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The Waste Lands by Stephen King

littlehauntedlibrary's review against another edition

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4.0

4/5

Here we go! Now the series is getting good.

+the characters are really growing on me
+stories are starting to come together and mesh well

-dreading what will happen next with a certain character

jbfletcher's review against another edition

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Pausing

aydon's review against another edition

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5.0

this series gets stranger with each entry, but i can't get enough of it. this is the best one yet thanks to some fun new characters, the return of a couple old pals, and a closer ka-tet. this one really feels like we're descending further into madness with all the crazy ideas king has cooked up. i only hope it gets weirder from here. good thing there are still 4(?) more books to go

bonus dbd section: please allow me to slam a pallet on blaine the mono as nicolas cage i beg

cooskruisenga's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

elensius's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

blissb's review against another edition

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5.0

Best one yet! I love the riddles
Kept thinking ‘what does it have in it’s pockettssss’

odin45mp's review against another edition

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4.0

The ending is really the only thing that is keeping me from giving it 5 stars. It's an excellent, fully fleshed out sequel to The Gunslinger and The Drawing of The Three. My favorite characters were all developed and given a lot more page time, the pace was deliberate and fast enough to keep me turning page after page.

I am trapped in the World That Has Moved On, as sure as Eddie and Suzannah are, drawn towards The Dark Tower.

thejadedreader's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Simply sensational!

This series has hit it's stride in such a fantastic way. I've heard plenty of people say that The Dark Tower doesn't really get going until The Waste Lands, and while I refuse to knock the brilliance of the first two, I can't deny that this was a thrill ride from start to finish.

The pace crashed to a halt by the time I reached book two (the journey to Lud) but that was purely a result of the of the adrenaline rush book one closed on. King wasted no time building it all back up again after allowing the characters a brief moment of reprieve.

It pains me to have to put this series down for the time being, especially considering where this one ended, but for the sake of clarity and enrichment, it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.

jaca122's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

susandembny's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5