Stephen King: The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, Book 7)

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Rated 4 stars

“I could easily comment on a hundred aspects of the book, but instead I'll just narrow it down to what the conclusion seems to say about King's faith. Take a closer look at the conclusion. King ends with Roland starting over again in the desert. I think this shows that King's own search for faith ended in perhaps a slightly ambivalent conclusion: reincarnation. Reincarnation, according to certain religions, is a process whereby people return to live in another body after they die. In Roland's...”

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Rated 2 stars

“The seventh book of the Dark Tower series spans over 800 pages; nearly 500 of those pages--with King's self-engrandizing asides--are wholely unnecessary. If you slogged your way through Books 1-6 of the Dark Tower series, read this book. The ending is interesting, enough to keep me for beating King to death with a pillowcase full of Dark Tower books. But that ending is mired in so much dross that you may risk missing it entirely, especially if you (like me) are trying to reach this...”

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dex b said:

“I finally finished this the other day. I guess I'm angry/disappointed that Roland has repeated this journey many times. It also does seem fitting, as he has a lesson to learn. Here's hoping that the horn helps him make this time the last time.”

posted Friday, November 14 2008

ambreyle j said:

“Do youlike this book
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posted Friday, February 29 2008

alphawolf said:

“The ending was perfect. Really makes you wonder if it worked out the same way with the horn or not.”

posted Monday, June 18 2007

simonswalker said:

“I loved Roland, I hated Roland . . . does that make any sense? Shouldn't he be eternally damned to repeat this over and over until he gets it right? How many chances did he get along the way only to choose sacrifice each time for the precious tower? You'll learn eventually Roland . . . I think the ending was just as it should be!”

posted Monday, June 18 2007

suze said:

“Yes, chin-fan, I agree. Besides, getting into the series--you had to know most of them would probably die, lol. But not permanently, which is the best part of the series--it just keeps going.”

posted Monday, June 4 2007