Post by Finarvyn on Jul 24, 2024 13:24:16 GMT -6
Also posted to Dragonsfoot[u/]
Not the electronic game. Not the Judges Guild module. I'm thinking of the Stephen King series.
I want to like Dark Tower. I have heard good things about it over the years so I bought the boxed set of the novels. The concept seems solid for gaming, so I bought a copy of the "We Deal in Lead" RPG because I heard that the game is sort of a homage to Dark Tower. I enjoyed the movie, which I felt was decent but not outstanding and gave me a "big picture" view of what the series was trying to do. I love paladin characters, so the concept of these gunslingers (who are apparently a lot like Arthur's knights) battling evil and trying to defeat the big badguy of the Dark Tower sounds pretty neat.
In general I like the writings of Stephen King. Eyes of the Dragon is excellent, as is Salem's Lot and the JFK assassination/time travel book. I liked It and The Stand. His works are a little creepy, but I like them.
I don't think I like Dark Tower.
I read "The Gunslinger" years ago. Liked it somewhat, but it wasn't great. It was short, however. After I bought the boxed set I re-read "The Gunslinger" and jumped into book #2. Much longer book, and my enthusiasm diminished somewhat. Plowed through the thing and on to #3. Ground to a halt. I just feel like I'm forcing myself to read the thing, hoping that it gets better. Does it?
I guess I'm trying to get a feel from folks here about whether it's worth it for me to continue with the series. I've heard that it's one of the great series of all time, but I figure at the rate I read nowadays I could be months plowing through the thing to get to the end. In that time I could easily re-read Conan or Amber or Barsoom or a lot of Dresden Files or other works that I would probably enjoy more.
Is Dark Tower worth it, or should I just sell the thing and walk away? Opinions welcome.
Not the electronic game. Not the Judges Guild module. I'm thinking of the Stephen King series.
I want to like Dark Tower. I have heard good things about it over the years so I bought the boxed set of the novels. The concept seems solid for gaming, so I bought a copy of the "We Deal in Lead" RPG because I heard that the game is sort of a homage to Dark Tower. I enjoyed the movie, which I felt was decent but not outstanding and gave me a "big picture" view of what the series was trying to do. I love paladin characters, so the concept of these gunslingers (who are apparently a lot like Arthur's knights) battling evil and trying to defeat the big badguy of the Dark Tower sounds pretty neat.
In general I like the writings of Stephen King. Eyes of the Dragon is excellent, as is Salem's Lot and the JFK assassination/time travel book. I liked It and The Stand. His works are a little creepy, but I like them.
I don't think I like Dark Tower.
I read "The Gunslinger" years ago. Liked it somewhat, but it wasn't great. It was short, however. After I bought the boxed set I re-read "The Gunslinger" and jumped into book #2. Much longer book, and my enthusiasm diminished somewhat. Plowed through the thing and on to #3. Ground to a halt. I just feel like I'm forcing myself to read the thing, hoping that it gets better. Does it?
I guess I'm trying to get a feel from folks here about whether it's worth it for me to continue with the series. I've heard that it's one of the great series of all time, but I figure at the rate I read nowadays I could be months plowing through the thing to get to the end. In that time I could easily re-read Conan or Amber or Barsoom or a lot of Dresden Files or other works that I would probably enjoy more.
Is Dark Tower worth it, or should I just sell the thing and walk away? Opinions welcome.