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This is pretty much the synopsis of The Gunslinger by Steven King.
The book series is very long iirc. Is it worth reading?
Extremely worth reading. Especially if you’re a fan of his other works since he weaves aspects of them into this series. But be aware, book 4 is the best of the series, and 5 is the worst (the climax is built up for the whole book and lasts about 2 pages.)
Edit: Also, regardless of anything you have heard or see online, the never made a movie of the series. They did release a bag of shit that they filmed, but no actual movie has ever made it to theaters…
On his back all vows are made.
There ain't no movie in Ba Sing Se.
Of all the books I've read, I cannot answer this question for The Gunslinger. If you like Stephen King you'll almost certainly like the novels. But each one is very different from the others. LOL, I'm not sure there's a fan who loves every book.
The first book is kind of weird but it’s creepy and cool, but the series really picks up book 2
I finished the first book and it was pretty "meh".
In what ways does the 2nd book pickup?
The first one is something he was working on in college and eventually released. The second one was written after he learned to be Stephen king.
Also there’s a couple characters that are introduced that are super fun and interesting.
Idk man it’s just way better. I thought the same thing about the first book, the second one is just better written and has more interesting ideas and storyline that wasn’t properly fleshed out in the gunslinger because king didn’t intend to write any sequels to the gunslinger when he wrote it. I didn’t care that much for The Gunslinger but the second book sucked me in.
Alrighty, might give that a try then, thanks!
YES
the end sadly feels a bit quick and forced, but regarding the background (he wasn't sure, if he could finish it), it's absolutely awesome
Best thing he ever produced
Up to book 4, yes. Don't read after that. It's infuriating.
Wizard and Glass will break your heart anyway, no need to live on.
Worse:
What I wanted was a sequel to wizard and glass. What I got was whatever bullshit number 5 was.
I liked it.
Isn't that the joke?
Yes, probably what this is about, but I’ve always found explaining the joke makes it funnier.
Jokes that need explaining are famously the funniest type
You could make the simplest of jokes and someone still wouldn't get it. Lemmy is excellent at not getting jokes