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The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

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  • Author：Stephen King
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The final book in King's epic The Dark Tower series， sees gunslinger Roland on a roller-coaster ride of exhilarating triumph and aching loss in his unrelenting quest to reach the Dark Tower。
Roland Deschain and his ka-tet have journeyed together and apart， scattered far and wide across multilayered worlds of wheres and whens。 The destinies of Roland， Susannah， Jake， Father Callahan， Oy， and Eddie are bound in the Dark Tower itself， which now pulls them ever closer to their own endings and beginnings and into a maelstrom of emotion， violence， and discovery。
And as he closes in on the Tower， Roland's every step is shadowed by a terrible and sinister creation。 Finally， he realises， he may have to walk the last dark strait alone。。。

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Tammy ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The journey has been arduous， treacherous， and emotionally taxing。 I feel as though I have been on the road right alongside Roland and his many companions， so I do。 I feel the joy， love laughter and loss of each and every friend along the way。 Then comes a quote near the end of the book that affects me physically， which very few pieces of literature I have consumed have been able to do。。。“I come in the name of Steven Deschain， he of Gilead！I come in the name of Gabrielle Deschain， she of Gilead！ The journey has been arduous， treacherous， and emotionally taxing。 I feel as though I have been on the road right alongside Roland and his many companions， so I do。 I feel the joy， love laughter and loss of each and every friend along the way。 Then comes a quote near the end of the book that affects me physically， which very few pieces of literature I have consumed have been able to do。。。“I come in the name of Steven Deschain， he of Gilead！I come in the name of Gabrielle Deschain， she of Gilead！I come in the name of Cortland Andrus， he of Gilead！I come in the name of Cuthbert Allgood， he of Gilead！I come in the name of Alain Johns， he of Gilead！I come in the name of Jamie DeCurry， he of Gilead！I come in the name of Vannay the Wise， he of Gilead！I come in the name of Hax the Cook， he of Gilead！I come in the name of David the hawk， he of Gilead and the sky！I come in the name of Susan Delgado， she of Mejis！I come in the name of Sheemie Ruiz， he of Mejis！I come in the name of Pere Callahan， he of Jerusalem’s Lot， and the roads！I come in the name of Ted Brautigan， he of America！I come in the name of Dinky Earnshaw， he of America！I come in the name of Aunt Talitha， she of River Crossing， and will lay her cross here， as I was bid！I come in the name of Stephen King， he of Maine！I come in the name of Oy， the brave， he of Mid-World！I come in the name of Eddie Dean， he of New York！I come in the name of Susannah Dean， she of New York！I come in the name of Jake Chambers， he of New York， whom I call my own true son！I am Roland of Gilead， and I come as myself; you will open to me。”Not only does this quote wrack me with chills， but I absolutely tear up—it calls back to mind the entirety of the journey up to that point and stirs up every emotion the reader has pocketed in order to move forward and assist Roland in his journey to the Dark Tower。 HOW DARE STEPHEN KING MAKE ME FEEL MY OWN EMOTIONS！！ I came here to be scared， not to feel feelings！！ Now I want a Billy Bumbler， now I want to talk in the High Speech constantly， now I want a revolver more than I ever did before。 TL;DR—The book ties up loose ends well， makes you feel a lot of feels， and makes you sad that there isn’t more。 So there’s that。 5/5* 。。。more

Joel Anthony ，

thankee sai9/10

Kelly ，

This series may not have ended how I would have wanted， but the ending strangely fits。 Though a part of me does wish I listened when Stephen King said to stop before the final ending。 I’m honestly not sure what I would rate this。 I gave it 3 stars because overall I did enjoy the series。 Some books were definitely harder to get through than others。 This was one of the harder ones for me。 Maybe I read this one with a more critical eye， but I wasn’t a huge fan of the plot and understood better why This series may not have ended how I would have wanted， but the ending strangely fits。 Though a part of me does wish I listened when Stephen King said to stop before the final ending。 I’m honestly not sure what I would rate this。 I gave it 3 stars because overall I did enjoy the series。 Some books were definitely harder to get through than others。 This was one of the harder ones for me。 Maybe I read this one with a more critical eye， but I wasn’t a huge fan of the plot and understood better why some people have told me they have a hard time with how Stephen King describes his female characters。 All of that said， I did still enjoy the series。 There were parts that made me laugh， cringe， roll my eyes in anger， and of course ugly cry。 。。。more

