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The Gunslinger
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
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September 1, 2016
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September 26, 2016
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Michael
Jul 22, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: read-in-2010, favorites, fantasy, obscure-references-book-group
It's interesting to go back and read the first installment of Stephen King's magnum opus now that I know how the series all plays out in the other seven novels.

I read "The Gunslinger" when it was first released to the mass market in the 80s and recall being a bit perplexed by it. At the time, it was like nothing else King had written. And yet, as I read about the tale of the Gunslinger pursuing the Man in Black across a vast wasteland, I couldn't help but be intrigued and want more.

Little did I ...more
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Kimberly
Jan 12, 2008 rated it liked it
Jenelle Compton
Mar 30, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: science-fiction, fantasy, favorites
Jeffrey
May 06, 2008 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: supernatural
Dave
Jun 03, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy, novels
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Aug 08, 2008 rated it really liked it
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Jan 26, 2009 rated it did not like it
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Jul 08, 2009 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fantasy
Tracey
Sep 05, 2009 marked it as tbr
Shelves: fantasy
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Andrew
Feb 06, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Michael Wilson
Feb 22, 2013 rated it it was ok
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May 28, 2013 rated it it was ok
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Sep 08, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fantastical
Waldo
Apr 19, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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Aug 29, 2014 rated it really liked it
Lindsay
Jan 27, 2017 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 1star, fantasy, read-in-2017
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