tower is more amazing :3

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How is DT7 itself not the problem?

*spoilers*

Sure it has those really awesome chapters in the middle on the compound, but getting there takes forever, the cabin in the middle of nowhere takes forever, the wintry walk to the Dark Tower takes forever, and the epilogue isn't that great either. It's all around boring and awful.

And as for the epilogue itself... it was interesting. I didn't dislike it, but I can definitely see why others are upset. I just wonder/wish the comic book is the continuation of the epilogue (i.e. same story except he has the horn now, lol).

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Mega Mana posted...
How is DT7 itself not the problem?

*spoilers*

Sure it has those really awesome chapters in the middle on the compound, but getting there takes forever, the cabin in the middle of nowhere takes forever, the wintry walk to the Dark Tower takes forever, and the epilogue isn't that great either. It's all around boring and awful.

And as for the epilogue itself... it was interesting. I didn't dislike it, but I can definitely see why others are upset. I just wonder/wish the comic book is the continuation of the epilogue (i.e. same story except he has the horn now, lol).

It wasn't the best, but I didn't hate it. The epilogue ruined it for me though :(

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7th book was a let-down in many respects. That doesn't change how awesome books 2-5 were.

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Gunslinger hate

No thanks

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Gunslinger is p. solid.

"Go then, there are other worlds than these."

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CherryCokes posted...
Gunslinger hate

No thanks

Not hate, just it pales in comparison imo. I'm well aware some people like it, and it's a great book - I just don't enjoy it as much.

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I just started reading the series this past January, I read the revised editions of books 1-3 and I'm about halfway through book 4. Really loving it so far, hope to be done with 4 by the time 4.5 comes out. I really like all the backstory and stuff in 4, but it's hard to read because I feel like these characters that I love might be brutally killed at any second. :(

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From: ExThaNemesis | Posted: 3/20/2012 11:26:33 PM | #016
Gunslinger is p. solid.

"Go then, there are other worlds than these."

man that line just made me pause hardcore when I read it. I stopped, shivered, and just stared at the page then I reread that entire scene. So good.

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Love Eddie's introduction <3

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Randomly go to Powells, find hardcover copies of Drawing of the Three and Wizards in Glass. Now I just need The Wastelands and I'll have the whole series hardcover :3

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First book is probably my favourite of the series.

Then again I'm one of those crazy people who thinks book 7 is mostly pretty good and enjoys (most of) the ending (ie everything that happens *after* the most anti-climactic encounter in history)

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Panthera posted...
First book is probably my favourite of the series.

Then again I'm one of those crazy people who thinks book 7 is mostly pretty good and enjoys (most of) the ending (ie everything that happens *after* the most anti-climactic encounter in history)

Oh yeah, that complaint.

That complaint is totally valid. Unless I missed something, wtf was up there :/

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