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Aloha | 71 comments I'm gearing up to finally hit King's Dark Tower series. I heard great things about it.


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Jason Baldwin-Stephens | 126 comments Finally started The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower, #4.5) by Stephen King


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Gatorman | 561 comments Tracy wrote: "About to start The Strangler by William Landay The Strangler by William Landay."

Terrific book. Hope you enjoy it.


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Gatorman | 561 comments George wrote: "Finished reading A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) by George R.R. Martin

Started reading Dragon's Kin by Anne McCaffrey"


Kin is great. Burke is a wonderful writer.


message 2655: by Dustin (last edited Apr 29, 2012 09:13AM) (new)

Dustin Aloha wrote: "I'm gearing up to finally hit King's Dark Tower series. I heard great things about it."

Hi, Aloha!

This will be your first journey with Roland and his Ka-Tet, right??
I'm so excited for you!!:)


message 2656: by Tracy (new)

Tracy Right now I am reading Demonglass which is the second book of the trilogy. Loved Hex Hall and this one is turning out to be very good.


message 2657: by Dustin (new)

Dustin Hi, Tracy!!:)


message 2658: by Tracy (new)

Tracy Hey Dustin! Long time. I see you are reading Inheritance. How are you liking it?


message 2659: by Dustin (new)

Dustin Yeah, it has been awhile. I miss you..
I'm actually re-reading the books I-III of the series, in preparation for Inheritance.
I'm also reading The Wind Through The Keyhole, which I'm enjoying immensely.


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Tracy (notrace) | 105 comments Gatorman wrote: "Tracy wrote: "About to start The Strangler by William Landay The Strangler by William Landay."

Terrific book. Hope you enjoy it."


Thanks. I am enjoying it so far, I had such a crazy weekend I'm going to give it some serious attention tonight.


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Veronica (veraj121) | 300 comments I am reading A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) by George R. R. Martin and The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins


message 2663: by Dustin (new)

Dustin Jason wrote: "The Drawing of the Three, Solitary, and Grim Reaper: End of Days"

Hi, Jason-

Are you enjoying The Drawing of The Three!?!:)


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Kit★ (xkittyxlzt) | 612 comments I am about to start The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) by Stephen King for my 5th journey with Roland, can't wait!


message 2665: by Dustin (new)

Dustin I'm currently in the middle of my 2nd journey!:)


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Kit★ (xkittyxlzt) | 612 comments Awesome!


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Kathryn (kcanty313) | 747 comments I am in my first journey with Roland. :)


message 2668: by Dustin (new)

Dustin Kathryn wrote: "I am in my first journey with Roland. :)"

:)


message 2669: by Gwen (new)

Gwen I'm currently reading Reunion which was a Kindle freebie at some point. I'm trying to put a bit of a dent into my unread book collection before going back to Stephen King in a few weeks. (I'm saving my next King book - The Talisman - for my upcoming Norway trip.)


message 2670: by Lindsey (new)

Lindsey I am just about to start "Never Smile At Strangers." I heard that it was pretty suspenseful!

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...


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Drew | 124 comments Kathryn wrote: "I am in my first journey with Roland. :)"

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.


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Michele Brenton (banana_the_poet) Gwen wrote: "I'm currently reading Reunion which was a Kindle freebie at some point. I'm trying to put a bit of a dent into my unread book collection before going back to Stephen King in a few weeks. (I'm sav..."

Ooo The Talisman is one of my favourites - hope you like it too.


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Kathryn (kcanty313) | 747 comments Drew wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "I am in my first journey with Roland. :)"

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did."


I am loving it so far! I really can't wait to see what happens in all of the books. So much has happened in just the books I have read, I can't imagine what lies ahead.


message 2674: by Dustin (new)

Dustin Kathryn wrote: "Drew wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "I am in my first journey with Roland. :)"

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did."

I am loving it so far! I really can't wait to see what happens in all of the books. S..."



Just wait until you find out what lies ahead, Kathryn! I'm so excited for you.:)


message 2675: by Gwen (new)

Gwen Michele wrote: "Ooo The Talisman is one of my favourites - hope you like it too. "

I do! I've read all of his books - I'm just working on a chronological reread. It has been neat to reread these books 10+ years after the first read. I see more things than I did then :)


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Dustin Gwen wrote: "Michele wrote: "Ooo The Talisman is one of my favourites - hope you like it too. "

I do! I've read all of his books - I'm just working on a chronological reread. It has been neat to reread these..."


I love re-reads!:)


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Holly | 434 comments I'm currently reading Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin.


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Scott | 401 comments I finished The Wind Through the Keyhole yesterday. I really enjoyed it.

Then I started Scar Tissue.


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Scott | 401 comments Michelle wrote: "Pls let me know if it seems the rest of the Dark Tower series needs to be read first in order to understand this book. Thanx :)"

Michelle, The Wind Through the Keyhole can be read independently from the rest of the series. However, I would recommend reading it after Wizard and Glass because there are quite a few spoilers within the book.


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Jason Baldwin-Stephens | 126 comments Scott wrote: "I finished The Wind Through the Keyhole yesterday. I really enjoyed it.

