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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Too tired to write anything. Unsure how I even felt about this, but I think 4 is a little strong, we’ll see how it goes tomorrow.
I gave this 3.5 on StoryGraph and Bookmory.
This wasn’t an easy read for me. It dragged for over half of it, I think. I finished this 2 days ago and kept meaning to write something and didn’t until now, after I’ve finished <i>The Little Sisters of Eluria.</i> And mayhap it’s because I’d just finished <i>Eyes of the Dragon</i> but I surely expected Thomas or Dennis to make an appearance. Could be I just took The Dark Tower “extended version” too literally.
Roland is a gunslinger in some world where there is barely any life at all. He’s been chasing the Dark Man for most of his life, and is only now catching up/getting close. But the Dark Man is a magician of sorts, and places traps for him along the way. Aka people for Roland to care for, which get in the way of sensible decisions. So far I’m not a fan of Roland. I know that a lot of SK Stans have real big feelings about this series, so I shall continue on.
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<i>Audio Reread ending 10/5/25</i>
I think in this case it’s important to call out audio reread, even though most of my rereads are, because 1 - I didn’t remember as much as I thought I would and 2 - I still didn’t like it very much, but I know I never give audiobooks my full attention bc I mostly listen at work.
I’m going to start the next one tomorrow, but if I find I’m still struggling then I’m going to have to give up and go back to the books. This is a series that deserves your full attention and I just don’t listen to audio at home.
I DID pick up on quite a few things, which of course just means I missed as many or more, foreshadowing and such. And I also just learned this edition I own and have read and am now listening to is a rewrite, and fans are conflicted as to which is better and why, so it looks like I’m gonna be trying to find the OG copy.
I gave this 3.5 on StoryGraph and Bookmory.
This wasn’t an easy read for me. It dragged for over half of it, I think. I finished this 2 days ago and kept meaning to write something and didn’t until now, after I’ve finished <i>The Little Sisters of Eluria.</i> And mayhap it’s because I’d just finished <i>Eyes of the Dragon</i> but I surely expected Thomas or Dennis to make an appearance. Could be I just took The Dark Tower “extended version” too literally.
Roland is a gunslinger in some world where there is barely any life at all. He’s been chasing the Dark Man for most of his life, and is only now catching up/getting close. But the Dark Man is a magician of sorts, and places traps for him along the way. Aka people for Roland to care for, which get in the way of sensible decisions. So far I’m not a fan of Roland. I know that a lot of SK Stans have real big feelings about this series, so I shall continue on.
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<i>Audio Reread ending 10/5/25</i>
I think in this case it’s important to call out audio reread, even though most of my rereads are, because 1 - I didn’t remember as much as I thought I would and 2 - I still didn’t like it very much, but I know I never give audiobooks my full attention bc I mostly listen at work.
I’m going to start the next one tomorrow, but if I find I’m still struggling then I’m going to have to give up and go back to the books. This is a series that deserves your full attention and I just don’t listen to audio at home.
I DID pick up on quite a few things, which of course just means I missed as many or more, foreshadowing and such. And I also just learned this edition I own and have read and am now listening to is a rewrite, and fans are conflicted as to which is better and why, so it looks like I’m gonna be trying to find the OG copy.
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger followed
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Couldn’t get into it. Stuck on how many times the word “palaver” was used.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I only decided to read this bc Randall Flagg from [b:The Stand|149267|The Stand|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1213131305l/149267._SX50_.jpg|1742269] is the same villain in this series. Everything I didn't like about the Stand was mirrored in this book. It's supposed to follow characters living in an apocalyptic USA. The apocalypse setting is interesting, and I can definitely see the parallels King was trying to emphasize by making this a fantasy/western. However, I was just bored by everything. The plot and the characters felt super meh to me.
That being said, if you like the Mandalorian tv show, I think you'd probably like this. Similar vibes.
As I've said before: Stephen King is a great writer...
That being said, if you like the Mandalorian tv show, I think you'd probably like this. Similar vibes.
As I've said before: Stephen King is a great writer...
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Atmospheric but not for me.