Stephen King - Wizard and Glass

Pros: We learn Roland's story, we find the Wizard of Oz, we are still lost
Cons: Still waiting

Phase IV of the story of the Dark Tower introduces us to the making of Roland into what he has become. We have wondered at his weathered face and beaten persona, although he rides tall in the saddle and walks firm on the tundra. Roland, Eddie, ...

Pros: enjoyable new story; characterization
Cons: Ending is interesting but a little too strange

The fourth installment of Stephen King's Dark Tower series takes us on a completely different but interesting journey. Wizard and Glass delves deep into Roland the gunslinger's past, revealing the most trying and self-defining period of ...

Pros: After 6 years, it finally came out.
Cons: It wasn't what ANYONE was expecting, or hoping for.

How many pages a day must Stephen King write? This was the third book in a 4-year span to come out at over 600 pages. After the last chapter of Dark Tower 3: The Waste Lands, it was great to be back in the world of Roland of Gilead, the last gu ...

Pros: King's Best--A Bit of Everything
Cons: None

Ok, so I have to admit it, I'm both a horrible book snob and an occasional Stephen King fan. Yes the two can coexist, if you know what the King worth reading is, and that definitely includes the Dark Tower series, featuring Roland the Gunslinger and his...

Pros: The part, much of the book, which is about Roland's past.
Cons: Just about everything else.

It’s been about a year since I read this, and the fact that it exists still infuriates me. There are two lessons to be learned from this book. One, Stephen King can write whatever he wants and people will buy it and proclaim that it is the new best...

Pros: great tale, new characters, new information
Cons: strange connections to Wizard of Oz

Words to know: ka- destiny. ka-tet- people bound by destiny King's fantasy series, The Dark Tower, surprised everyone initially. Now it's something that's accepted, as well as acclaimed highly. The first three books move at a nice pace (with a ...

Pros: Integrates King multiverses in a seamless whole.
Cons: Doesn't have the same sense of moving forward as other books.

Many fantasy books explore the concept of a nexus that links many worlds. Robert Jordan's world of dreams, C. S. Lewis' wood between the worlds, and Steven King's doors and the Dark Tower itself are only a few examples. This adds to the enjoyment of...

Pros: The Dark Tower cycle reveals the true extent of King's awesome talent.
Cons: The depth of that talent is not as appreciated as it should be.

I don't remember exactly when I picked up The Gunslinger, the first novel in Stephen King's Dark Tower cycle. I do, however, recall thinking that he was onto something which might finally reveal the full extent of his talent as a writer. And I...

Pros: Great story! A whole new perspective on Roland
Cons: King takes WAY too long between books

_Wizard and Glass_ is the fourth installation in King's excellent Dark Tower Series. It was so good it was almost worth the wait... I'm still a bit peeved at having to wait 8 years or so for the book... But Steve finally pulled through and...

Pros: The next installment of King's "Dark Tower" series
Cons: I hope we don't have to wait another six years for the next one!

I got mad at Stephen King quite a few years ago -- when he left me at a cliff-hanger in The Dark Tower III: The Wastelands. However, my anger quickly subsided as I read The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass.

I bought this book the...

Pros: Very well developed characters, engaging story line
Cons: Took forever to come out

For those of us who have read the first three books in this series, this latest release was a bit of a tease - not in a bad way, though. I first encountered Roland in '93 when my boyfriend at the time (a Quantum Leap watching, Rush listening, Stephen...

Pros: Characterizations, dialogue, action
Cons: Incomplete story

When the fourth installment of King's wonderful Dark Tower series was finally released, I fairly panted to get my copy from the local bookstore. And after I read it, I wasn't disappointed.

Mostly.

For those who aren't familiar...

Pros: Alternate worlds, new characters, story continuation
Cons: Detta/Odetta gets a bit monotonous.

This is an extremely interesting and original book that you won't be able to put down. This book continues the story of Roland, the last gunslinger in a world without order. Whatever force wants him to succeed in his quest had decided that to do so he...

Pros: Dark Tower.....
Cons: a little long winded....

What better way to continue one of the best stories to date but with Wizards & Glass...However, this one takes a different route than the previous three Dark Tower books. This one is the story of how Roland, the Gunslinger, meets his first love, and...

Pros: Captivating story and good language. You will read it in one evening.
Cons: Maybe, a little to no monsters. (if somebody likes SK for that)

"The youth of the gunslinger...How poetic. Old man is becoming somehow sentimental and romantic."--I thought when I just saw the book came out. I even chuckled in a way. And my worst expectations came true. OMG!
Look at that, this is Shelly, Byron...