Reviews

The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King

tyg3rl1ly's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

allieinthepages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

floss3's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Very different book to the first one, feels like Stephen King went on a huge tangent but it really worked, I thought some parts were too long, like Eddie in the plane toilet, however, this did add to the feeling of tenseness as I just wanted to know what happened, but maybe that's the point. Really enjoyed the characters, however Detta did start to irritate me with her outbursts, but again, that's the point. 

8bitbrainstem's review against another edition

4.0

Impossible to believe the rebound from how poor my impressions of The Gunslinger were to the fantastical masterpiece of The Drawing of the Three, but here we are. All thanks and credit to Black House for so delightfully referencing the events of this series that it managed to draw me back into the world of the Dark Tower with absolute abandon. I’m now eagerly ready to plow through with Rowland’s story to its inevitable conclusion. Not only does The Drawing of the Three maintain a cohesive narrative structure that blessedly reads like any other Stephen King novel, but it also manages to marry the fantastical elements of the Gunslinger to the plot line so the anachronisms that plagued the previous novel make much more sense. Perhaps all my wildly valid complaints from before were symptoms of King’s attempt to delve into a form of writing so unlike his earlier self, but I’m still reserving a small degree of skepticism until the series can prove me wrong.

ethanteakin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

dillon1963's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Best book of the series in my opinion. 

kaykay27's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

snarkylion's review against another edition

3.0

I almost didn’t read this book. I was so disappointed with book 1. However, after reading several reviews, all saying the series just kept getting better and better, I decided to give it another go. I don’t know that I enjoyed the book but the writing was great and ai did find myself invested in the characters. I will continue to read the series as Ai can see the story unfolding and want to know Roland’s end game.

atkinse's review against another edition

5.0

Getting to this installment after book 1 was worth it. The new characters involved with the gunslinger are great and I’ve attached myself to them. It’s a wild ride of going through doors to different times.

gramesjay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.5

The Tower is closer.