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Apr 29, 2012 06:27AM

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Hi, Aloha!
This will be your first journey with Roland and his Ka-Tet, right??
I'm so excited for 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.


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.

Hi, Jason-
Are you enjoying The Drawing of The Three!?!:)


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

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

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.

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.:)

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 :)

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!:)

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.


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

Under the Dome...so far, so good ! :)

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.

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.:)


Aloha, you might want to check this out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_...

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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