The Drawing of the Three

The Drawing of the Three

Paperback, 416 pages

English language

Published March 29, 1989 by Plume.

ISBN:
978-0-452-27961-2
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OCLC Number:
518217660

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4 stars (28 reviews)

Stephen King returns to the Dark Tower in this second mesmerizing volume in his epic series. Roland of Gilead has mysteriously stepped through a doorway in time that takes him to 1980s America, where he joins forces with the defiant Eddie Dean and courageous Odetta Holmes. A savage struggle has begun in which underworld evil and otherworldly enemies conspire to bring an end to Roland's desperate search for the Dark Tower. Masterfully weaving dark fantasy and icy realism, The Drawing of the Three compulsively propels readers toward the next chapter. (back cover)

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Review of 'Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three: Drawing of Three v. 2 (Dark Tower)' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This book worked for me much more than The Gunslinger did... I'm still not sure how much I like King as a writer, but i love his ideas and world. I'm definitely going to continue on to the next book, but I think I'll take a detour into something else to let it marinate a bit.

Review of 'The Drawing of the Three' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I'm working my way through the series again in preparation for the upcoming film continuation of the story.

While I generally like The Drawing of the Three, the primary thing that knocks a star off it for me is its dependence on the rest of the series – in particular, the future stories – for its significance. Yes, the things that happen to the characters in this book are important, but to me the story seems more concerned with manipulating Eddie and Susan (and to some extent Roland) like chess pieces to get them into position for future elements of the overarching Dark Tower saga than anything else. In this sense, the story has a much more noticeable self-awareness (or self-importance, even) than [b: The Gunsliner] had.

Which is to say that I still feel essentially as I did in my 2008 review of this book. It is possible …

Review of 'The Drawing of the Three' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Although not nearly as good as [book: The Gunslinger], Drawing is still really good and sets the tone for the rest of the Dark Tower books.

King's worst fault is his apparent need to explore every little idea that pops into his mind while he's writing a book. Because he is good at what he does, in the vast majority of cases, this tendency makes for fairly enjoyable reading. At the same time, however, it tends to dilute the underlying plot and focus of the story--which is about a man who is destined to find a tall, black tower.

Drawing introduces us to a number of characters, both major and minor, who either journey with Roland toward his destined, um, destination, or meet up with him somewhere along the way. As the second installment in a much longer work, it does its job well: It keeps the story moving. But …

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