The Dark Tower II

[Tleg93]

Has anyone ever read this series in here? It's a good for sure. I was put off by Stephen King for a while because a couple of his movies were not so good but this takes the cake. I love long tales. I don't know why but I do.

[legacy92ej22t]

Hell ya, I love 'em! I'm stoked that you're finally reading them Scott. I new you'd like them. The first book is pretty slow but from here on out it's an exciting ride! The 2nd book is titled " The Drawing of the Three" though not Dark Tower II. Hehe, aren't I a shit? Anyway's here's a cool website to check out.

http://www.stephenking.com/DarkTower/

[kastrix]

Yea i've prolly read 98 percent of his books and I hate the movies. They all ruin the book even though they stay close to the story line. Well the green mile was a good movie, but the book was better. That was the one that he put out a new chapter every 6 months or something

[legacy92ej22t]

Ya, I agree, most of the movies suck. Look at The Stand. I read the uncut version and it was probably one of the top 5 books I've ever read but the made for tv movie was soooooo stinky.

[Tleg93]

Hell ya, I love 'em! I'm stoked that you're finally reading them Scott. I new you'd like them. The first book is pretty slow but from here on out it's an exciting ride! The 2nd book is titled " The Drawing of the Three" though not Dark Tower II. Hehe, aren't I a shit? Anyway's here's a cool website to check out.

http://www.stephenking.com/DarkTower/

I don't know man, it says Dark Tower II - The Drawing of the Three (finshed with that one) on the cover of the paperback I have. The Waste Lands - Dark Tower III is the one I'm on now. I think they were reissued or something because some of the information on them has references to 9/11. I think they were out before that initially weren't they?

Now who's the upity bastard in here. Oh wait does that mean I was thinking that of you...nah (10).

[legacy92ej22t]

Ya, I think the reissued books may have the Dark Tower II, III, ect.. on 'em but the originals didn't. I read The Gunslinger in probably '91 so ya, they've been around a while. S.K. recently redid the The Gunslinger. The new version is like 100 pages longer and has a different ending or something. Which one did you read, the original or the new one? I want to read the new version.

[Tleg93]

I've been the new ones. The gunslinger copy I have is a trade paperback and has references to things going on now. I can't recall exactly what they were which is unusual for me. The drawing of the three that I have is a standard paperback.

[Allwheeldrive]

You'll like the next one too. I think they are all good books.

[Tleg93]

Some are from other Dark Tower books but check them out.

[Tleg93]

Hey Matt,
Check these out. They're real photographs of the places described in the third book. I guess it shows what a master King is.

The sign on the address in the story.



..and it is a vacant lot.



Boarded up.





Looks like tower owns the site.



Side entrance



Could it be the rose???



This is freaky



More freaky, check out the lobster sign - weird.



and finally

[legacy92ej22t]

wow, that's crazy. Where'd you find that?

[Tleg93]

http://www.darktowercompendium.com

It blew me away. I've been wondering throughout the book how in the hell he manages to throw all those references to real life people, books, poems, stories, etc. and still make it a fantasy novel. I wonder if the same references were in the original stories. You know how he talks about T.S. Elliot's "The Wasteland" and he quotes the poem by Robert Browning "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" well I checked some of those things out and they pan out to be true references. I see why you recommended it. He weaves reality with fiction and makes it a central theme of the story. Charlie the Choo Choo Train also has some 'coincidences' too. It's like he wasn't happy with just writing a story, he had to make it like a Cracker Jack box with a secret decoder ring inside. Stephen King is like a grown-up, incredibly well-read and intelligent kid.

[Tleg93]

Matt, have you checked out the fansite yet.

[legacy92ej22t]

Matt, have you checked out the fansite yet.

Nope, not yet. I've been really busy with my family being here and haven't had a chance to look yet. I will soon.

[legacy92ej22t]

http://www.darktowercompendium.com

It blew me away. I've been wondering throughout the book how in the hell he manages to throw all those references to real life people, books, poems, stories, etc. and still make it a fantasy novel. I wonder if the same references were in the original stories. You know how he talks about T.S. Elliot's "The Wasteland" and he quotes the poem by Robert Browning "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" well I checked some of those things out and they pan out to be true references. I see why you recommended it. He weaves reality with fiction and makes it a central theme of the story. Charlie the Choo Choo Train also has some 'coincidences' too. It's like he wasn't happy with just writing a story, he had to make it like a Cracker Jack box with a secret decoder ring inside. Stephen King is like a grown-up, incredibly well-read and intelligent kid.

Ya, these books are amazing. S.K. is a really good writer, he's just sooo popular and the movies of his books can be kinda stinky sometimes so it's easy to overlook his work. If you start reading some of his other novels you'll find that a lot of them tie together in strange ways. His books will intersect with each other but he does it in a way that if you're not sharp, you won't catch it. That's one of my favorite thing about him.