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The Dark Tower.
That series is just amazing. I can’t imagine having to read them as they released, waiting that long for book four would have driven me to acts of terrorism.
I saw the movie when it came out, my ticket was for seat 19, it was the only connection to the books I got from the experience.
Of all the failings of that movie. Idris Elba as Roland Deschain was not one of them. Neither was McConaughey as Randall Flagg.
I KNOW! They were great casting for the characters, but they weren’t at all given the characters to portray. Idris Elba was my ideal pick to portray Roland long before the movie was announces, so I was excited until I saw the trailer, they did him so wrong. They did it all so wrong. I know King has a standard of shitty movie adaptations, but that wasn’t even the same fucking story or characters.
Yeah but then again, you have Shawshank Redemption and The Shining... Two of the best films of all time.
you lucked out honestly. After book 4 (1997) when we werent sure if there was anything more coming, King got hit by a car in '99. It wasn't until 2003 when we got the next book in the series, and I dont remember there being a bunch of hype beforehand. Just, King releasing stories again in 2001.
A 6 year wait was brutal, and then the last 3 books of the series came out as fast as most people could read them. (2000 pages of story in 2 years) It was an amazing sprint to the end of a story, that King wasnt sure he was going to be a part of. So it was really amazing to see.
It's been a very long time since I read them, but book 4 was the peak of the series anyway if I recall correctly. 5 isn't bad, but it starts going off the rails. And then the last few books are kinda meh (though the very end was good and inevitable).
Just my opinion though. Those first four books were really good.
I’m eternally thankful to have found the series after it was completed. Speculation would have been the death of me otherwise.
A million times this! I haven't re-read it once, and I started in the 90s. This book series hada big impact on me. I named my son after a character, in fact!
Now it's been like 20 years since the last three books came out I think I can read it almost fresh again. Obviously I know the major plot points, but I bet there's so much I've forgotten.
Ive read the first three books about 4 times. The first book a dozen. Its so short that I can finish it in an evening if I want. I still havent finished wizards and glass, but the rest of the series, including wind through the keyhole are on my list for a revisit.
Wizard and Glass was the best one! It feels like the only story that King had a clear vision for lol. His stuff usually reads like he makes it up as he goes which is fine, but Wizard and Glass really stood out from the rest of the series to me.