The Dark Tower | 
Gotta wear your bookish gear at #gladstones24
Taking my little bookworm on tour
Prompt 9
#dark #wickedwhispers
One of my favorite authors! #stephenking
@Eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickThe perfect ending to the cycle, no matter what anyone may say. Aside from being a beautiful, heartbreaking, and enthralling tale of the final leg of Roland's journey to the Tower, this book contains - for those brave enough to venture past a discouraging author's note - the most perfect ending to the series I could envision. Until next time, when what was Unfound becomes Found once again, and I stand in the fields of Can'-Ka No Rey. 5/5
pickLet me just say that I still think that The Dark Tower could have ended no other way. King sort of leads on that maybe he wasn‘t quite content with it but I would have to disagree. (I mean, what does he know; he only dedicated half his life to writing it.)
This entry is not without its faults. I think King misses a lot of opportunities, and if he hadn‘t felt rushed to complete it, this could have been a truly epic book. Still, that ending though…
pickWe‘ve reached the end of Roland‘s quest for the Dark Tower. Long has it been and many a friend and loved one were lost. Was it worth the toil and loss? Only the reader/listener can decide. I highly recommend this series. This was my third time and I still picked up things I missed the first two times. #SeriesLove2023 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
“Roland Deschain and his ka-tet have journeyed together and apart, scattered far and wide across multilayered worlds of wheres and whens. The destinies of Roland, Susannah, Jake, Father Callahan, Oy, and Eddie are bound in the Dark Tower itself, which now pulls them ever closer to their own endings and beginnings...and into a maelstrom of emotion, violence, and discovery.”
pick#expandeddt completed ✅
This took me far longer than intended as I went on a lot of reading detours along the way but I‘m happy to have finally made it through. I finished up with the Dark Tower VII which just has so much going on but did have me in tears towards the end. 🥺
I thoroughly enjoyed tracking the connections thru so many books (if even loosely connected).
To be inside the head of SK 🤔
❤️Oy ❤️
@LocalTXLibrarian has a set of Dark Tower books she'd like to pass on to a good home. If you're interested see her page for the original post.
#LosersClub #ConstantReaders
I still have maybe 9 books to read in 2022. We shall see cuz some are chonkers! I‘ve loved so many of the books! It will be difficult to narrow it down … 📚
You have my attention. If anyone can do this right, it's Mike Flanagan.
Crossing my fingers @TrishB
pickI did it. I have spent the last year with Roland and his ka-tet. Commala come come, the journey is done.
How can I summarise my feelings, or even the plot, of this magnificent magnum opus?
This is what King excels at - he doesn‘t just lay words on a page, he brings them alive in the mind of the reader. I don‘t think I will ever forget the scene building throughout this series.
Sai King, I say thank ya.
Thank you Amazon for your 3 for 2 sale 😈 I finally own them all (insert maniacal laughter) I loved this series and will read it again! This is a lovely box set! ♥️♥️♥️
Sorry I‘m late with this! We were away for Easter and I lost track of time! Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #DarkTower!
Please be mindful of spoilers. We have new readers to King who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-King friends. Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!
Whew! That was a long one but so worth the wait! Looking forward to Colorado Kid next month because it‘s short! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #ghosthostpost
pickIt‘s a bit murky at times, but ultimately this an exciting and emotional conclusion to King‘s magnum opus.
On Saturday we start Dark Tower 7! Wow! In April we will be reading the Colorado Kid. I will be posting the discussion post for Song of Susannah next! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #ghosthostpost
Just some Dark Tower artwork that I think is on point!!! 😍🥀
This was my favorite book read in June, and really I loved the whole series. The ending was awesome! I was worried the whole time I would hate the end, what a relief.
I still need to read The Wind in the Keyhole…
#12BooksOf2021
@Andrew65
pickMy latest journey with Roland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake, and Oy has ended. This is my 4th or 5th time through this series and I love it more each time. I will continue to re-read this every few years. Looking forward to revisiting the other Dark Tower-adjacent books as I continue with my #stephenkinglonghaul! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The last stop on Roland's journey. I have really enjoyed my re-read of this series. Here we go... #stephenkinglonghaul
An amazing friend of mine just dropped these off for me😭😍
Just need DT2 and that collection is complete! Looks like I‘ll be diving into some King very soon!!
so-soI'm a massive SK fan so it's a massive shame that I haven't really enjoyed this. There we books along the way I really enjoyed but the last couple haven't left me particularly enthralled. I haven't hated the journey, but I'm not skipped along either.
However I really loved this ending. Weirdly the ending makes me want to go back to the first book and start all over again, I can see why Dark Tower fans get into this loop!
😁 3RD QUARTER 2021 FAVORITES 😁
I read 104 books in the third quarter of 2021, here are my 25 favorites.
I‘ve been picking so many winners! So many 4.75-5 ⭐️ reads!!! Amazing!!