Chel ，

NO NO NO NO NO NO NOSeriously？？？ I read 7 books for this piece of garbage？ I love you Steve， but f-ing NO

Anoop Bhat ，

Wow！ Yes！ Awesome book。 I couldn't have asked for a better conclusion to the series。 Wow！ Yes！ Awesome book。 I couldn't have asked for a better conclusion to the series。 。。。more

Rachel ，

I'll confess that， while I think there are some fairly genius aspects to this book， there were parts where I was reminded of how I felt when I read Mockingjay （book 3 in the Hunger Games series）。 At points I wondered if we were getting rushed to the finish without the normal care and development I'm used to with most of King's works。 Once I hit the end of this book， I pretty much knew I'd be rereading the entire series。 I'll confess that， while I think there are some fairly genius aspects to this book， there were parts where I was reminded of how I felt when I read Mockingjay （book 3 in the Hunger Games series）。 At points I wondered if we were getting rushed to the finish without the normal care and development I'm used to with most of King's works。 Once I hit the end of this book， I pretty much knew I'd be rereading the entire series。 。。。more

Carl ，

It felt like work to get through this

Francie Ott ，

What a strange ending！ Still loved it！ Keeps me thinking and thinking about it。

Kathryn Winsett ，

Best book of the series。 Unexpected ending。

Arjhay Serpa Juan ，

Commala come-come！ The journey has。。。。 oh no！

Jennifer Busch ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ugh in so many ways。 Spoilers。 First。 I HATE when writers revert to using the Groundhog Day method。 For Roland to end up this way， reliving those days of friendship and loss over and over again is disgusting。 Eddie dies。 Jake dies。 Oy dies。 Why？ Why did they all have to die？ Just so the reader could mourn them all？ Or so that Roland would get to the end alone all over again。 And then add King in to the picture。 King actually added himself into the book。 What a egotistical thing to do。 I figure h Ugh in so many ways。 Spoilers。 First。 I HATE when writers revert to using the Groundhog Day method。 For Roland to end up this way， reliving those days of friendship and loss over and over again is disgusting。 Eddie dies。 Jake dies。 Oy dies。 Why？ Why did they all have to die？ Just so the reader could mourn them all？ Or so that Roland would get to the end alone all over again。 And then add King in to the picture。 King actually added himself into the book。 What a egotistical thing to do。 I figure he must have used the Dark Tower as a way to recover after his accident and thinking of their stories gave him life。 What is revolting though， was the whiny section that “explained” why killing Jake had to be done and why it wasn’t King’s fault。 Just write the story and move on。 King made the story worse for writing this part。 He doesn’t apologize for killing off people in other books and shouldn’t have done it here。 There were so many parts in this book where it felt like King had to think “now， how do I get myself out of this？” after he’d killed something or written something。 King writes the bad guy cannot be killed because he already killed himself， so let’s make up a new character that no one cares about who can erase the bad guy。 Let’s bring Randall Flag/Walter into the book， who was supposed to be the big bad guy in most of the other books， and kill him off like he was nothing。 Let’s kill off Mordred in an amazingly easy fashion， but not until after Mordred kills Oy。 Just a bunch of “hurry up and finish it” with this book。 And again。 I hate when people use the Groundhog Day method。 I did not spend 25-30 hours per book to have it all f-Ed up with a a Groundhog Day thing at the end。 。。。more

Adi McNally ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A brilliant and wonderfully executed work of art， and the perfect conclusion to what is now one of my favorite book series。 Where the previous few books leaned a bit more on horror and science fiction/fantasy elements， this book returned to the more surrealist/magical realist energy that I picked up from the first book， leaving the work as a whole feeling like a completed cycle。 Roland's development as a character is phenomenal， and his entourage of unique and quirky tet-members added not only t A brilliant and wonderfully executed work of art， and the perfect conclusion to what is now one of my favorite book series。 Where the previous few books leaned a bit more on horror and science fiction/fantasy elements， this book returned to the more surrealist/magical realist energy that I picked up from the first book， leaving the work as a whole feeling like a completed cycle。 Roland's development as a character is phenomenal， and his entourage of unique and quirky tet-members added not only to his development， but also to the character of the novels themselves。 In this conclusion， however， Roland transcends to something beyond himself。 He， in effect， becomes The Traveler archetype。 While there were many events in his backstory that created him， this final book reveals who he has become: an eternal wanderer， both cursed and gifted with a possible but fruitless quest。 This all culminates in the final line， and the first line， the rightful conclusion of the first postmodern epic I have read: "The man in black fled across the desert， and the gunslinger followed。" 。。。more

