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Nov 01, 2011

Kemper rated it:

*sniff* Oh, you surprised me. Is it time for the review? Just a second. What? Crying? Me? Don’t be ridiculous. I was just ….uh…chopping some onions…..and I’ve got a cold….then somebody broke in my kitchen and pepper sprayed me….I certainly wouldn’t be shedding a few manly tears over a Stephen King novel, would I? Oh, fine. You spend almost twenty years reading this thing and get to this conclusion and tell me you got through it without a lump in your throat. Liar.

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Aug 10, 2011

Tommy rated it:

Learned a valuable lesson with this book....never recommend a series to friends until it is finished.

I am one of Stephen King's 'constant readers.' Usually I am a big fan, and I've bought enough of his expensive hardcovers over the years that I'm perfectly comfortable throwing in my two cents about the dreadful way he ended The Dark Tower.

I'm applying that two stars rating to the last three books of the series, Wolves of the Calla, Song Of Susannah (UGH!) and this, The D More...

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Dec 17, 2009

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WARNING! THIS REVIEW IS FULL OF SPOILERS, ONCE YOU GET PAST THE PART "THE ENDING:". DO NOT READ ON UNLESS YOU WANT IT SPOILED FOR YOU! YOU WERE WARNED!

I finished the Dark Tower last night. I hadn't plannet to, I really needed to get to bed, but once I got so close, I had to continue.

Wow ... hard to find the words, really. (This email will likely be longish)

THE SERIES: I think the Dark Tower series is King's crowning achievement as a writer. He has More...

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Aug 03, 2011

Andy rated it:

Okay, I worked thru all seven of these "Dark Tower" Books because the first one was short and sweet and really caught my interest. And because they were "non-King-like" compared to his other books (which I don't particularly like). While a few of the books in this series are pretty good, they are hardly comparable to the Lord of the Rings, which I'm not a big fan of either. But I can tell really good story-telling from wandering around.
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Aug 10, 2011

± Colleen of the Crawling Chaos ± rated it:

So, the first time I read this book I rated it 3 stars, and that was probably a bit high for it, because I hated the ending. I hated it so much, left such a bad taste in my mouth, that it sort of spoiled my thoughts of the whole series. I wanted to reread it, been meaning to for awhile, since there were details that escaped my memory entirely, but I was afraid to - afraid that I would end up still hating it as much, if not more than before.

(Allow me to specify. <spoiler>When More...

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Aug 10, 2011

Becky rated it:

I love this book. This is an amazing and heart-wrenching and appropriate end to this epic series. This book is the culmination of a huge investment, both for author and reader, and it's a draining one. So much is found, and lost, and gained and lost and it makes me heartsore.

As much as I love this book, I always hit a point on re-reads where I just stall. Not because the book is bad (it's most absolutely definitely assuredly not), but because after taking this journey with these cha More...

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Aug 31, 2011

Dan rated it:

The 2011 re-read
The quest for the Dark Tower comes to a brutal conclusion. Can Roland and his friends stop the Breakers of Algul Siento, safeguard the Beam, protect the Rose, stop Stephen King from being run down and killed, and reach the Dark Tower?

This is the end of my favorite epic of all time. I'm just going to mark the rest of the review as spoilers. Read at your own risk.
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Here we are again. Has it really been seven years since the last More...

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Dec 17, 2009

Jake rated it:

It's not just the non-ending. Its the way he spends two books essentially stripping the series of everything good about it and replacing it with trite, poorly done, nudge nudge wink wink garbage.

I waited years to find out how this would all end and to get a hastily done, sloppily written, poorly thought out book, capped with a lecture on how endings suck, swiftly followed by a non-ending is in a lot of ways insulting. I understand King didn't have a lot of desire to finish the serie More...

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Oct 07, 2007

Josh rated it:

Wow, what a major disappointment. The first 4 DT books were great, and some of King’s best works. It's just too bad that King waited so damn long to finish the last 3, and also too bad that he seemed to be in such a rush to do so.

I actually did like #5. It didn't progress Roland's quest to the Tower much, but it was a good story . I quickly went to book 6 and found a fairly boring book, though at least it was shorter. Reluctantly, I picked up book 7. I got halfway through an More...

