Book Reviews of The Waste Lands (Dark Tower, Bk 3)

Roland, The Last Gunslinger, moves ever closer to The Dark Tower of his dreams and nightmares - as he crosses a desert of damnation in a macabre world that is a twisted image of our own. With him are those he has drawn to this world: street-smart Eddie Dean and courageous wheel-chair-bound Susannah. Ahead of him are mind-rending revelations about who and what is driving him. Against him is arrayed a swelling legion of foes both more and less than human. A breathtaking drama of action and adventure, discovery and danger, The Waste Lands is further testament to King's novelistic mastery.

Excellent Read...part of box set.

A good continuation of the epic. I agree that it ends rather arbitrarily, but I will survive. My copy is the 1st printing of the edition and has a different cover from the one PBS shows now. My cover shows an old steam locomotive.

I loved the entire series, very good writing and not as scary as regular King novels.

Long book and I got a bit stalled toward the middle. However, it did pick up speed at the end.

King's third volume on Roland the gunfighter's search for the Dark Tower. Roland has two companions on his quest for the tower at the portal of all the worldsp. 53 : Susannah Dean and Eddie Dean, who entered his world from New York City of 1963 and 1987, When the three track down the den of a 70-foot-tall cyborg bear, they are pointed down a path leading to the Tower. But Roland is slowly going mad, a fact that seems linked to his past experiences with Jake Chambers, a boy who died twicestet ital in the first book of the series. Jake reappears here, displaying great resilience in crossing over from 1977 New York City to join Roland & Co

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Continuing saga of the Gunslinger series.

An excellent continuation of the first two books in the series.
Needs to be read in order to fully understand the story.
This is book #3.

the Gunslinger moves ever closer to the Dark Tower of his dreams and nightmares

MY OPINION
I was a bit disappointed with this book because I really liked the second better. For me, there was a bit too much "I don't know how I know but I know" stuff. I know this a part of the story, some force (the Tower, maybe?) is drawing them all closer and making them do things, but I felt like King wanted or needed a bunch of stuff to happen and didn't really know how to make it happen so he just had the characters "Just know" what needs to be done. I understand this concept but there was A WHOLE LOT OF IT in this book. It took away some of the excitement for me because I knew at anytime they can get out of any situation because of the "I just know how" thing. The beginning started off really strong but the last 40 pages just dragged on for me. I was thinking "just get over with already so I can find out what happens". The end played out like some twisted, demented Wizard of Oz which would have been cool, but I was getting bored. Luckily the book ended on a real cliff-hanger that immediately made me pick up the fourth book. I hope the series continues the strong storytelling I felt during the second book.

Third book of the "Towers" series, a little worn but an excellent read

Book III in The Dark Tower series. You must read books I and II or this will make no sense to you.

Possibly the strangest book in the series...and my favorite. Give it a read if you're looking for something "different".

Part of one of the best series I have ever read. I just finished the series and few months ago and was completely and utterly blown away. I have never read anything like it.. It is completely un-King-like

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