spaccapagine ，

Si conclude con questo volume la saga di La Torre Nera: Roland di Gilead， il pistolero， con i compagni che ha raccolto attorno a sé durante il viaggio， è di fronte al suo destino。 Il gruppetto è sano e salvo， sebbene sparso per ogni dove （e ogni quando）。 In particolare， Roland， Eddie e John Cullum sono nel Maine del 1977， in Turtleback Lane， quando cominciano a capire che il mondo da cui stanno cercando di fuggire è l’unico reale， l’unico in cui il tempo vada solo in avanti， in linea retta… Per Si conclude con questo volume la saga di La Torre Nera: Roland di Gilead， il pistolero， con i compagni che ha raccolto attorno a sé durante il viaggio， è di fronte al suo destino。 Il gruppetto è sano e salvo， sebbene sparso per ogni dove （e ogni quando）。 In particolare， Roland， Eddie e John Cullum sono nel Maine del 1977， in Turtleback Lane， quando cominciano a capire che il mondo da cui stanno cercando di fuggire è l’unico reale， l’unico in cui il tempo vada solo in avanti， in linea retta… Per i lettori che con fedeltà e passione li hanno seguiti fin qui， vale la pena di ricordare che il meglio arriva sempre per ultimo。 A patto che si abbia il coraggio di andare fino in fondo， naturalmente。 Ma ormai mancano solo pochi passi… Ecco。 Sentite questo tonfo？ È una porta che si chiude dietro di voi。 Benvenuti nella Torre Nera。 。。。more

Carla ，

Eu estou completamente sem palavras。。。

KaryC ，

This last one punched me in the gut on multiple levels。 That ending。。。。What a colossal series。 It also inspired me to read the other stories that connected to it （Hearts in Atlantis， 'Salem's Lot， re-read Insomnia， which I didn't love but might have a better appreciation for now）。 Ah， Gunslinger。 May you find the peace you're searching for。 This last one punched me in the gut on multiple levels。 That ending。。。。What a colossal series。 It also inspired me to read the other stories that connected to it （Hearts in Atlantis， 'Salem's Lot， re-read Insomnia， which I didn't love but might have a better appreciation for now）。 Ah， Gunslinger。 May you find the peace you're searching for。 。。。more

EmmaPorzee ，

The books are totally deserving。 I loved them， and I think they are must read。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

NicholeReadsWithCats ，

There is nothing I could possibly say to do The Dark Tower justice。 Are endings ever what we hope them to be？ And yet， I am satisfied。 It's never easy saying good-bye to our friends; and after the thousands of pages spent with Roland and his ka-tet， I feel as if they have indeed become my friends。 I'll leave this short with a quote from The Dark Tower: "I hope most of you know better。 Want better。 I hope you came to hear the tale， and not just munch your way through die pages to the ending。 For There is nothing I could possibly say to do The Dark Tower justice。 Are endings ever what we hope them to be？ And yet， I am satisfied。 It's never easy saying good-bye to our friends; and after the thousands of pages spent with Roland and his ka-tet， I feel as if they have indeed become my friends。 I'll leave this short with a quote from The Dark Tower: "I hope most of you know better。 Want better。 I hope you came to hear the tale， and not just munch your way through die pages to the ending。 For an ending， you only have to turn to the last page and see what is there writ upon。 But endings are heartless。 An ending is a closed door no man （or Manni） can open。 I've written many， but most only for the same reason that I pull on my pants in the morning before leaving the bedroom—because it is the custom of the country。Should you go on， you will surely be disappointed， perhaps even heartbroken。。。There is no such thing as a happy ending。 I never met a single one to equal 'Once upon a time。Endings are heartless。'Ending is just another word for goodbye。 " 。。。more

Milo Miller ，

Exciting throughout and a fantastic end to the series！ I cannot believe that I am done with the Dark Tower。 What a wonderful journey