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Oct 06, 2008

Jennifer rated it:

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Jul 15, 2008

lisa rated it:

Ok, folks, so this isthe seventh and final book of Stephen King's Dark Tower series

It's a longie but a goodie. As is Stephen King's style, there is alot of seemingly unnecessary back-story at points. But, if you've made it to the seventh book of this fantasy/sci-fi/amazing series, you have no doubt become engrossed in the lives of Gunslinger Roland and his Tet and the book does not disappoint. There is plenty of gunslinging going on here, as well as the promise of twists, turns, an More...

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Dec 17, 2009

Kellie rated it:

I have read many books, and many book series. Some I liked, some I liked a LOT. This one I loved.

The Dark Tower, book VII, over a thousand pages long and still over too soon.

You'll wonder, as the series progesses, how there can *be* an ending. One that doesn't seem abrupt or unsatisfying, or cliche. How could Stephen King possibly end the epic in a non-predictable manner worthy of the series?

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Dec 16, 2009

Sarah rated it:

The Dark Tower series is the linchpin to King's writing, just as the Dark Tower itself sits at the nexus of all the worlds. Reading the series adds a new depth to King's independent novels, from Insomnia to Salem's Lot to Hearts in Atlantis. Sometimes he tries a little too hard to make everything fit just right, but the Dark Tower series is unquestionably King's personal magnum opus.

In books 5-7, King is obviously making things up as he goes, introducing new random plot elements, lik More...

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Aug 10, 2011

Tina rated it:

What an amazing story! I won't say anything on the ending other than it was fitting. I think I will read this series many times in the future. Right now (because who knows what I will read in the future) this series is the best damn books I have ever read. I'm not exaggerating. This series is my nr.1 favorite. As I'm thinking back on the first book and that I was highly skeptical of this books (I'm really glad for the entry explaining it's a hard opening to the series), I'm really happy that I c More...

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Dec 12, 2007

Ewa rated it:

I'm just going to use this space as a general review of the series. I loved the first three books. I have read them several times and I love their atmosphere and...I suppose you could call it "grittiness." My enthusiasm started to wane around book 4, but I probably would not have been so down on the series if not for one thing - King deciding to insert himself into the story. (hopefully not too much of a spoiler - they introduced it in previous books and I believe it's part of the summ More...

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Mar 10, 2009

Arthur rated it:

Brilliant final

Some time ago I have written a review on Gunslinger then I have decided to refrain from reviewing the rest of the series until I have finished The Dark Tower VII.
Now, I have reached the destination. I have finished the last book in the saga. It was indeed a very long journey. It started almost 1 year ago. While reading the series I picked up a few more books to get a bit of a rest from the series (after the first 4 volumes), then I re-read Gunslinger and understood/ More...

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Feb 25, 2011

Dawn rated it:

I finished this last week, but needed time to sort out my feelings. Truth be told, after reading the ending my mind was reeling. It was hard to start another book, because I was so hung up on this one. I know a lot of people took issue with the way it ended... But for me, personally? I loved it.

BIG ENDING SPOILERS! DO NOT READ UNLESS FINISHED! <spoiler>What I loved most about it is how it was sort of left open for interpretation. I can see why many people would be pissed.. He g More...

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Feb 02, 2010

Monica rated it:

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Dec 04, 2008

Jak rated it:

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Feb 07, 2008

Janice rated it:

ok, holy fuck

this series, as a whole, has a lot of ups and downs. periods of good, fast-paced plotting and unique and exciting character development, surrounded by dull dull stretches of nothing much at all, and plot points that border on racism and homophobia thrown in every now and then for good measure. (japanese tourists with cameras, talking in broken, l-laden english? REALLY?) there is an unevenness brought on by the fact that some books have huge gaps between the time they More...

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Jan 05, 2008

Macie rated it:

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Dec 09, 2007

Joshua rated it:

Oh my. So disappointing. Uninspired characters invented just to cover plot holes and to get other characters conveniently out of the way may be fine for some, but not me. The one thing that did save this book for me was the Dark Tower itself.