Then I started Scar Tissue."


Scar Tissue is a really interesting and emotional read even if one is not a Chili Peppers fan. Though in some cases I think Keidis may have been a little too detailed about some of his past relationships.


message 2681: by Matt (last edited May 03, 2012 10:03AM) (new)

Matt | 2 comments I'm almost done with this. It's amazing.
Damned by Chuck Palahniuk


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Scott | 401 comments Jason wrote: "Scar Tissue is a really interesting and emotional read even if one is not a Chili Peppers fan. Though in some cases I think Keidis may have been a little too detailed about some of his past relationships."

I'm about 50 pages in and I'm enjoying it. I did a google search this morning to find out who his dad was. He was the drug dealer in Lethal Weapon that held the gun to Mel Gibson's head.


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Jason Baldwin-Stephens | 126 comments Scott wrote: "Jason wrote: "Scar Tissue is a really interesting and emotional read even if one is not a Chili Peppers fan. Though in some cases I think Keidis may have been a little too detailed about some of hi..."

That's crazy. I didn't think to google his dad when I was reading it.


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Aloha | 71 comments I finished The Gunslinger, which was fine but not as good as a Neil Gaiman. Now I'm working on The Drawing of the Three, which I thought is King finding his voice in fantasy. I'm enjoying it. Then Rik of the Sword and Laser forum said that I need to read other King books in order to understand the DT world. So, here is my list of what he said to keep things straight. *sigh* I sure hope I can read all this in one month and the DT series.

1. Insomnia, most important because it features the Big Bad and explains why he does what he's going to do.
2. Black House, which means I also have to read Talisman, because it is its sequel. Black House is the important one.
3. Eyes of the Dragon, set in Roland's world before Roland is born.
4. Salem's Lot important for book five.
5. Hearts in Atlantis has major implications for Roland and his crew.

Best time to read all these other books is between books four and five.


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Holly | 434 comments I'm currently reading Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin.


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Courtney | 293 comments Aloha wrote: "I finished The Gunslinger, which was fine but not as good as a Neil Gaiman. Now I'm working on The Drawing of the Three, which I thought is King finding his voice in fantasy. I'm enjoying it. Th..."

I disagree that you need to read Black House and Eyes of the Dragon first. The others have heavier connections, and while you don't need to read them to understand the series at all, I think you'll get more out of the series having read them first. They introduce characters that become important in the later books.


message 2687: by Aloha (new)

Aloha | 71 comments Thanks, Courtney. *crossing 2 books off to read this month*


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Fiona | 5 comments Just about to start "Under the dome". Hope it's a good one :)


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Aloha | 71 comments Book 2 of DT looks like it's some of King using his experience with drug abuse, which makes me wonder about the whole symbolism of the Dark Tower for him.


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Kathryn (kcanty313) | 747 comments Fiona wrote: "Just about to start "Under the dome". Hope it's a good one :)"

I can't wait to read this! One day....maybe after I finish my read of the Dark Tower series. :)


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Aloha | 71 comments Kathryn, don't forget the list of extra books that you have to read to make DT meaningful!


message 2692: by Fiona (new)

Fiona | 5 comments The Dark Tower series is just amazing, I really want to read them all again :)
Under the Dome...so far, so good ! :)


message 2693: by Beth (new)

Beth (mommyto4bees) just started Look Again by Lisa Scottoline


message 2694: by Dustin (new)

Dustin Aloha wrote: "I finished The Gunslinger, which was fine but not as good as a Neil Gaiman. Now I'm working on The Drawing of the Three, which I thought is King finding his voice in fantasy. I'm enjoying it. Th..."

Hi, Aloha!

Thank you for sharing. But if I may intrude, I really do not feel it essential to read the above mentioned books to understand DT. Admittedly, they are helpful, they add more meaning to the series. However, it's also okay to read them later on.


message 2695: by Dustin (new)

Dustin Kathryn wrote: "Fiona wrote: "Just about to start "Under the dome". Hope it's a good one :)"

I can't wait to read this! One day....maybe after I finish my read of the Dark Tower series. :)"


Kathryn- Under the Dome's one of my all-time favorite novels by King.:)


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Lorraine (saanichlori) | 25 comments I'm reading the 10th Inspector Banks' mystery In A Dry Season by Peter Robinson. A skeleton is found in the mud in a dried up reservoir and are trying to found out how the woman was murdered back in the 1940s. Pretty good read.


message 2697: by Scott (new)

Scott | 401 comments Aloha wrote: "Kathryn, don't forget the list of extra books that you have to read to make DT meaningful!"

Aloha, you might want to check this out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_...


message 2698: by Dustin (new)

Dustin Thank you for sharing, Lorraine.


message 2699: by Aloha (new)

Aloha | 71 comments That's great! Why didn't I think of Wiki? Thanks, Scott.


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Aloha | 71 comments Whoo! Thanks, Dustin. I can stop sweating now. BTW, you kind of look like you could be King's son.

Dustin wrote: "Aloha wrote: "I finished The Gunslinger, which was fine but not as good as a Neil Gaiman. Now I'm working on The Drawing of the Three, which I thought is King finding his voice in fantasy. I'm en..."


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