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Love it!
Great audio book, I listen in my car through my iPhone,hooked to the radio. I just say Serri play "The Dark Tower," then she plays it.
posted by blumooneyes on January 28, 2012
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
The end of a 20 year adventure
I loved having the opportunity to read this book - I've been following the fates of these characters since I was 13 years old - 20 years later - no one could have been more excited than I to FINALLY reach the Tower. I will admit, it's not the ending I was hoping for but...Read More
I loved having the opportunity to read this book - I've been following the fates of these characters since I was 13 years old - 20 years later - no one could have been more excited than I to FINALLY reach the Tower. I will admit, it's not the ending I was hoping for but the book is an amazing ride for those who enjoy the journey - I was feeling cathartic till the last 4 pages....now, I need a drink..*sigh*Show Less
posted by Anonymous on September 25, 2004
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Anonymous
Posted September 25, 2004
The end of a 20 year adventure
I loved having the opportunity to read this book - I've been following the fates of these characters since I was 13 years old - 20 years later - no one could have been more excited than I to FINALLY reach the Tower. I will admit, it's not the ending I was hoping for but the book is an amazing ride for those who enjoy the journey - I was feeling cathartic till the last 4 pages....now, I need a drink..*sigh*
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted January 28, 2012
Love it!
Great audio book, I listen in my car through my iPhone,hooked to the radio. I just say Serri play "The Dark Tower," then she plays it.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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GreenDragen
Posted January 18, 2010
Poor End To 25 Years Of Work.
After all those years and a great start to end like this is a tragedy. Feels like King ran out of story and felt he just had to finish it. The final where they actually reached the Tower was a complete throw away.
2 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted September 28, 2004
Dear Constant Readers
Look, this book can not possibly please everyone. It's not a fairytale. Nobody lives happily ever after. The sheer scope of the DT series is amazing. I am pleased with the book and if you don't like it, tough. He didn't write for you. He wrote for himself. We thankya big-big storyteller.
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Anonymous
Posted September 27, 2004
I love you SK and Hate you all at once
By page 404 I was in tears! When I got to the end...of course I kept going to see what Roland finds..I wanted to toss you out the window. How can you leave me this way!! But I have to say what an ingenious ending to a wonderful series. I so love Jake, Eddie and Suzannah!!! I will miss them, but glad all turned out...It's been 2 days since I finished the Dark Tower and the ending is still on my mind. Thank you Mr. King for a wonderful journey!!
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CarleCJ
Posted March 13, 2012
To be honest, Steven King gave you all the option you had the go
To be honest, Steven King gave you all the option you had the good happy ending and you could have stopped there so I don't know why so many people complain about reading on when he clearly warns you will be dissapointed in the book and that it would be tragic. That said I actually really liked the ending and wanted to have that chill going down my spine, after all it is a horror book and the reason why I read them. Love it all and I loved the epic last line.
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AMAZING STORY!
*Before I write a review you need to understand that Stephen King is a great author and he does not just write horror stories. This story is a mix of sci-fi, adventure, romance, thriller, and action. It is simply epic. I am a big Stephen King fan but it all began by reading the Dark Tower series.. This is the final book of the series and it is such a great story that I was left wanting more. (Good thing The Wind Through The Keyhole is coming out in a few months!) This hardcover edition will make an excellent addition to your library whether you are a Stephen King collector or not!
If you have never heard of the Dark Tower before you need to begin by picking up a copy of The Gunslinger first..1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted February 11, 2012
Fantastic
The Gunslinger series are the best books Stephen King has written in my opinion. You must read all of his other books first though. He has incorporated characters in to this series. The man is a genius!!!
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Anonymous
Posted January 22, 2012
Incredible
I loved the entire series, but like many others I was disapointed at the ending--until I thought about it a bit. Then I realized given the fluid nature of time and space and events as presented in the series, all the improbable coincidences, as well the inherent magic in Roland's world-- the ending was perfect. A dark tower, a dark quest and a dark anti-hero. A dark tale. Roland is given hope at the end as well as the blessing of forgetting. Perhaps he has more tasks than saving the beam, who can say? He serves the white does he not? He is a under the dominion of Ka and understands this better than any other charecter.
There were plenty of hints in the series that the ending might be difficult--or unexpected when I reread it.
A great series from a great writer1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted January 21, 2012
Great series!
