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A review by rballenger
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
dark
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
4.0
Type of read: Commuter Read.
What made me pick it up: Stephen King is a regular on my TBR and it's always been a goal of mine to read The Dark Tower series in completion.
Overall rating: I will die on this hill....Stephen King is a literary genius. 'The Drawing of the Three' had the perfect amount of craziness, structure, and wit to keep you moving through the pages. Where 'The Gunslinger' felt a little more like unplanned chaos, 'The Drawing of the Three' is perfectly planned chaos with amazing timing and just enough of King's classic quips to make you both squirm and smile. Completing the series has long been in my TBR and after finishing this 2nd installation, and hearing from a good friend on their view of the series, I'm excited to see what comes next in this crazy adventure to the tower. I'd also be remiss if I didn't say that Frank Muller was an absolute legend at narration and I feel like they made 'The Drawing of the Three' all that much better. I was able to enjoy about 75% of the book in audio form before my library loan lapsed and I switched over to my paperback copy and I found myself reading in Muller's tone and voices. It was absolute perfection.
Reader's Note: 'The Drawing of the Three' includes themes of drug use, sex, mentions/references to rape, and death/dying. There is also some politically incorrect language. If you're familiar with King's writing, 'The Drawing of the Three' is very much in his normal vein of vulgarity.
What made me pick it up: Stephen King is a regular on my TBR and it's always been a goal of mine to read The Dark Tower series in completion.
Overall rating: I will die on this hill....Stephen King is a literary genius. 'The Drawing of the Three' had the perfect amount of craziness, structure, and wit to keep you moving through the pages. Where 'The Gunslinger' felt a little more like unplanned chaos, 'The Drawing of the Three' is perfectly planned chaos with amazing timing and just enough of King's classic quips to make you both squirm and smile. Completing the series has long been in my TBR and after finishing this 2nd installation, and hearing from a good friend on their view of the series, I'm excited to see what comes next in this crazy adventure to the tower. I'd also be remiss if I didn't say that Frank Muller was an absolute legend at narration and I feel like they made 'The Drawing of the Three' all that much better. I was able to enjoy about 75% of the book in audio form before my library loan lapsed and I switched over to my paperback copy and I found myself reading in Muller's tone and voices. It was absolute perfection.
Reader's Note: 'The Drawing of the Three' includes themes of drug use, sex, mentions/references to rape, and death/dying. There is also some politically incorrect language. If you're familiar with King's writing, 'The Drawing of the Three' is very much in his normal vein of vulgarity.