Emma's review
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1) by Stephen King
This is the book which first catapults us into Roland's world, introducing us to the enigmatic gunslinger and his rather strange world.
This revised edition was published in 2003, to coincide with the release of the final books in the Dark Tower series. In his introduction, King compares this to the expanded edition of The Stand, only on a smaller scale. Generally, a few alterations have been made so that the book, originally published back in 1982, ties in more nicely with the later books in the series. I own, but have yet to get around to reading, the book in its original form so as yet I can't judge as to whether or not the revised edition was necessary.
The most common complaint I hear about this book is that people have found it boring. It seems a strange complaint to make; here we are, introduced to this compelling and mysterious character, a gunslinger capable of wiping out the entire population of a small town in just one afternoon, yet you can sense that he is inherently...more
This revised edition was published in 2003, to coincide with the release of the final books in the Dark Tower series. In his introduction, King compares this to the expanded edition of The Stand, only on a smaller scale. Generally, a few alterations have been made so that the book, originally published back in 1982, ties in more nicely with the later books in the series. I own, but have yet to get around to reading, the book in its original form so as yet I can't judge as to whether or not the revised edition was necessary.
The most common complaint I hear about this book is that people have found it boring. It seems a strange complaint to make; here we are, introduced to this compelling and mysterious character, a gunslinger capable of wiping out the entire population of a small town in just one afternoon, yet you can sense that he is inherently...more
