OK...just bought The Gunslinger and...

[bloodbool]

Ive put it off far too long. I may be the last SK fan to read this series, but I bought the Gunslinger and Drawing of the Three tonight. Im going to dive into this series headfirst.

I started The Gunslinger and am about 60 pages in and I gotta admit, im lost. It took me forever to figure out if this was the past (Western) or the future. Once I DID figure that out, im still lost. LOL. Im just finishing the chapter where he meets with the "preacher Lady". Is this going to get better? Am I going to catch up to this or am I hopelessly lost in a sea of Devil grass?

Someone send me some hope here.

[Moderator]

The first one can be tough, but stick with it and you'll be rewarded when you read The Drawing of the Three. It also helps if you suspend your ideas about time, directions, and trying to fit the story into the world as we know it.

[smjohn]

Ive put it off far too long. I may be the last SK fan to read this series, but I bought the Gunslinger and Drawing of the Three tonight. Im going to dive into this series headfirst.

I started The Gunslinger and am about 60 pages in and I gotta admit, im lost. It took me forever to figure out if this was the past (Western) or the future. Once I DID figure that out, im still lost. LOL. Im just finishing the chapter where he meets with the "preacher Lady". Is this going to get better? Am I going to catch up to this or am I hopelessly lost in a sea of Devil grass?

Someone send me some hope here.

You're aren't the last one, believe me...I've had the books for while now, started once, got JAS and haven't gone back to Dark Tower yet...Tried several times over the course of the last 20 years...I will not give up though

[Cowboy]

Stay the course!

[Ubasti]

Hang in there. It'll all start to make sense before you know it.

I just started reading the series last year after owning it since it for years. I've gotten a little distracted by some of Uncle Stevie's books lately, but will hopefully resume my quest for the Tower soon.

[ConstantReader1978]

Absolutely the first one can be tough and parts of the other 6 can as well (wizard and glass in particular) but stick with it. It's worth it!

[Merdoc]

I agree with the others, the story is very rewarding if you just keep with it, and I think everything you need to know eventually gets explained.

[Wisnoodles]

I am the same way, I always wanted to read this series but had a hard time getting into it. But since i just finished IT I am going to tackle this series once again.

[md10pc]

Ive put it off far too long. I may be the last SK fan to read this series, but I bought the Gunslinger and Drawing of the Three tonight. Im going to dive into this series headfirst.

I started The Gunslinger and am about 60 pages in and I gotta admit, im lost. It took me forever to figure out if this was the past (Western) or the future. Once I DID figure that out, im still lost. LOL. Im just finishing the chapter where he meets with the "preacher Lady". Is this going to get better? Am I going to catch up to this or am I hopelessly lost in a sea of Devil grass?

Someone send me some hope here.

I think you're almost there. When I hit the chapter called "The Way Station" that is when the story really started to kick in for me.

[pandora]

Well you posted this message five days ago so hopefully you finished The Gunslinger. It was actually really hard for me to figure out too but you need to read it to start to know Roland. If you've put it down, please pick it back up, cause once you hit Drawing of the Three you'll know what everyone is talking about. IT ROCKS! Go out and buy at least the following two books after Drawing of the Three or you'll find yourself pissed off one night when you've finished the last page and want more.