Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
Loading... The Gunslinger (original 1982; edition 2003)by Stephen King
Work InformationThe Gunslinger by Stephen King (1982)
Best Fantasy Novels (119) » 48 more Books Read in 2015 (283) 20th Century Literature (419) Books Read in 2014 (256) 1980s (73) Books Read in 2016 (1,834) KayStJ's to-read list (132) Books Read in 2017 (2,459) Books Read in 2020 (2,241) Books Read (6) Weird West (13) Books Read in 2002 (22) To Read - Horror (44) Ranking (53) Books on my Kindle (65) Books Read in 2003 (104) Books Read in 2005 (71) Strange Westerns (2) Dark Tower Books (20) Jarett's Books (77) Biggest Disappointments (404) Fiction For Men (99) Five star books (1,484) Favourite Books (1,798) Unread books (899) Loading...
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.
odiavo la torre nera da ragazzina e la odio anche adesso ( ) Not the best book to start the Dark Tower with - I hold The Drawing of the Three as the best standalone book of the series, where this one reads a bit more like a fever dream. But the massacre in Tull is iconic, and the first sentence alone is enough to hook the reader into the story to come. Highly recommend the whole Tower series. Long days and pleasant nights. Say true. Rounding up from 3.5 STARS I don't know if it's because the edition I read is the "revised, expanded" edition but I really liked this book! Everyone who has read The Dark Tower series advises that that first book is the weakest link but getting thru it to the next in the series is worth the effort. Anyway - I'm hooked, can't wait for The Drawing of the Three. The first in the 8-volume epic horror fantasy introduces us to Roland, the last gunslinger in a future time and dystopian place on a plane different than our own. The landscape resembles an American Old West but contains remnants of the past that reflect our own 20th century history: “Hey Jude” plays on the piano at the honky tonk, a gas station becomes an enigmatic and religious relic… Roland is in pursuit of the Man in Black, a powerful sorcerer who contains knowledge about Dark Tower, Roland’s ultimate goal. There is a lot of allegorical and metaphorical language, symbols and ritual that makes this story rich if a little obtuse on the first reading but the richness and vivid descriptions make the dreamscape and fable-like plot seem real. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesThe Dark Tower (1) Belongs to Publisher SeriesHeyne Allgemeine Reihe (13951) Heyne Paperback (41/11) Is contained inThe Dark Tower, Books 1-3: The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three, and The Waste Lands by Stephen King The Dark Tower 8-Book Boxed Set by Stephen King (indirect) ContainsHas the adaptationWas inspired byHas as a concordanceHas as a student's study guide
"An impressive work of mythic magnitude that may turn out to be Stephen King's greatest literary achievement" (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), The Gunslinger is the first volume in the epic Dark Tower Series. A #1 national bestseller, The Gunslinger introduces readers to one of Stephen King's most powerful creations, Roland of Gilead: The Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. In his desolate world, which mirrors our own in frightening ways, Roland tracks The Man in Black, encounters an enticing woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the boy from New York named Jake. Inspired in part by the Robert Browning narrative pum, "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came," The Gunslinger is "a compelling whirlpool of a story that draws one irretrievable to its center" (Milwaukee Sentinel). It is "brilliant and fresh.and will leave you panting for more" (Booklist). No library descriptions found.
|
Current DiscussionsNonePopular covers
Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |