The kind of man Roland is.

[CorruptGoat0079]

I read and finished the Dark Tower series going on two years ago now. While I will most likely comment on each of the novels over the next few weeks/months, what struck me, nay, what drew me into the story was the scene in which the entire township was bearing down on Roland and the child stuck the knife into Roland's leg, he turned and blew the child's face off. I immediately thought, 'now here is a bad ass mother ****er' and I need to know more about him.

From there it became a hazy blackout period in my life where the only detail which stands out are the Dark Tower novels. I cannot remember what went on in my life until after I finished all of the books. At that time, life continued, but a little piece of my soul stays with Roland, a hope that he will eventually find peace in his journeys, say true.

[Countrygirl_sass]

Roland is tha man!!! With his selfish flaws ofcourse, not for killing the kid, but the whole journey.

[Cowboy]

One of my favorite characters of all time.

[Mr Nobody]

Now that is seriously hard-core behaviour!
(But then, if someone stuck me in the leg they wouldn't be around for long, either.)

I think part of the appeal of the character is he's not a perfect, flawless hero-type. Makes him more believable, if not always likeable.

[the_last_gunslinger]

Roland is by far my favorite character ever to spring forth from the imagination of Stephen King. And I especially liked him from the book, The Gunslinger, especially after Alice was held hostage by the townspeople, and rather than try to reason with them, he shoots her himself.

[DogMom]

Roland is by far my favorite character ever to spring forth from the imagination of Stephen King. And I especially liked him from the book, The Gunslinger, especially after Alice was held hostage by the townspeople, and rather than try to reason with them, he shoots her himself.

I couldn't have said it better myself!

[KyleKarabekian]

I read and finished the Dark Tower series going on two years ago now. While I will most likely comment on each of the novels over the next few weeks/months, what struck me, nay, what drew me into the story was the scene in which the entire township was bearing down on Roland and the child stuck the knife into Roland's leg, he turned and blew the child's face off. I immediately thought, 'now here is a bad ass mother ****er' and I need to know more about him.

From there it became a hazy blackout period in my life where the only detail which stands out are the Dark Tower novels. I cannot remember what went on in my life until after I finished all of the books. At that time, life continued, but a little piece of my soul stays with Roland, a hope that he will eventually find peace in his journeys, say true.

I agree with everything you say about reading the DT series, it's like losing a big chunk of your mind and you get to the point were your like 'what just happened?' and all sad that it's over.

I must admit(as mean as this sounds) that I burst out laughing at the part were Roland blew the kid's face off. You are right about how he is one 'bad ass mother ****er'
He would make Clint Eastwood, with his steely-eyed gaze, wet himself and run home crying for mom. Roland is definitly the best character from anybook I have read.

[fjade]

I love Roland's character. He is indeed one bad ass mother******, and you know he can't end his quest, but there are times when you want to yell "Roland STOP IT!!!!!" yeah, he's the good guy, but then again, he's really not. That's what makes him such a good character. You want to really, really like him, and then you hate him for some uncaring thing he does. But he is my favorite Stephen King character. I guess because, even in a world that is crazy, he is very believable.

[Connie Reader]

Roland being a flawed person makes him so much more relateable. Like Dexter, if you've seen the show you know what I mean, you root for him right from the start, and even after he makes mistakes and is obviously not your typical "good" guy.