Jason ，

Did not want to put the book down。 As with many other SK novels， some of the characters were a bit of a letdown， but it did not take away from the journey。 I very much enjoyed the patented SK ending。

Caitlin ，

The Dark Tower， the final book in The Dark Tower series， the ending of Rolands long journey。 There is nothing that can be said about this book if you’ve not been reading the series， without spoiling every single thing， so I won’t bother with trying a synopsis。 You should probably know what you’re getting in to by this point。 The final instalment of the series has some very mixed reviews - people either love or hate the ending。 I went in to the series having the ending spoiled for me， so I think The Dark Tower， the final book in The Dark Tower series， the ending of Rolands long journey。 There is nothing that can be said about this book if you’ve not been reading the series， without spoiling every single thing， so I won’t bother with trying a synopsis。 You should probably know what you’re getting in to by this point。 The final instalment of the series has some very mixed reviews - people either love or hate the ending。 I went in to the series having the ending spoiled for me， so I think that gave me something like 10 years to prepare myself to not hate it entirely。 But， had I not known what to expect with this one， I think I would have been furious。 As was my mom when she read it， and told me how it ended because she was so angry。 With that in mind though， I can also see what people love it。 It is not a satisfying ending， but it is an impactful one， and honestly is so suiting to Rolands journey。 Which is probably what makes it infuriating in a way。 That is just the last few chapters of the book though。 The last book itself is the finale of the epic journey you expect。 It’s everything you could want from the conclusion of Rolands journey。 The friendship built culminates in the way you would expect， the story is heartbreaking， the fight scenes are glorious。 Everything about it was exactly what I wanted。 It’s just the ending that felt sort of like a sucker punch of disappointment。 To each their own for it though， you need to finish the journey to decide for yourself。 。。。more

Dansco ，

Wait。。。。This isn't Red Dead Redemption 3？ Wait。。。。This isn't Red Dead Redemption 3？ 。。。more

Caroline ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’m about 17% of the way through， and there’s much better wrap-up than there was at the end of the last book。 Mia’s baby has been born and escaped， and the ka-tet has been reunited。 Like， Part 1 of this book could have been tacked onto the last book and it would fit better there。 It reminds me of the book that ended on the riddle game cliffhanger。 The next book wrapped that up， then spent the rest of the book on other stuff。 Couldn’t the riddle game ending have been included in the same book？Now I’m about 17% of the way through， and there’s much better wrap-up than there was at the end of the last book。 Mia’s baby has been born and escaped， and the ka-tet has been reunited。 Like， Part 1 of this book could have been tacked onto the last book and it would fit better there。 It reminds me of the book that ended on the riddle game cliffhanger。 The next book wrapped that up， then spent the rest of the book on other stuff。 Couldn’t the riddle game ending have been included in the same book？Now they have moved on to discussing how the little turtle got into the bowling bag， and they’ve agreed that Stephen King put it there to get them out of trouble。 Which is the lamest “explanation” I have ever heard。 。。。more

Jackson Brown ，

Stephen King， by his own admission， cannot finish books。 Oftentimes his riveting stories simply peter out rather than come to a conclusion。 1，000 page works wrap up in 10 pages。 Sadly， The Dark Tower series ends with the proverbial whimper rather than bang。 The book picks up with our four heroes scattered across multiple timelines and worlds and starts promisingly enough。 The group is reunited to battle the breakers of the beam， the recipients of the evil nutrition provided by the Green Cloaks， Stephen King， by his own admission， cannot finish books。 Oftentimes his riveting stories simply peter out rather than come to a conclusion。 1，000 page works wrap up in 10 pages。 Sadly， The Dark Tower series ends with the proverbial whimper rather than bang。 The book picks up with our four heroes scattered across multiple timelines and worlds and starts promisingly enough。 The group is reunited to battle the breakers of the beam， the recipients of the evil nutrition provided by the Green Cloaks， the villains of book five。 After two pretty thrilling set-pieces the mission on which the group has been on for the past four books comes to a conclusion。 500 pages are left。 OF course， the journey to the Dark Tower is the ultimate point， but after the setpiece in the middle of the book Roland's journey honestly feels pretty superfluous。 His compulsion， necessary in earlier books， isn't really explained。 The ending itself， which I won't spoil， feels cheap and undercuts the sacrifices made throughout the series。 Truthfully， the final few pages feel more like a cheap twist in a second rate Hollywood thriller rather than the conclusion to an epic fantasy。 I don't regret reading these books。 They are the cornerstone to King's oeuvre and several of the books are exceptional， but man I wish the ending hadn't left such a sour taste in my mouth。 。。。more

