As much as I hate to admit it, I still harbor a slight resentment towards DT7 so I've not read the entire story twice yet. I do intend to read the full thing again at some point in the future though.
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Han shot ONLY--lol. (Did I tell you I have a SuperNerd badge? ;D)Sounds a lot like how I felt the first time I read the revised version. But the more I keep thinking about the growth of the character in other changes I'm okay with it. I tell ya though, before I sat down calmly and pondered over it for a long long time, book 7 made me so mad I nearly threw it out the window. But that's one of the reasons I like his writing so much ... because it does draw me in so deeply that I actually do get mad at the characters and the things they do
And in my opinion ... Han shot first and he's always shot first ever since the first time I saw that movie as a kid I choose to ignore that particular revision lol.
Thank you, Ms. Spidey. I forget that not everyone has read DT in fullskimom2 if you still have "edit" please put in spoiler- or attention to a mod.
I had to edit my quote of your post--Thank you, Ms. Spidey. I forget that not everyone has read DT in full
Lol ... ok he shot only I'll agree with ya there.Han shot ONLY--lol. (Did I tell you I have a SuperNerd badge? ;D)
The thing that made me want to throw book 7 at the wall isI HATED that, and I always will. The end delighted me!SK including himself in the story.
I thought the ending was perfect...I know many were upset and not liking it,but it really was the only logical ending..I went on that long journey,years and years,and then at the end,found it to be the only way it could have been an ending.Tears and happiness,just for me..Han shot ONLY--lol. (Did I tell you I have a SuperNerd badge? ;D)
The thing that made me want to throw book 7 at the wall isI HATED that, and I always will. The end delighted me!SK including himself in the story.
mjs9153 - totally agree. Read as published, stood on that mono forever and felt the ending was as it was meant to be.I thought the ending was perfect...I know many were upset and not liking it,but it really was the only logical ending..I went on that long journey,years and years,and then at the end,found it to be the only way it could have been an ending.Tears and happiness,just for me..
I realized that it was meant to be that way eventually and that it really couldn't have been done any other way ... but at that moment that I read that last sentence ... I was inconsolablemjs9153 - totally agree. Read as published, stood on that mono forever and felt the ending was as it was meant to be.Read it during one of the major tropical storms of that year. Only desire was to complete the journey before being blown away.Ka is a wheel
I found one of the true Grant editions at Value Village- it is a second printing and it's an ex-library copy but it's a beautiful book and it only cost me $2.99!Pretty sure it was the original one (I will go have a look!)
Okay - I have two copies - a small one that says 'first Signet printing July 1989' [copyright 1982] and the second one is larger with color illustrations by Michael Whelan first Plume Printing, September 1988 (it is a first edition, for whatever that is worth).
I will have to keep an eye out for the original 1982 one at the Value Village - who knows? - maybe I will get lucky!
That is Amazing! I'd love to get my hands on one of them. I found my Plume Michael Whelan copy in this awesome used bookstore nearby and they were the last of the used bookstores around here. Sadly it has since closed down and turned into an Army Surplus store.I found one of the true Grant editions at Value Village- it is a second printing and it's an ex-library copy but it's a beautiful book and it only cost me $2.99!
I'm just curious if there are others out there who have read this book multiple times? I've lost count of how many times I've read it. And every time I fly anywhere I read it again (or The Drawing of the Three because well ... airplane lol).
I'd say I've read it at least a dozen times over the years ... and it never gets old
I'm just curious if there are others out there who have read this book multiple times? I've lost count of how many times I've read it. And every time I fly anywhere I read it again (or The Drawing of the Three because well ... airplane lol).
I'd say I've read it at least a dozen times over the years ... and it never gets old
Probably 7 or 8 times, and I finally liked it this last time I have a copy of each (original and revised), and there's something to be said for each. The original is definitely rougher, and has far more adverbs than the revised (lol), but I found the revision of the fight in Tully in the revised to be a cockadoodie cheat, right up there with Lucas' revision of the Han/Greedo kerfuffle. It was a fundamental change to Roland's character in that story, and it will never sit right with me. For that reason, I'll wade through a sea of adverbs to maintain that kernel of character truth.
Ok, but I'm blaming you!Oh Doc, Go for it!
just start a new thread under chattery teeth,and it will ask if you wish to post a poll with it..as for me,read them all,some of them several times..I wish that someone would start a poll. (I don't know how to do it)
I am just curious.
'Have you read the Dark Tower series?
yes, no, will, wanted to' - or something along those lines.
To answer the question - Gunslinger just twice. Re-read again after I finished the series.
The rest of the books? Many. I seem to be always picking one up and reading parts of them.
just start a new thread under chattery teeth,and it will ask if you wish to post a poll with it..as for me,read them all,some of them several times..