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Dec 30, 2011

Stephen rated it:

***The quest for the DARK TOWER continues***

Beginning mere hours after the events of the The Gunslinger, Roland Deschain wakes from his bizarre encounter with the ~~Men in Black~~ Man in Black to find himself on a strange beach. Before he can even get his bearings, he's attacked by ~~Killer Crabs~~ the Seafood from Hell in the form of ginormous, ill-tempered (though wonderfully delicious) “lobstrosities.” After a near fatal encounter with the vicious entrees, Roland finds himself More...

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Jan 02, 2012

Lou rated it:

The epic journey, the pilgrim continues his journey In searcheth of The Dark Tower. The Gunslinger Roland enters new dimensions, new doors three to be exact in search of The Three individuals which he his fated to be with.
The story is mix of many settings starting in The western seafront with The Gunslinger and dangerous Lobstrosities and then to 1980's a heroin addict and mobsters in P.O.V mode for The first of The Three 'The Prisoner'.
Roland The Gunslinger also pays a visit to the More...

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Apr 15, 2011

Kemper rated it:

Mid-World General Emergency Room - 9:19 PM

“Step in here, please. What’s your name?”

“Roland Deschain.”

“And do you have any allergies, Mr. Deschain?”

“No.”

“And when…..wait a second. Roland Deschain? The last gunslinger? The guy who is on a quest to find the Dark Tower?”

“That’s me.”

“Wow. This is an honor. I mean, I see a lot of scum and mutants come through here. Especially since the world has moved on and all More...

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Apr 04, 2011

Dan rated it:

Roland Deschain, fresh from the events of the Gunslinger, lies exhausted and poisoned on the shores of the ocean. In his delirium, he finds three doorways leading to our world and his new ka-tet. Will Roland survive long enough to bring his new ka-tet?

This is when the Dark Tower really started coming together. The first thing that happens really shocked the crap out of me. Damn lobstrosities! I had no idea what Roland was going to go through when I first opened this one.

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Nov 07, 2011

Jamie rated it:

From the very moment I opened this book, I knew I was going to like it. Immediately, I was drawn into the world that King was trying to paint. I wasn’t sure if I was going to like the rest of the Gunslinger Series based upon the first book (let’s be honest, the book is rather boring and, at first, confusing), but I am so glad I kept reading.

The Drawing of Three continues with Roland and his adventure towards the Dark Tower. As predicted by the man in black in the last book, Roland must More...

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Apr 27, 2011

Mike (the Paladin) rated it:

The second book in the Dark Tower series we continue to follow Roland in his "quest". Picking up where

left off we find Roland Deschain moving down a beach on "some world". Along this beach he will come to 3 Doors which will open into New York City at different Times and places and from there Roland will...Draw his 3.

If you've read my review of the first book you know that I'm a bit torn as I can't say I "enjoy" these books. The worlds are too full of a More...

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Oct 31, 2008

Kristin rated it:

Book two picks up right where Gunslinger leaves off. Roland, the last Gunslinger fell asleep sitting on the beach and woke up a bit on the groggy side. Next thing he knows, a lobstrocity has munched his right hand and foot. And book two is off and running. Roland knows he going to come across three doors, and three people behind those doors, on his quest for the penultimate Dark Tower. This is that story.

Okay, so I'm really simplifying the plot here, but I simply cannot do justice t More...

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Aug 12, 2008

Robin rated it:

Moving on in the Dark Tower series, we come to the quintessential suspense fantasy of Stephen King's legacy. You've made it- trudged through three hundred drawn-out, dense pages of Roland's quest and its beginnings. You may not be expecting what you're about to get from this read. Take my advice: wait until you don't have work in the morning, find a quiet small room with no distractions, dive in, and prepare to be amazed. My only problem with The Drawing of the Three was its length; it might hav More...

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Nov 16, 2010

± Colleen of the Crawling Chaos ± rated it:

So, in continuing with my Dark Tower re-read, we come to the second in the series. This book, as Chris put it, is when the story shifts from a cool story about a gunslinger to something larger and more profound.

I kept putting off the reread. I remembered that I liked the series, up to book 5 especially, but I just couldn't get interested in pulling this one out. That said, once I did start reading it, I was hooked again.

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Feb 18, 2008

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Mar 24, 2009

Grace rated it:

Ok now we get into it....this is going to be a great series...

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Apr 15, 2011

Tracy rated it:

Although The Gunslinger had me lost and confused from the very first page, The Drawing of the Three did just the opposite. I was enthralled from the start. Can't wait to start on The Waste Lands!

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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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Jan 01, 2012

Ricky rated it:

And all I can say to start this entry is: yikes. I’ve been bewitched, and now I’m hooked. I never realized what a great writer Stephen King was—is—and tDT is a testimony to that skill. With this volume, I actually tracked the moment in which the story went from good to great: the moment that linked Odetta, Jake, and Jack Mort (great name, Steve). And the realization that Roland himself is one of the Three to be drawn—he had to draw Eddie out from under the brink of his heroin addiction, to d 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 28, 2009

Dreadlocksmile rated it:

`The Drawing Of The Three' is the second instalment in the epic `Dark Tower' fantasy series. The story runs for a total of 450 pages within the 3712 pages the entire series spans for, taking the reader firmly into the saga of the gunslinger Roland and the barren world King has created.

This second novel deals with introducing Roland's newly found companions, interweaving their stories within different periods of time, with the aid of magical doorways. The novel manages to cover essen More...