A lot of people complain about the ending being anti-climactic, which I would absolutely agree with if this were a traditional action-adventure story. However, this book, and indeed the entire series, is not a traditional adventure tale. This series is a story about telling stories, and the point King makes is that stories, for as long as people are reading them, telling them, etc. will never end, hence the "anti-climactic" ending. King's hope is that he has created a tale, much like "Lord of the Rings", that readers will want to revisit again and again. One of the aspects of this series that I really enjoyed was the almost self-referential nature of the narrative. Why else would King insert himself into the story if it wasn't to blur the line between fiction and reality? At first I was irritated by the King character, but King the author took it in a direction I never expected, and ultimately made it very satisfying. A great series that, based on what King had set up, ended the only way it could.
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Crimznrose
Posted October 8, 2011
A Fitting Finale to the Series
I've spent several years reading the Dark Tower series, and have a fondness for King's writing style. When reading through the series, you also read how King's writing has matured and grown into the role of the famous author over the years. This final chapter of his gunslinger tale, his magnum opus, is no disappointment. The momentum of the first six books have prepped the reader for an ever-escalating trip to finally scratch that itch created in reading the tale of Roland and his tunnel-visioned quest to reach the tower. If you're a King fan, it's a must-read. If you love westerns, sci-fi, horror, or just losing yourself in the tale of someone else, this is a great book. I'm just sad it finally came to an end.
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CTK
Posted August 29, 2011
Great ending - well done!
SPOILER ALERT - I know a lot of people hated the ending, but what did you expect? I thought the ending was perfect. At first, I wondered why punish Roland - what did he do wrong? He saved the beams, the tower, and killed the Crimson King. What else could he have done? Why make him repeat the past - what lesson does he need to learn? These are all the questions Stephen King wants you to consider. He is doomed to repeat the past until he gets it right. How I thought the book was going to end was with Stephen King as Gan sitting in the top room of the tower writing the ending and having "palaver" with Roland. I am glad that was not the case. It ended as it should with the classic line "The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed". Perfect!
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Anonymous
Posted July 11, 2011
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this book series was never a let down to begin with
stephen king has one more dark tower book to be published and its called the wind thru the key hole its going to finish this book series for good this book series is amazing from begining to the very end its way better than the twilight saga in my opinon it is way better than the twilight saga
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I_L0ve_A_Good_Book
Posted June 26, 2011
Loved the Ending!
I don't understand why people didn't love the last few pages. If you are not a constant reader, you didn't get it, I guess. It just made me go back and re-read every book with the dark tower references to it. The ending was PERFECTION...There are other worlds than these. I thought that the ending was a true character revelation of the Gunslinger. It revealed .... ALL! Loved this book and the series and most everything that Steve writes. (I must be on a first name basis after all these years of him being in my head).
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9215431
Posted April 10, 2011
awesome!
i have to admit the first time i read this last book of a very long story i felt a little let down. i have since reread it all and now believe that it was the perfect end to a story that really never ends!
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Anonymous
Posted June 23, 2010
This was a let down.
I was very disappointed in the Way this series ended. After all the big build up from all the previous books throughout the years and then Bam. The Ending did not do the characters or the Writer justice. There needed to be one more book to finish.
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Great Ending!
The seventh and final book in The Dark Tower series is in many ways a combination of all the previous Dark Tower books. King draws from past events, themes, and characters while weaving them into this highly entertaining novel. That being said, The Dark Tower is mainly an action adventure story most closely resembling The Waste Lands (with a more satisfactory ending). Roland and his ka-tet travel through multiple wheres and whens in this story that leads them finally to the Dark Tower itself. Whether they all make it to the tower or not I will leave for you to discover. Just know that King does take you there and his descriptions of the tower (and possibly what's inside) I found to be satisfactory. I didn't think they were amazing, earth shattering, or mind bending. After 3700 pages from the previous books through this one I don't know that I'd be entirely happy with any ending. I found it hard to let the characters go. Alas it does end and I couldn't recommend a book or series of books more to a reader than The Dark Tower.
PS The Wind Through The Key Hole1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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It's a great book
I liked the series, it took me years to read it. Got interested when my high school teacher (5 yrs ago) gave me song of susannah to read. The ending isn't bad either. I bet most people don't get the ending and there for don't like it. But Stephen King gave Roland a SECOND chance. Where as he never had the horn before, he had then. That's what I believe anyways.
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Excellent
The series was like going on an adventure with them and I can only say...It was my pleasure King,long days and pleasant nights.
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Oakenshea
Posted January 22, 2009
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Wow!
Yup.. King does it again. I highly recommend this to anyone who has read a good number of his previous books. If you havent read many of his novels, do not start with The Dark Tower series.
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