The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Nov 23, 2016 Chaitra rated it liked it

Shelves: first-of-a-series, fantasy, adventure, western, epic-fantasy, dark-fantasy, multiple-universes

Reread: Nov 16, 2024
I got stalled in my Dark Tower reading and forgot what this was all about. Hopefully this reread helps me progress and finally finish Dark Tower. As it is, I found that the book slightly improved on this reading. I'm still groping in the dark for the Gunslinger's motive and I found his wanderings mostly aimless still, but on the whole the book was slightly more entertaining than the first time I read it, now that I knew what to expect.

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Well, this was a disappointment. ...more

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Aug 26, 2017 Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, completed-series, adult, 3-stars, 2017, borrowed-from-library

3 stars. I’m glad that I randomly picked this up from the library. It’s a very unique read and while I didn’t love it, I still had a lot of fun reading it.

Stephen King is a awesome writer and I really love the way he does storytelling but I have to say the first half of this book was so slow for me. The very beginning was confusing but I quickly caught on as I went but once the second half hit this got really interesting. I really liked the setting and the world, though it was a bit flimsy and t ...more

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Jan 27, 2016 Ritika rated it liked it

Shelves: kolkata-collection-2019, kolkata-collection-2016, 2016

I like some bits in the book. A lot of interesting things happen (most of which are mentioned in passing), and some sections are vaguely fascinating enough to help you keep reading on. Stephen King's writing seems to flow between literary and high fantasy quite comfortably. But for all that, the book is a dull read. Perhaps this just is a literary style which is not for me, but it is rather sad to end a book caring about none of the characters and feeling quite thankful that the book is finally ...more

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Feb 08, 2013 Alison (Lady Coffin) S rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 301-to-350-pages

Interesting

I may need to complete the series and then do it again before I will fully know how I feel.

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Jun 03, 2016 Olivermagnus rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, sci-fi, 2022, fantasy, zfeb-2022

This is the first novel in Stephen King’s epic Dark Tower series and introduces the main character of the tale, known simply as “the gunslinger”. He's a mysterious cowboy-type character who is pursuing an unknown “man in black” across a barren desert. Through his encounters with the inhabitants of the desert and with Jake, the strange boy he meets later in the journey, he tells stories of the events of his past.

The Gunslinger is based loosely off of the Robert Browning poem “Childe Roland to the ...more

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Feb 22, 2016 Sushicat rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, audiobook, scifi-fantasy, first-in-series, post-apocalyptic, science-fiction, sc-umw

I guess this was a case of too high expectations 13 I was rather underwhelmed by this book.

The story is set in a rather surreal wasteland where a man chases the Man in Black. There 19s really not all that much action. He meets a small number of people on the road. Most notably a young boy, who remembers our world, whom he professes to love but sacrifices in order not to lose his prey. In between he remembers his youth and how he came to be the last Gunslinger.

Maybe it would have been better not ...more

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Mar 28, 2014 Nancy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, science-fiction, horror, thriller

Interesting read and intriguing concept. I really enjoyed it. King did an excellent job of holding back information, while still giving enough to keep me involved and curious. Will definitely pick up the next one.

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