The Waste Lands: The Dark Tower Book III
Stephen King | 1992-01-01 00:00:00 | Plume | 422 | Horror
The wait will soon be over for the millions of fans eagerly anticipating the next installment of Stephen King's riveting The Waste Lands. Enter the realm of the mightiest imagination of our time as the Last Gunslinger crosses the desert of damnation and approaches the Dark Tower of his dreams and nightmares. 12 full-color illustrations; line art throughout.
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WOW! I just finished this book.
I started with book one, "The Gunslinger", which was great. The second book, "The drawing of the Three" was just OK, but I got through it and I am glad to have done so, because, "The Wastelands" is AMAZING!
I really enjoyed the ending, although I understand how some disapprove. It leaves you with a serious cliff hanger, and then the 4th book took years to be released. But, this ending was perfect, I wouldn't have changed a thing! Stephen was right when he said "books which write themselves(as this one did,for the most part) must also be allowed to end themselves".
I can't wait to start the next of "The Dark Tower" series.
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I was enjoying the hell out of this book up until the point where Jake was drawn. After that, it was interesting, but not quite as fascinating for me personally. Fighting Shardik, finding the path of the beam, tag-teaming/raping a sexually charged demon, and Jake's battle with the door keeper were absolutely riveting. I loved the portion of the book exploring Jake as he tries to cope with the memories of dying twice. These were the high points of the book for me, but then comes Lud. The sequence in the city was exciting at certain points, but ultimately it wasn't as strong as the first portion of the book in my eyes. Even though it ends on a cliffhanger, I enjoyed the ending and every second they were in the presence of Blaine the mono. The riddling that begins the next book is some interesting stuff. Even with the weaker ending, this is my favorite book in the Dark Tower series behind Wolves of the Calla. Such a great story, with mystery piled upon mystery in a way that may seem maddening, but ultimately it just fuels your desire to keep on reading.
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I loved the book! It is the continuing saga of the tower series and if you're like me, you can't skip from one to 3 without reading two.
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Started off slow for me. I actually read this in paperback about a year ago and about half-way through and didn't return to it. I decided to make it my first Kindle purchase. I'm glad I did, the book ends much better than it starts out and leads perfectly into the 4th book Wizards and Glass which I purchased after ending this one.
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This is a great book! Sadly it is the last great one in the DT series. So my warning to fans of The Dark Tower books is this: DONT read books 4-7! You will be horrified at what King does to the wonderful charachters and world that he has created. But if you must continue the story after 3 then go ahead and read 4. It really isn't that bad but it's sure is no match for 1-3. 5-7 is complete garbage and should have never been written or published.
The Waste Lands is my favourite in the series. I love the plot and the cool stuff that Roland and his "ka tet" find along their journey.
it really is a great addition to the DTs. But once again 4-7 will only dissapoint. Some things are better left unfinished. Mr. King should have relized that when he decided to (SPOILER) put in Harry Potter snitches, lightsabers, and the most annoying way of talking ever in book 5.
This epic series had such momentum and it really is a shame at what happens to the quality of the story in 4-7. So please please please don't read them!!!!
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