Rose Madder + The Dark Tower Question

**noliebean** · March 29th, 2011

Ok so I read through the questions about Rose Madder. Deffinately my second fav of his "leading ladies" as i like to call them (Jessie, Delores, Susannah, Lisy etc...) and no one has asked this one yet unless i am totally blind and missed it.
Does anyone else get the feeling that Robbie Lefferts is Ted after he got out of Blue Heaven? Bettered suitcase and the hat... it's just where my mind went plus Robbie is short for Robert same as Bobby. And he seriously loved him. Could this be the name he took and the job he took to hide from the low men?
I could be totally reaching here but it's where my brain went.

**JohnDalglish** · March 29th, 2011

Hi,

Welcome to the MB, and keep posting!

I never thought of that before but it's an interesting theory IMO.

Long days and pleasant nights

**noliebean** · March 29th, 2011

*laughs* I think the problem is getting me to be quiet. The reason i joined this board was because i was reading as a guest and discovered that the letter i spent 4 years writing was absolutely useless as Mr. King Doesn't read fan mail anymore, but he sometimes reads this. So i figured that other fans must have some answers for me or maybe he will answer

it's nice to hear other perspectives! i will just keep hunting down my questions and seeing what ones are answered and what ones aren't. Thanks for the encouragement! It's good to be around other avid readers and fans

**GNTLGNT** · March 30th, 2011

That is a nifty theory, and if not intentional on King's part-what a wonderfully subconscious creation...

**noliebean** · March 30th, 2011

I thought so too! Oh! So Rose Madder was Written in between "Waste Lands" and "Wizard and Glass" (i just checked because I am never quite sure because I hardly ever read this stuff in order) But i read all the DT stuff before RM so some of my impressions are flipped a bit because of this. Anyway, my brain through the entire book kept going "there are more worlds then these" (how can i forget this line right?) and i kept thinking about the women Rose encounters and how there's -got- to be some kind of connection between Mia and the Goddess woman (for lack of a better term for her) Like Mia could have been her servant or maybe even part of her from a world that is crumbling for different reasons but still "moving on " just the same. Or even still, I gt the strongest feeling while reading this book that there was a connection between these books I just wasn't seeing besides the "Ted" question. Anyone else feel that way?

**JohnDalglish** · March 30th, 2011

Hi,

Hmm, can I recommend Bev Vincent's excellent book 'The Road to the Dark Tower'?

And also Robin Furth's 'Concordance(s)'.

Long days and pleasant nights

**noliebean** · March 30th, 2011

I have a hand written thing i use a lot but the Concordances are something on my wish list for sure! I am just really honestly looking for what other people who have read these books feel or if i am just reaching because the DT is so freaking cool