I had no DNF‘s!
I‘d have to say that The entire Dark tower series in September might have been my favorite but I loved all of these for a multitude of different reasons!!
What books did you read in the 3rd quarter that you‘d classify as favorites?
I watched The Dark Tower movie for #Screamathon #ScarePairs today. Once I figured out it was a continuation not a retelling I enjoyed it. #scarathlon #teamslaughter
pick🎧 📚 I‘m caught up with September reviews! PHEW!
I love this series & this was a fine ending.
Deus ex machina? CHECK
Author inserts self into story? CHECK
Beloved characters will die? CHECK
Amazing fun dog character? CHECK
Good monsters? CHECK
I loved the ending. Great series!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickA magnificent ending to a unique and propulsive series. Every page oozes finality, which is ironic given the book‘s final twist. #stephenking
At last...finished the series! Took me roughly 7 weeks but I did it! There are no words. Literally none. 🤯
#20in4 Readathon total time!
In the last 2 days I read an additional
235 pages in 8 hours and 29 minutes.
Final total:
332 pages in 12 hours and 30 minutes
Goal:
609 pages in 20 hours
Thank you @Andrew65 for getting me closer to the end!
🐕 Enjoying The Dark Tower on our new patio furniture with my reading buddy, Caprica 💙
#DogsOfLitsy
#Readathon
#20in4 update!
We‘re at the halfway mark & my goal was to have read 305 pages or 10 hours by now. Alas, I‘ve read 97 pages in 4 hours 10 minutes. Instead I spent the afternoon yesterday putting together our first grown-up patio furniture set with my husband & doing yard work. A different accomplishment!
I also read 6 pages of Phantasmagoria while waiting in line on Friday. The Dark Tower is too big for my purse.
Recommitting to the Readathon!
💛 Hooray, I met both of my goals for the #NutsInMay #readathon!
⭐️ Today my goal was to get to p. 220 of this book, the first checkpoint for the group I‘m reading it with on Instagram. It‘s a great spot for a checkpoint because something spoilery good happens!
🌵Thanks again @Andrew65 !
A late post, but here‘s my May #TBR (with one of our backyard cacti)!
📘 I‘m going to read The Midnight Library by Matt Haig for my book club.
🐢 I finished Song of Susannah by Stephen King last week.
🧛🏻 I hope to finish all 845 pages of The Dark Tower for a buddy read on Instagram. I‘m loving it so far!
The LAST book in one of my favorite series. I felt like I waited so long for this book. 💚
#OppositeDay Day 1, First. @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheKidUpstairs
pickThe Dark Tower series has been our road trip listen, and we finished up book 7 today. While I still don‘t love the ending, I understand why King chose it just a little more every time I read it. I‘m almost done with South of the Buttonwood Tree. #audiowalk
We took a quick beach trip today just for the peace it offers us. We‘re listening to the Dark Tower series as our road trip book and are on book 7. Unfollow was my “sit and read”book, Return to Sullivan‘s Island was my walking book (still really annoyed by Beth), and Rivals of Dracula was my husband‘s beach read. The trip gave us just what we needed — peace. #audiowalk
Oy is the best character in The Dark Tower, prove me wrong 😂
"The road and the tale have both been long, would you not say so? The trip has been long and the cost has been high... but no great thing was ever attained easily. A long tale, like a tall Tower, must be built a stone at a time." ?
#ThoughtProvokingThursday @BayouGirl85
Me, six months after starting this final book of “The Dark Tower” series —and about 30 years after starting the series with the first book —trying to muster the enthusiasm and interest to finally finish it...
Day 17 of my #20Days20Series - The next one is the dark tower series. I heard that these were really good. Have to check them out❤️
"I am Roland of Gilead, and I come as myself; you will open to me.” - Roland Deschain, he of Gilead ?
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#stephenking
#thedarktower
Finally finished The Dark Tower series & now I don't know what to do with my life🌹
#stephenking
Sunny Saturday front porch-sitting with tea and book.
Lining up the finale to start on my drive home tonight! 😍
So I‘ve already completed my #chunksterchallenge2020 book, but I‘ve decided to dive into this one and finally finish the series after many years. At 845 pages it *almost* meets my criteria for a chunkster, so I guess I‘m tackling another one of them. Let 2020 be the Year of the Chunkster! 😀
Me, on the Duolingo app attempting to complete a beginner lesson in Swedish: “OMG, why is this entire unit about the word for ‘turtle‘? When am I ever going to need to know how to say ‘turtle‘ in Swedish?? This is ridiculous...”
Me, picking up the final book of the “Dark Tower” series and opening to this page: “Ahhh!! SKöldpadda is Swedish! It means ‘turtle‘!! I KNOW THIS WORD!!” ??
I really need sleep, but it seems forever away. So wearily onward toward the dark tower we go.
