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| Title | : | The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus |
| Author | : | Bev Vincent |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 368 pages |
| Published | : | September 28th 2004 by NAL (first published September 1st 2004) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Horror. Reference |
Bev Vincent
Paperback | Pages: 368 pages Rating: 4.31 | 37369 Users | 103 Reviews
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In 1970, Stephen King embarked on what would become the crowning achievement in his literary career-the Dark Tower. The seven-volume series, written and published over a period of 30 years, was inspired by Robert Browning's poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came," as well as J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone.With the full cooperation of Stephen King himself, The Road to the Dark Tower examines the epic journey of the author to complete a story that threatened to overwhelm him. In this indispensable companion, Bev Vincent presents a book-by-book analysis of each volume in the series, tracing the Dark Tower's connections to King's other novels including The Stand, Insomnia, and Hearts in Atlantis, and offering insights from the author about the creative process involved in crafting his lifelong work-a work that has consumed not only Stephen King, but his legion of devoted readers. This is essential reading for any Dark Tower-or Stephen King-fan.
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| Original Title: | The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus |
| ISBN: | 0451213041 (ISBN13: 9780451213044) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.31 From 37369 Users | 103 ReviewsCriticism Of Books The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus
Looking for a way to revisit Roland and his ka-tet without reading the entire 4000 pages of The Dark Tower series? Read The Wind Through the Keyhole.Then here is the place to go. It's a great overview to the characters and story of King's masterpiece.Do not read this book unless you have finished all 8 7 Dark Tower books. It will spoil it, otherwise.A well written book. Enjoyed reading it.
A well written book. Enjoyed reading it.
This is what you do, Steve King, turning readers into Tower junkies. Well, I was ready to dive back into the series the moment I turned the last page of The Wind Through the Keyhole, holding back was just too hard. I also knew that one could miss many details while reading such an epic story, so I picked this book, and guess what? There were a lot of pieces in the puzzle I have never noticed or haven't been able to put in place while reading. Bev Vincent's The Road to the Dark Tower helped me
If you're looking for a thought-provoking exploration of the themes of The Dark Tower series, you won't find it here. Aside from the seven chapters which summarise the first seven books in the series (which I didn't mind, nice to have a recap. No mention at all of Wind Through The Keyhole though) there is no real attempt to dig deep in to Stephen King's magnum opus at all.Once Vincent is done summarising chapters, he then sets about examining how it relates to King's other works. Except all he
A well written book. Enjoyed reading it.
A well written book. Enjoyed reading it.
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