Reviews

The Dark Tower by Stephen King

jehibdon82's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

jonahandthetale's review

4.0

Gut-wrenching, heart-breaking...by far the most brutal book I’ve ever read, but a great end to the series. Could’ve been shorter.

lan_the_g's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

erickibler4's review against another edition

5.0

The Dark Tower, as far as fantasy epics are concerned, is my jam. I think when I first read this final book, I found it to be a bit rushed. But this time it was satisfying on every level. I especially enjoyed walking while listening to the whole saga. How many hours of walking is that? Walking along the bike trail that runs through Ohio forests. That's perfect for a quest tale. I've logged hundreds of miles going through the Dark Tower and the related books. Fitting.

kresz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

serinde4books's review against another edition

1.0

Finally, we reach the end of this story! We are getting back to the heart of the story, ka-tet back together. Only to be broken in order for Roland to finally reach the Tower. I think that because I as so unhappy with the previous books that this one had no appeal for me either, although finally King cuts himself out of it, can I get an Amen!
King's writing seems to be a bit more normal but thanks to the distaste of the last two book I couldn't appreciate this one. The story ends poorly in my opinion and I wish King could have finished this series so much sooner.

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criminolly's review against another edition

4.0

Not perfect, but certainly good.

brandidean's review against another edition

4.0

I don’t know how to rate this, but I guess it deserves an A for effort at the least. I didn’t dislike it … but it was a wild ride, and not exactly a satisfying ending, though maybe it needed to end like that. The “showdowns” with Mordred and the Crimson King — the Crimson King — were both a bit anticlimactic. Maybe they just weren’t supposed to be the point. It was weird to lose two key players so early on, and the goodbye with the third one wasn’t too big a deal. So I guess the pacing seemed … unexpected.
But the series kept me interested, and in audio books! And it was certainly creative!

dunkeldak's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I have no clue, why people recommend this series. It’s just really bad and the last three books made it worse.

njmilas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

4.0