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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: BlueTsunami on May 17, 2008, 08:31:44 AM

Title: The second Volume of Gunslinger is crAAaaaaazy
Post by: BlueTsunami on May 17, 2008, 08:31:44 AM
The fuck is this shit? Shamalamadingdong twists ahead!  :'(

I like it but its seriously like wtf stuff
Title: Re: The second Volume of Gunslinger is crAAaaaaazy
Post by: Ichirou on May 17, 2008, 08:37:15 AM
lol, you're gonna get owned when you get to the last volume, what a shit ending
Title: Re: The second Volume of Gunslinger is crAAaaaaazy
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 17, 2008, 11:31:58 AM
Looking back, I think the second book is probably my favorite.  And yes, there is a definite drop off in quality.  I'd rank them:

2>3>1>4>>>>>5=6>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>7
Title: Re: The second Volume of Gunslinger is crAAaaaaazy
Post by: fistfulofmetal on May 17, 2008, 01:57:36 PM
Quote from: The Card Cheat on May 17, 2008, 11:31:58 AM
Looking back, I think the second book is probably my favorite.  And yes, there is a definite drop off in quality.  I'd rank them:

2>3>1>4>>>>>5=6>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>7

I've been sitting at Wolves of the Calla for quite some time now. I just can't build up the motivation to continue when I see the other two books looking at me, knowing that's what comes next.

That said, so far I'd rank them 4>1>2>3, haven't read enough of 5 to rank it.
Title: Re: The second Volume of Gunslinger is crAAaaaaazy
Post by: Bloodwake on May 17, 2008, 02:26:21 PM
It's pretty sad when the author of the book tells you the ending's gonna suck before you even read it.
Title: Re: The second Volume of Gunslinger is crAAaaaaazy
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 17, 2008, 03:37:54 PM
Quote from: Bloodwake on May 17, 2008, 02:26:21 PM
It's pretty sad when the author of the book tells you the ending's gonna suck before you even read it.

It makes me wonder... I wish he would have written the last three books like RIGHT AFTER he finished Wizard and Glass, then maybe they might not have sucked so bad.
Title: Re: The second Volume of Gunslinger is crAAaaaaazy
Post by: BlueTsunami on May 17, 2008, 05:38:15 PM
I'm diggin it, its just not the direction I thought it would go.

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I already finished reading Eddie's setup and its moving on. I love how it finishes with him leaving his other worldly possesions behind, even his addiction.
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Title: Re: The second Volume of Gunslinger is crAAaaaaazy
Post by: Draft on May 17, 2008, 06:26:43 PM
No series of books has ever left me more disappointed.

Fuck that ending. Just fuck it. What a vile cop out. I especially hated
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how a dumb fucking HORN that got RETCONNED into the books somehow became this all important part of Roland's redemption. And then of course the Deus Ex Machina of a little magic boy who can draw little magic pictures. And the Crimson King, who had been this ominous, mysterious enemy through the entire series, the greatest threat Midworld had ever known, was a crazy old man throwing HARRY POTTER MERCHANDISE.
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FUCK the Dark Tower. 
Title: Re: The second Volume of Gunslinger is crAAaaaaazy
Post by: BlueTsunami on May 17, 2008, 06:55:44 PM
;_;

I have to keep going but I'm disheartened that the ending is basically universally hated
Title: Re: The second Volume of Gunslinger is crAAaaaaazy
Post by: Ichirou on May 18, 2008, 12:17:41 AM
Stop after Wizard and Glass.  Any ending you come up with in your head will be better than what King shat out.
Title: Re: The second Volume of Gunslinger is crAAaaaaazy
Post by: Bloodwake on May 19, 2008, 03:48:03 AM
Quote from: The Card Cheat on May 17, 2008, 03:37:54 PM
Quote from: Bloodwake on May 17, 2008, 02:26:21 PM
It's pretty sad when the author of the book tells you the ending's gonna suck before you even read it.

It makes me wonder... I wish he would have written the last three books like RIGHT AFTER he finished Wizard and Glass, then maybe they might not have sucked so bad.

In all honesty, he should have taken his fucking time with the last three books instead of writing them back to back to back. The Dark Tower series was completely different than his other books, and the first four books were better because he took his fucking time, thought of other ideas, and every once in a while, the next book would come to him. He just forced those last three out.

In all honesty though, it didn't get REALLY fucking bad until Book 7, and not even REALLY REALLY bad until that ending. If an author feels he has to write and tell most of his fans to stop reading if they don't want to be disappointed, you know it's going to suck.