Reviews

The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King

thiefofmemory's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

emmyh_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

kylek44's review

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

tyrunn's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

tomgenue's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

moonsea97's review against another edition

5.0

Story: 1
Characters: 1
Pacing: 1
Writing: 1
Impact: 1

OVERALL: 5/5 (A)

onizuon's review

3.75

This book was much better than Gunslinger. But Stephen King always takes forever to get to the point. 463 pages to open three doors and get three companions is a lot. Book could be shorter and be just as good. 

Not saying the book is bad I actually enjoyed it quite a bit, but it's the reason it sits at 3.75 and not a full 4 star. 

Eddie is an amazing character, I was pretty annoyed with Odetta and Detta. But at the very end she is now Susannah so we will see how that plays out in book three. Exactly what I wanted to happen happened with Jack Mort. 

I enjoyed the concept of the doors and going into a new world through Roland's perspective. I'm curious how Roland gets on without his shooting fingers on his right hand. I half expected him to take over Jacks body and bring it into his world.

All in all good book, but a flat ending that sets up book three

autumn_franks_03's review

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.75

kriscelin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

boilermakerjeff's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25