"Suffer through" the first book. It's not easy. I stopped 4 times. I finally finished it & read The Drawing Of The Three. I'm hooked. The second book it worlds better! I start the next one Monday.
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Aren't chic lits those little chewing gum doodahs?some chic lit.
Aren't chic lits those little chewing gum doodahs?
When I was a little girl, we drove to Tijuana and our car was surrounded by children selling chicklets. I wanted to give them all my money, but my mom wouldn't let me. I was overwhelmed by their poverty.
I so disliked The Gunslinger I ignored the entire DT seieries. Then took some advise and read Drawing of the Three first. I was so gobsmacked by it I went back to The Gunslinger and suddenly couldn't read fast enough. So maybe try that.
I agree. I loved The Gunslinger. I actually like it better than The Drawing of the Three. Great series.I guess I am strange... I think The Gunslinger is wonderful and it's one of my favorite DT books. Yes, the writing is different, but the starkness of it is such a wonderful setup for what is to come. The Gunslinger is the anchor to which the rest of the books are tied.
I agree. I read the revised edition a couple of years ago, but still prefer the original. Different strokes, I guess.I guess I am strange... I think The Gunslinger is wonderful and it's one of my favorite DT books. Yes, the writing is different, but the starkness of it is such a wonderful setup for what is to come. The Gunslinger is the anchor to which the rest of the books are tied.
I agree. I read the revised edition a couple of years ago, but still prefer the original. Different strokes, I guess.
As usual, I'm with you. I devoured the Gunslinger at the age of eight and have read it many, many more times since.I guess I am strange... I think The Gunslinger is wonderful and it's one of my favorite DT books. Yes, the writing is different, but the starkness of it is such a wonderful setup for what is to come. The Gunslinger is the anchor to which the rest of the books are tied.
Personally, I couldn't disagree more. I don't think it was anything like a cheesy western. I feel like Wolves was more like that. But that's just my opinion.I felt like it was trying too hard to be a 'Spaghetti Western'.
I think we just love good, complex writing Shasta. (not sure why I used the tiger smiley, but it's cute!)As usual, I'm with you. I devoured the Gunslinger at the age of eight and have read it many, many more times since.
If by "spaghetti western" you mean movies like Sergio Leone's The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, then I think you are correct. That movie and the other 2 in the Dollars Trilogy are classic films that are the basis for a whole mythos that is gently woven into the whole DT series, as well as a lot of other movies and books released after those movies. While they may have been made on a budget that is considerably lower than other great movies of that era, Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns have helped to shape a lot of entertainment (films, books and music) since their release.I don't DISLIKE The Gunslinger, but not my favorite by far. I felt like it was trying too hard to be a 'Spaghetti Western'. Then after it the journey really took off and hooked me. It definately is better the second time around though