I've only read 1-4 so far, but YES! The Romance in Wizard and Glass took me by surprise! It was written so beautifully and how it ended! I'm still reeling! Stephen King solidified himself as a genre chameleon with this series and I am here for it!
Exactly! He's so versatile and this book definitely expressed his skill in a way that surprised me. The ending of the flashback story messed me up for days!
Good video, mostly agree with your ranking and assessment of each book, with the exception of DT3, which I would place much higher. 1. Wizard & Glass 2. Waste Lands 3. Dark Tower 4. Drawing of Three 5. Wolves of Calla 6. Gunslinger 7. Song of Susanna 8. Wind through Keyhole
I know I’m super late to the party lol! New sub, hope you’ll continue your channel! I’m just so happy you listed W and G as your number one DT story. I absolutely agreed with all you said about it. W and G was sublime, heartbreaking and just absolutely beautiful! Thank you sir!
The Gunslinger was my favorite out of the series. It's the only book in the series that has a really particular vibe or aesthetic. If you recall any of the scenes from it, they're like cryptic album covers that are designed to be interpreted or perfectly composed fine art photographs: Jake falling into the pit; the madwoman preacher and the Tull massacre; the golgotha and the cosmic vision Roland has at the end, and so on. They're like the images that pop into your head when you read surreal and abstract song lyrics. By contrast, what images do you remember from the subsequent books? Giant cyborg bears and haunted house wood monsters or whatever? It's fine. Whatever. They were fun books and I love the series, but the first one is obviously the product of King's more literary aspirations whereas the rest of them are more like well written and entertaining comic books.
I've only read 1-4 so far, but YES! The Romance in Wizard and Glass took me by surprise! It was written so beautifully and how it ended! I'm still reeling! Stephen King solidified himself as a genre chameleon with this series and I am here for it!
Exactly! He's so versatile and this book definitely expressed his skill in a way that surprised me. The ending of the flashback story messed me up for days!
I absolutely agree with your assessment of the series' end. Ka *is* a wheel.
It really was the perfect ending for the series and for Roland especially
My fav series!! I've read it like 3 times :D
Wow that's a lot of times!
Most lists I see have Wizard & Glass at the top. And I agree. I'm on my second turn around the wheel and can't wait to get to it again.
Gotta love the gunslinger
Another great review!
Thank you as always!
Good video, mostly agree with your ranking and assessment of each book, with the exception of DT3, which I would place much higher.
1. Wizard & Glass
2. Waste Lands
3. Dark Tower
4. Drawing of Three
5. Wolves of Calla
6. Gunslinger
7. Song of Susanna
8. Wind through Keyhole
Finally someone shares my opinion on Wastelands! I always see people put this as a top 3 DT book and I never understand why
I know I’m super late to the party lol! New sub, hope you’ll continue your channel! I’m just so happy you listed W and G as your number one DT story. I absolutely agreed with all you said about it. W and G was sublime, heartbreaking and just absolutely beautiful! Thank you sir!
Great video. Thanks.
The Gunslinger was my favorite out of the series. It's the only book in the series that has a really particular vibe or aesthetic. If you recall any of the scenes from it, they're like cryptic album covers that are designed to be interpreted or perfectly composed fine art photographs: Jake falling into the pit; the madwoman preacher and the Tull massacre; the golgotha and the cosmic vision Roland has at the end, and so on. They're like the images that pop into your head when you read surreal and abstract song lyrics. By contrast, what images do you remember from the subsequent books? Giant cyborg bears and haunted house wood monsters or whatever? It's fine. Whatever. They were fun books and I love the series, but the first one is obviously the product of King's more literary aspirations whereas the rest of them are more like well written and entertaining comic books.
Great video! Thank you!!
would really like to hear your remarks on the six core Dune books, please consider
you exude 'knowledgeable' ,thanks for sharing your commentary
Lol wizard and glass is garbage.