Just finished the Dark Tower series

[nghisus]

Yes, 7 Stephen books spanning almost 20 years (about 12 for me). It was a very long journey but so well worth it. They're aren't many authors that I extol, but Neil Gaiman and Stephen King make my list handely. Neil more than Stephen King because he can be very voluminous at times. I like Gaiman's ability to be brief yet intricate. However, this was King's masterpiece, dizzying and sprawling, but very enjoyable.

[mae liquid]

I loved it as well!
Will you reread it soon?

[nghisus]

Hellll no! Haha, I've never re-read anything. Once I've read something, that's pretty much it. However, I think I may read Neverwhere again. I love Gaiman stuff, I guess its only natural I gravitate towards his work. He's mildly insane but a creative genius like Tori.

[morrigan]

How random! I've never met anyone who read the Dark Tower. I started in 1990 but only made it to part 3 (1992). I got part 4 in 1997 but never got around to reading it as so much time had passed and I felt like I had to re-read the first 3 parts.
I can't believe that another 11 years have passed since!! OMG. that sounds terrible

I totally loved this series. I still remember the opening line of the first book: The black man fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed him.

I've been thinking about what to read next so maybe I should find myself a library around here that has those books (as I'm away from home and my first 4 parts).

[hoochie]

Another Dark Tower-reader here! I started reading the series before last christmas and it didn`t take more than few months to finish it. Wasn`t the ending quite something ;D Oh, Roland!
And Morrigan, the fourth book is the poorest one...just read it, in the end it`s worth of it

[morrigan]

So last Saturday I ventured into our crappy little library and they actually had the whole lot right there except for the first part. So I decided to go ahead with part 4. It lagged a bit in the beginning (the riddles on the train) but wow that whole story about Susan and Mejis.... I can't put it down. I MUST finish it tomorrow! Just over 100 pages left.

[morrigan]

Ugh, still not finished. How slow am I?!

Just wanted to mention, did you guys notice how this book connects to King's other book "The Stand"? Obviously I don't know if this comes up again in the following parts but at the end of part 4 when it mentions the old woman Abigail in Nebraska I was like - haven't I heard that before elsewhere? LOL. and then I remembered why the name of the superflu (Captain Trips) had sounded so familiar. Just as Jake said: "There are other worlds!".
Cleverly done!

[morrigan]

I am on the last part now. Oh boy oh boy, have I cried yesterday! I'm about three quarters through. I think I've fallen in love with Roland a little bit. Rrrrrrr....
I think I will start with part 1 again when I'm done. So addicted!

[hoochie]

Ha! Keep going, the ending is quite something..

[morrigan]

O-M-G! You can say that again! ^
What an immense story King has spun there...

I have to say that I found it very interesting how he integrated himself into the story and what he said about storytelling in general. It often made me think of Tori and what she says about "a woman walking into the room" and feeling this need to translate this other being. How King was haunted (or hunted) by Roland most of his life and coming back to him even if he didn't want to. I also like the term "facilitator" that he used (first it was used to describe Ted Brautigan's talents and I think it was Eddie who then applied that term to King). It#s a great word and I think it would also apply to what Tori does, bringing songs into our world, "facilitating" their way out of that other dimension or whatever you want to call it.