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Jan 24, 2012

Anthony rated it:

This was a much better book than the first Dark Tower book in my opinion, although now I can appreciate why Stephen King wrote the first one. To explain how the real journey begins. And it is a journey. A journey the likes of which I have never read.
This second book in the series is about the Gunslinger's next leg of journeying, which, when he finally caught up with the fabled man in black, is to gather people specifically in bad situations to help him on his quest. His first is a heroi More...

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Dec 08, 2011

Mick rated it:

The Drawing of the Three is the second part of SK's Dark Tower series and starts off pretty much right where Gunslinger left off. The two books are different in some key ways, where Gunslinger spent more time in Roland's world, introducing you to the different parts of it, Drawing of the Three (DOT3)spends very little time here. In fact, all you really get of Roland's world in the second book is the beach and some lobster monsters (nicknamed "lobstrosities"). The rest of it takes pl More...

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Aug 06, 2011

Paul rated it:

Whether the object is a ring or a Tower, every great quest needs a fellowship. In the second installment of Stephen King's Dark Tower series, "The Drawing of the Three," we re-join our Gunslinger as he recruits--read: "interdimensionally kidnaps"--the individuals who will accompany him on his journey.

With a story that will eventually span seven volumes and several thousand pages, it's sometimes difficult to judge a singe segment on its own merits. By definition, it's incomple More...

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Jul 27, 2011

Toby rated it:

wow

this book is utterly brilliant - unbelievably well written - completely gripping and compulsively readable.

i will be honest that i didn't expect great things after the slightly disappointing Gunslinger, but this 2nd volume in King's Magnum Opus just takes the piss. it is a million miles better than number 1.

it is basically three doors and a story of drawing sidekicks out of them for the enigmatic hero Roland. These characters are amazing and colorful, the world's they come from and the scene More...

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Jun 09, 2011

Jenn & Matt rated it:

I loved the Talisman and Black House, so I began to read the Dark Tower series because of those two books. I did enjoy The Gunslinger, and understood the amount of material that would erupt from it, but did not overly love that story. After reading this book, I have become a fan, and appreciate Book One almost as a prologue for the mammoth story that is about to unfold. I absolutely loved this book, especially the audiobook version which was read with such passion and inflection.
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May 14, 2011

James rated it:

In this book, things start to pick up for both Roland and the reader. As Roland trudges across the land towards the Dark Tower, he runs across a door that's standing upright and by itself on a beach. One of three doors our "hero" uses to traverse from his world to ours. His quest requires companions and the doors provide the means for him to get them. He manages to bring back some companions to help with his quest, but they are just as flawed as he is and not so willing to help. Y More...

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May 06, 2011

Mike rated it:

I had initially started reading The Drawing of the Three but jumped over to the audiobook version when I finally decided to bite the bullet and get a subscription over at Audible.com. The Drawing of the Three continues Roland’s quest toward the Dark Tower picking up more or less immediately after the events of The Gunslinger. As a historical note I should say that when I initially started reading the Dark Tower series I actually started with The Drawing of the Three (as it was what was on my par More...

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Feb 08, 2011

Books-treasureortrash rated it:

Book Review: 4 Treasure Boxes

There is a rather gruesome beginning to this book. After Roland is attacked by the lobstrosites things are looking very bleak until he finds a mysterious, magical door in the middle of the beach. I thought this book was extraordinary. It was exciting and hard to put down. I really enjoyed the story as it was imaginative, with a surprise at the ending. Once Roland passes through the first mysterious door things really start to get interesting. I really e More...

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Jan 31, 2011

Jonathan rated it:

The Drawing of the Three deserves my five stars not simply for being a kick-ass book but for a more important reason: it rescued and defined the entire Dark Tower series.

If you read, or read between the lines of most reviews of The Gunslinger, you'll find that many people enjoyed it but were not blown away. The style is inaccessible, there are no answers to questions and you don't really understand what's going on. Then read what people say when they hit Drawing. They are catapulted More...

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Jan 15, 2011

Matt rated it:

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Oct 12, 2010

Kelly rated it:

I've read the entire Dark Tower series and it always comes back to the first three books for me. I loved them the first time I read them and I love them to this day. Where the first book forces you into a fantastically realized universe where the world has moved on, this book expands Roland's quest epically and makes it so much more than simply the last gunslinger chasing a man in black across a dusty land.

Roland comes to realize some hard truths about himself. Maybe they're thin More...

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Sep 18, 2010

Julie rated it:

Elaborating at great length on Robert Browning's cryptic narrative poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came," the second volume of King's post-Armageddon epic fantasy presents the equally enigmatic quest of Roland, the world's last gunslinger, who moves through an apocalyptic wasteland toward the Dark Tower, "the linchpin that holds all of existence together." Although these minor but revealing books (which King began while still in college) are full of such adolescent port More...

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Aug 13, 2010

Jason rated it:

This second installment of The Dark Tower starts with a harrowing scene in the very first chapter involving the lobstrosities who like to ask lawyerly questions. (did-a-chik? dad-a-chum)? The outcome of that scene had me upset for at least the next two books until I finally realized that that outcome was going to be somewhat inconsequential in the grand scheme of the plot. Suffice it to say that it evoked some major emotions in me (disbelief and piss-offedness primarily).

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Aug 08, 2010

Chris rated it:

I have a soft spot in my heart for world-crossing stories. Perhaps it's the remnant of the same childhood fantasy that everyone has - you know the one, "My family is not my family, my hometown is not my hometown - I'm really a lost prince of a strange magical kingdom and one day my true identity will be revealed and I'll be able to go do something more fun than this...."

Escapist fiction of this sort usually does really well, mostly because so many of us are unsatisfied wit More...

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