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The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower #1)by Stephen King

10/6/2017

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The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower #1)
by Stephen King 
Paperback, 231 pages
​published June 10th 1982
3 Stars
In The Gunslinger (originally published in 1982), King introduces his most enigmatic hero, Roland Deschain of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting, solitary figure at first, on a mysterious quest through a desolate world that eerily mirrors our own. Pursuing the man in black, an evil being who can bring the dead back to life, Roland is a good man who seems to leave nothing but death in his wake.
My Thoughts:
This isn't the first time I have tried to read this book. It is the first time that I have gotten through the book. I have an old copy that my uncle gave me back in 2012. I think I tried to get though it twice before now. 
So I guess that is a first thought. It wasn't my first rodeo but I have to say that it didn't impress me. I am a fan of King's other works however, it is said that either you love this series or you hate it. I feel like I am in the middle. I didn't love it but also I didn't hate it. I did wanna know what would happen, buttttt I am not compelled to continue the series right away like other books this year. 
This book is really a journey tale following the Gunslinger, Roland across a desert chasing The Man in Black. While you slowly learned why you didn't like the Man in Black, you don't feel an urgency, or at least I didn't feel like it was incredibly urgent that he found him. 
There are some details that were just kinda left hanging. Like large things. Parallel worlds? But they kinda were just left hanging, maybe you would see them in the next books. But since it was vital to one of the characters, I feel like more time should have been spent there.
Overall I just wasn't as impressed with this book as some as his other works.
Note: This book as an Adult Fiction book has some quite sexual and violent tones. If that is not your thing I would step back from it right now.
Check out the video review that went up at the same time as this post at my youtube channel! Go Go watch!
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