Mariekaye Albao ，

Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 。。。more

Jaeden Palanog ，

The story is powerful， I like how it was presented。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Marquise De Sade ，

3 star rating exclusively due to the end。 FU Stephen。

Winter Rose ，

I like how the main characters met each other， I love the plot and everything about this book。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Fanita ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is ultimately a tragedy。。。true to the poem from whence it was inspired！I understand there was a lot of Lord of The Rings inspiration so in this review I’ll do a comparison that may not seem so obvious to most readers and fans of either series。 Before starting though， I’ll focus on my favorite aspect of Roland’s character: his fearlessness。 A notable quality of a gunslinger， and one whom the universe must tip it’s hat to， for regardless of what anyone says against him freedom is not free。 It This is ultimately a tragedy。。。true to the poem from whence it was inspired！I understand there was a lot of Lord of The Rings inspiration so in this review I’ll do a comparison that may not seem so obvious to most readers and fans of either series。 Before starting though， I’ll focus on my favorite aspect of Roland’s character: his fearlessness。 A notable quality of a gunslinger， and one whom the universe must tip it’s hat to， for regardless of what anyone says against him freedom is not free。 It is certainly not free in a world where there’s evidence the worlds as we know are collapsing （despite questionable evidence in the poem that inspired it but more on that later）。Now relating to epic novels that touched this world。。。Roland’s humbleness is parallel to Frodo’s in that they both achieved something they didn’t know they wanted or needed。 Both lost their souls in doing so。 If Roland had the chance perhaps he would have asked himself as Frodo did，“How do you pick up the threads of an old life？ How do you go on？ When in your heart you begin to understand。。。there is no going back。”The physical and mental wounds the ring for Frodo and Dark Tower for Roland inflected on them， as well as the everlasting yearning for the ring and dark tower， ultimately made their life。。。and themselves。。。hollow。 In Frodo’s circumstance his future continued with the elves where he could heal instead of in the shire。 As readers of that series， knowing he’d live in peace left us a sad optimism。 There is no such optimism with Roland’s end。 One is left to ask what was the purpose of his suffering really in the author’s eyes？ No one so heroic should suffer such a fate worse than death。。。and yet I have a theory。In the original poem， “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came”， Roland is trained from a young age to be sent on a quest to the Dark Tower to save the fate of the world。 He is raised to believe that conquering the Dark Tower is essentially his birth right and his responsibility。 In his quest， however， he is confronted with the reality that there may be no Dark Tower at all， evidence is non-existent of the world ending， and it is a fool’s errand to continue。 Foolishness or not， misguided honor spurred the young Roland on， leading him to forsake his lover and any chance he had of joy in realizing his obsession。 Don Quijote-esque he goes mad in the desert and fights a dragon in the end。。。or is it a dragon？ Better I leave that to you to find out。 If Steven King wanted to honor the poem’s ending， Roland’s ultimate fate is fitting。Will Roland’s soul ever have the chance to heal？ To rest？ We are stronger than we think。。。mayhap he escape his current doom。 Where there is life， there is hope。 Always。 。。。more

Christina Rochester ，

Oh my stars！ It's been a long four weeks but I've finally defeated this book！ There are some parts that have made me bawl like a baby， but others have felt kind of meh and I feel completely like because the ending of the book was ruined for me over a decade ago， its really ruined my perception of the book。 Worth a read but I'm not sure how I'm feeling right now。God bless Eddie Dean and Oy of Midworld。 Oh my stars！ It's been a long four weeks but I've finally defeated this book！ There are some parts that have made me bawl like a baby， but others have felt kind of meh and I feel completely like because the ending of the book was ruined for me over a decade ago， its really ruined my perception of the book。 Worth a read but I'm not sure how I'm feeling right now。God bless Eddie Dean and Oy of Midworld。 。。。more

Connor Swenson ，

Called that ending。 Fucking called it。

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