Reviews

The Gunslinger by Stephen King

grantg11's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

secretsynapse's review against another edition

2.0

don't let this first book keep you from reading the rest of them.

it took me ages to get through The Gunslinger, which was odd because i usually love Stephen King's books. but good god this one just did not hold my interest at all. the only reason i kept at it was because The Dark Tower is my mom's favorite set of books. i think it took me about six months to get through the majority of the book, and then around the last chapter or two i got completely sucked into the series. it took me less time to read the other seven books than it took me to read this first one.

tldr; while i didn't care for the first book, i'm so glad i kept reading it because the rest of the series is absolutely incredible.

jorgem's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

ethias's review against another edition

1.0

Absolutely terrible. I’m shocked at how much I hated this. Possibly the most sexist thing I’ve ever read. All the women in this novel were nothing more than sex objects for our gunslinger. Very little happened. Boring and slow moving and uncomfortable.

I am seeing people say to continue because the rest of the series is better, but I’m not sure I want to bother with that kind of trust when I hated this so much.

dochyperturtle's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

caecilius's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

capgambit's review against another edition

3.0

I don't know. I have heard great things about this series but I found this first book, for the most part, boring. Near the end it started to pick up but I guess I was a bit confused by the ending. It's not too long and I am listening so I will try the next book and hopefully it is better.

quirkko24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

samcurler13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

fleetwitchmac's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0