The Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower #2)

[Mary Pat]

This thread is to discuss Stephen King‘s book, The Drawing of the Three.


***Please remember to mark spoilers.***

Participants: Lynn, Catherine, Toni, Robyn, Craig, Daph, Scott

[Mary Pat]

Suggested break down of reading so that you can check in and let us know how you're doing. The following breakdown is purely a suggestion and is therefore not set in stone.

Rather than putting dates for each section I've done it so that it takes into account that not everybody will necessarily have the book at the same time.

Week 1: 115.75
Week 2: 115.75
Week 3: 115.75
Week 4: 115.75

[Lynn]

I plan to start reading the first of February. Looking forward to the discussion..... the cover looks magical!

[Scott]

Include me in this read.

[Mary Pat]

Scott wrote: "Include me in this read."

I have added you to the list of participants!

[Catherine]

Started it today. MAJOR SPOILER, do not read if you're not through the first two sections of the book. (view spoiler)[ I love how the book starts out with Roland getting injured because when you're reading it for the first time, it's kind of mind-blowing. Like, how in the world is he going to survive this?? (hide spoiler)]

[Lynn]

Catherine wrote: "Started it today. MAJOR SPOILER, do not read if you're not through the first two sections of the book. [spoilers removed]"

Catherine....this is just plain cruel =)

I've about halfway through 'The Prisoner' section and itching to read this spoiler!

[Catherine]

You can read it then, you already know about it!

[Lynn]

The Prisoner - When Roland opens the door the second time I was lost for a long time. I'm embarrassed at my poor deductive skills, but I think King wrote this disorientation so well. (view spoiler)[I first thought Roland was in a theater and was confused by the red military woman, but finally caught on when we're shown the VACANT on the door. I wonder if 'Being John Malkovich' was inspired by this scene? I can't think of any other physical portal into someone else's mind but maybe there is one older than this book. (hide spoiler)]

[Catherine]

I'm on page 120. (view spoiler)[ Roland has just tasted Pepsi for the first time and he loves it just as much as I do! (hide spoiler)]

[Lynn]

Catherine wrote: "I'm on page 120. [spoilers removed]"

I agree his reaction was wonderful.....it was the most pleasure I'd ever heard him express :-)

[Mary Pat]

Sounds like everyone is enjoying the second book in this series as we head into the second week of February! It is one of my favorite series and I am enjoying your comments! T

Thank you for remembering to mark spoilers! (I read them all!) I don't ever recall seeing so many! :) A sign of a great book!

[Catherine]

Just got to the halfway point in the book! I'm really enjoying re-reading this series so far.

[Mary Pat]

How is everyone progressing as we enter the third week of February? Still enjoying this series?

[Scott]

I finished listening to the audiobook version and I'm 19% through reading the e-book. I seemed to have missed alot when I listened to the audiobook of the Gunslinger so following up with a second read helped. The second book seems much more understandable so I'm not picking up much new stuff but it's still great go through a second time.

I hope we continue as I've also just finished the audiobook of the third and working through the fourth book. I'll read through the e-books of those as well.

Awesome series.

[Catherine]

We are definitely continuing! I'm in it until the end :)

[Catherine]

I finished this book today :)

[Mary Pat]

We are about to enter the last week of February! How is everyone making out? Ready for the next book, The Waste Lands?

[Catherine]

I'm so ready!!

[Scott]

I'm ready for the next two at least. The series is amazing.

Here is a question and comments for the end of "The Drawing of the Three"
(view spoiler)[
Do you think the drawing of the three although it appears to be the three people Roland will bring back (as the man in black showed him in the Gunslinger) also refers to the drawing of the three parts of Detta/Odetta/Susanna? I liked this part anyway it was done back in an old Star Trek episode were Kirk gets split into two parts one is very passive and indecisive the other very aggressive and criminal like. The passive version can't really survive without the aggressive part and in the end the two are combined into a third. Neither Detta or Odetta is complete but when combined into Susanna...

(hide spoiler)]

[Lynn]

Scott wrote: "I'm ready for the next two at least. The series is amazing.

Here is a question and comments for the end of "The Drawing of the Three"

Do you think the drawing of the three although it appears to..."

Wow Scott, I remember that episode. Didn't Kirk do a lot of writhing and grimacing during the transformation? (Ok that could be nearly every episode.....but I sort of remember it that way.) :-)

I'm so glad you brought this up. I hadn't thought the three-in-one woman is especially significant when I read it, but I sure as heck wasn't expecting an outcome like the end of the pusher. I was just so glad that Detta was muzzled.

Initially I thought it was all about the three doors named for the three cards from the dark man. At the end I thought maybe the three gunslingers we end up with were a Trinity (with all that implies). I'm looking forward to the next book! These are really rich stories.