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ggcd1981's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
TRIGER WARNING: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Sexual Assault, Miscarriage, Child death, Violence, Sexual content, Misogyny, Objectification of female characters, Murder
Eu comecei The gunslinger com baixas expectativas, pois eu vi vários Booktubers tendo problemas com esse livro. Além disso soube que o próprio Stephen King, em edições posteriores a primeira publicação do livro, escreveu uma Intro meio que se “desculpando” pelos problemas do livro. Dessa forma eu não tinha grandes esperanças para o início da série The dark tower, mas como todo o meu projeto para ler King foi para ler esta série, eu prossegui. Para minha surpresa eu gostei. Não é ótimo mas a escrita e história de King foram interessantes e originais o suficiente para me entreter, mesmo nos momentos “estranhos” e “viajados” da narrativa. Acredito que depois de 3 livros e 1 conto posso afirmar que gosto da escrita de King. The gunslinger é o terceiro livro do autor que leio (por enquanto não tenho um preferido) mas a leitura de The gunslinger foi mais fácil e fluída que Eyes of the dragon ou The stand. Posso dizer até que gostei dos momentos mais “viajados” (e houveram diversos) pois a escrita flui. A cena inteira em que Roland confronta the dark man e contempla a criação do universo e a possibilidade deste ser apenas um átomo numa folha de grama em um universo maior foi extremamente complexa porém nenhum pouco maçante, fluiu perfeitamente e foi bastante intrigante.
Não tenho muito o que dizer em termos de pontos negativos ou positivos pois este é apenas o livro introdutório da série (apesar disso foi nada informativo sobre o universo da história). Como pontos negativos aponto apenas: a objetificação dos personagens femininos, que nesta primeira obra existiram apenas para serem sexualizadas; a violência gráfica contra animais (este é sempre um gatilho para mim); e a total ausência de explicação a respeito do universo da série The Dark tower, dos personagens e os papeis que desempenham (ler esse livro é como começar um filme pela metade). Os pontos positivos até o momento são: como já mencionado a escrita de King; os personagens são bastante intrigantes (Roland, Jake, The dark man), são mistérios a serem descobertos; O mundo e história são tão inesperados e misteriosos para Fantasia ou terror que é inevitável querer saber o que raios está acontecendo e porquê.
Não tenho muito o que dizer em termos de pontos negativos ou positivos pois este é apenas o livro introdutório da série (apesar disso foi nada informativo sobre o universo da história). Como pontos negativos aponto apenas: a objetificação dos personagens femininos, que nesta primeira obra existiram apenas para serem sexualizadas; a violência gráfica contra animais (este é sempre um gatilho para mim); e a total ausência de explicação a respeito do universo da série The Dark tower, dos personagens e os papeis que desempenham (ler esse livro é como começar um filme pela metade). Os pontos positivos até o momento são: como já mencionado a escrita de King; os personagens são bastante intrigantes (Roland, Jake, The dark man), são mistérios a serem descobertos; O mundo e história são tão inesperados e misteriosos para Fantasia ou terror que é inevitável querer saber o que raios está acontecendo e porquê.
Em geral gostei da obra e continuarei com a série. Apesar dos problemas apontados é um sólido 3.75 estrelas.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Genocide, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Misogyny, and Pregnancy
captainboring's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual violence and Violence
Minor: Death
kasimca's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I struggled with the treatment of female characters in this book. They were all sexualized and/or demeaned in some manner… I love King’s other books, but I just couldn’t connect with this one. Maybe it changes as the series progresses, but I can’t bring myself to continue.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny
rockatanskette's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
This is my first Stephen King novel and honestly? Not impressed.
There's an intriguing plot somewhere, I think, but it's hard to tell with Stephen King's raging boner in the way. I'm usually not one to care about sexual content in books, but it frustrates me when it's extraneous, distracting, and, in this case, intensely sexist. Almost every woman mentioned is described only by her sexual appeal to the main character and his own mother is defined entirely by her sexual (note: not even romantic) relationships with his father and a secondary character. If that wasn't bad enough, King sets various women up as sexually open and then calls them whores (whorish also seems to be a favorite adjective for describing even random, unnamed women). It reminds me of a John Berger quote:
"You painted a naked woman because you enjoyed looking at her, put a mirror in her hand and you called the painting 'Vanity,' thus morally condemning the woman whose nakedness you had depicted for your own pleasure."
There are two or three women mentioned who aren't defined by sex; they're cooks and maids. So do with that what you will.
It's not even the sexual part of it mostly, it's sometimes just bizarre references to genitalia. King describes Roland's balls like the meme about men writers describing breasts. At one point, I read the line "His loins were suddenly filled with light, a light that was soft yet hard" and groaned so loudly my mom asked me if I was in pain. I was.
I'm trying to decide if the questions left open are compelling enough to read the rest of the series, or if I'm just going to Google it to sate what little curiosity I have. I'm leaning toward the latter. There's only so many apparently sentient dicks I can take.
There's an intriguing plot somewhere, I think, but it's hard to tell with Stephen King's raging boner in the way. I'm usually not one to care about sexual content in books, but it frustrates me when it's extraneous, distracting, and, in this case, intensely sexist. Almost every woman mentioned is described only by her sexual appeal to the main character and his own mother is defined entirely by her sexual (note: not even romantic) relationships with his father and a secondary character. If that wasn't bad enough, King sets various women up as sexually open and then calls them whores (whorish also seems to be a favorite adjective for describing even random, unnamed women). It reminds me of a John Berger quote:
"You painted a naked woman because you enjoyed looking at her, put a mirror in her hand and you called the painting 'Vanity,' thus morally condemning the woman whose nakedness you had depicted for your own pleasure."
There are two or three women mentioned who aren't defined by sex; they're cooks and maids. So do with that what you will.
It's not even the sexual part of it mostly, it's sometimes just bizarre references to genitalia. King describes Roland's balls like the meme about men writers describing breasts. At one point, I read the line "His loins were suddenly filled with light, a light that was soft yet hard" and groaned so loudly my mom asked me if I was in pain. I was.
I'm trying to decide if the questions left open are compelling enough to read the rest of the series, or if I'm just going to Google it to sate what little curiosity I have. I'm leaning toward the latter. There's only so many apparently sentient dicks I can take.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Sexual violence
icannotweave's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence
lou_o_donnell's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Gore, Violence, and Murder
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