Tag Archives: Dark Tower

Big Read: The Dark Tower Movie

After a short hiatus, the Dark Tower Big Read returns!  As more of a Big Watch, really, since this post is a review of the Dark Tower movie.  I only made it through two of the books before the movie … Continue reading

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Big Read: The Drawing of the Three – The Pusher

Welcome back to my first read of the Dark Tower series!  Today I finish up The Drawing of the Three with The Pusher. The Dark Tower movie opens in theaters on August 4th.  This leaves me with a decision to … Continue reading

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Big Read: The Drawing of the Three – The Lady of Shadows

Welcome back to my first read of the Dark Tower series after a one-week hiatus for Independence Day, the original Brexit.  This week I cover The Lady of Shadows from The Drawing of the Three.   The Story Before we … Continue reading

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Big Read: The Drawing of the Three – The Prisoner

The Gunslinger ended with Roland reaching the ocean.  The Drawing of the Three opens with Roland at that same ocean.  Welcome back to my first read of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series!  Last week I finished The Gunslinger; today … Continue reading

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Big Read: The Gunslinger – The Slow Mutants and The Gunslinger and the Man in Black

Welcome back to my first read of the Dark Tower series!  This week I finish up The Gunslinger, Book 1 in the Dark Tower series, with The Slow Mutants and The Gunslinger and the Man in Black.  Roland finally confronts … Continue reading

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Big Read: The Gunslinger – The Oracle and the Mountains

Welcome back to my first read of the Dark Tower series!  This week I cover the The Oracle and the Mountains from The Gunslinger.  Roland finally gets out of the desert, and we finally see the Man in Black live … Continue reading

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Big Read: The Gunslinger – The Way Station, part 2

Welcome back to my first read of the Dark Tower series after a one-week hiatus for Memorial Day! This week I will cover the rest of The Way Station, part 2 of The Gunslinger.   The Story The third chapter … Continue reading

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Big Read: The Gunslinger – The Way Station

Just one chapter today–The Way Station, the first chapter in part 2, also titled The Way Station–but it’s a big one.   The Story The Gunslinger has left Tull and the hermit behind.  It’s not clear how long, but long … Continue reading

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Big Read: The Gunslinger – Resumption

Welcome to the Big Read of the Dark Tower series!  Today’s post will cover my reaction to reading part one of The Gunslinger, i.e., Resumption.  There was some back-and-forth on Twitter and Facebook about whether I should read the original … Continue reading

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Big Read: The Dark Tower Series Index

[Update: I decided to start writing Game of Thrones recap posts, so the Dark Tower Big Read is on hiatus at least until the end of season 7 of Game of Thrones. I will still write a review of the … Continue reading

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