*****SPOILER ALERT!!!*****

When Roland goes through the door, and the journey begins again, I was oddly satisfied. I had friends who were howling their discontent, but I feel that it makes a lot of sense. Since this More...

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Aug 03, 2011

TJ rated it:

I have a really hard time reviewing this one. I really do. I liked it a lot, don't get me wrong (example: see the five star rating). However, this is a very difficult title to review for many reasons, starting from the ending and working back.
So let's not review it. Instead I'll tell you to invest in Microsoft. Then I'll talk about myself for awhile, then I'll wright about that time I fell down and hurt my knee and ditachock there was a bee on which the back of the universe was held preca More...

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Aug 10, 2011

Linda rated it:

What an incredible adventure! Finally Roland gets to the Dark Tower...but all is not as it seems! This un-happily-ever-after is perfect as is. King incorporates his struggle to write this tale throughout the storyline and absolutely adds to the brilliance, heartbreak and courage necessary to complete the journey. I would give anything to feel what King felt as he wrote the last line of this book....utter relief, joy and the lifting of an immense burden, I have no doubt. An emotionally draining y More...

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Aug 10, 2011

Erik rated it:

I am still a little beside myself that I actually reached the Tower and the end of this journey. We actually got to know what was at the top. I almost stopped reading before the Coda as King suggests but I don't think continuing and finding out what is in the tower was disappointing. I don't want to spoil it so if you'd like to know why I feel this way, because there is a very specific reason, we'll have to chat.

I shed a tear each for Eddie, Jake and Oy. On the subject of pudding More...

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Jan 26, 2012

Mnava rated it:

Allora, iniziamo subito con il dire che non sono ne un detrattore ne un fan sfegatato di Stephen King. Ho avuto il mio periodo "King" in cui mi sono letto diversi suoi libri, alcuni con piacere, altri meno. Quello che penso è che questo autore abbia uno stile di scrittura davvero molto leggero e fluente, in grado di farti mandare giù praticamente qualunque cosa senza neanche accorgertene. A questa sua grandissima dote si aggiunge il numero impressionante di libri che ha scritto durante More...

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Dec 12, 2011

Brown.carolyn rated it:

I have to say that when I initially finished this book, I would have probably given it 1 or 2 stars like many of the readers here. However, I read the book years ago. I have had time to stop & think about the series as a whole and, while I am still disappointed with the ending, I no longer hate it. I no longer feel as if I invested tons of time in a series that ended so poorly because the ending was ok. Years after reading it, I still think of the series as one of my favorites, despite the endin More...

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May 02, 2011

La Stamberga dei Lettori rated it:

Me lo immagino, sai-King, nell'atto di allontanare le dita dalla tastiera per terminare l'opera che gli è costata trentaquattro anni di lavoro. Proprio come se stessi osservando un disegno di Patrick.

Magari versa una lacrima, sai-King, pensando a quell'universitario ventitreenne che vergò a mano l'incipit più incisivo della sua storia personale,

L'uomo in nero fuggì nel deserto e il pistolero lo seguì.

e al se stesso presente, uno scrittore affermato di cinquantasette anni che pone fine a quel More...

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Jan 05, 2011

Brian rated it:

Series: 5/1/2005 8/10

The Dark Tower series is Stephen King's magnum opus. It ties together a lot of his books. The gunslinger, Roland, is an interesting character and so is the world the series is set in. I've really enjoyed the early books, re-reading them many times. I thought the series ended kind of weakly though. But then again, it would have been difficult to live up to expectations.

For more info, check out:</b>
Official Stephen King page
Stephen King FAQ
Fan site
Dark Tower site
Dark T More...

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Feb 26, 2009

Dreadlocksmile rated it:

Stephen King's novel "The Dark Tower" is the seventh and last instalment of the epic "Dark Tower" series. The novel runs for 683 pages out of the series total of 3712 pages. The book does not include an introduction like in some of the earlier instalments, but it does end with a final two page Author's Note that wraps up King's writing experience with the whole Dark Tower adventure. Again, the hardback version includes some full colour illustrations (twelve in total), this ti More...

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