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The Dark Tower III
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands | Stephen King
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Roland, the Last Gunslinger, and his companions--Eddie Dean and Susannah--cross the desert of damnation, drawing ever closer to the Dark Tower, a legion of fiendish foes, and revelations that could alter the world.
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Pikathulhu
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Books finished in March include Four Past Midnight, The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands, Needful Things, Gerald's Game, Dolores Claiborne, and Nightmares and Dreamscapes. My March pick for my #readingbracket2023 is, perhaps predictably, The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands!

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BC_Dittemore
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The Waste Lands might be my favorite entry in The Dark Tower Series. It feels like the true beginning—the team is assembled and Roland can focus on his quest again.

King‘s world building here is fantastic; so many themes and objects that become a major part of the storyline are introduced. The final section in Lud is so well structured and perfectly paced.

And we can‘t forget about the introduction of Oy—man, I love that little billy-bumbler.

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BC_Dittemore
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There is a scene in The Dark Tower III where Jake dreams he meets a young Eddie wearing a yellow shirt that says “Never a dull moment in Mid-World.” And I thought to myself: ‘I bet someone has turned that into a real shirt.‘

A quick Google search later, and sure enough, someone has! I found this on TeePublic. There were more designs, some that were just text like the book describes, but I‘m partial to this one with Shardik the bear.

Pikathulhu There's no way I'm not picking one of these up. Amazing find! 12mo
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deeannloso
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This is a great story and an exciting continuation of the series. Thankfully, I read this series many years after it was written, as this book ends on a cliffhanger. Those who read it as it was being written had to wait five years to find out what happened to Roland and his ka-tet. How frustrating must that have been? #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

TrishB It was very frustrating! I read them as they were published, a long time from beginning to end. 12mo
TheSpineView Great job 12mo
KathyWheeler I read it as it they were published, and when he was hit by that van, I remember thinking, “Oh, no! He‘ll never finish the Dark Tower now!” 12mo
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deeannloso @TrishB @KathyWheeler I know! I‘m glad I didn‘t read the series until a few years ago. I would‘ve been so upset. 12mo
KathyWheeler @deeannloso I‘m glad he was able to finish the series. I‘m sometimes curious what the story would‘ve been like if he hadn‘t had that accident, but we‘ll never know. 12mo
TrishB @KathyWheeler very true. 12mo
Andrew65 An excellent and very different series. Well done 👏👏👏 12mo
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deeannloso
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“Several months have passed since The Drawing of the Three, and in The Waste Lands, Roland‘s two new tet-mates have become trained gunslingers. Eddie Dean has given up heroin, and Odetta‘s two selves have joined, becoming the stronger and more balanced personality of Susannah Dean.”

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Pikathulhu
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As always, The Dark Tower series remains the pinnacle of King's ability to create strange and fantastic worlds, beloved characters in whose welfare the reader is deeply invested, and spellbinding narratives that urge the reader to turn the page without delay. The Waste Lands is one of my favorites in this series. The lead up to Jake's drawing is some of his best writing, and the ka-tet's escape from Lud is intense. A Key, a Rose, a 5/5.

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BoleyBooks
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Addison_Reads
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My second journey to the Tower is proving more enjoyable than the first and that's something I didn't think was possible.

I think this is the book where the series really starts to come together. The foreshadowing I'm noticing on this re-read is creating suspense for me even though I know what's ahead.

King's ability to spin a story never ceases to amaze me.

If you haven't read this series yet do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR.

vivastory Now I feel like rereading the series 2y
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vivastory
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Although I am still smitten with Erdrich's The Sentence & Birchbark Books is on my #bookstore bucket list, for today's prompt I am going with Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind. This bookstore is introduced in book 3, the entry where IMO, King finds his rhythm for the remainder of the series. It also sets the tone for the remainder of the series in blending genres. Along with the hybrid guardian bear Shardik there's the train Blaine 👇

vivastory (Blaine's a pain), the terrifying children's book Charlie the Choo-Choo & more. It's one of the richest entries in the Dark Tower series & I always tell people that if they read the first 2 books, things start to really become interesting in book 3. #savvysettings @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 2y
Addison_Reads Great choice! I just started my reread of this. It's one of my favorites. 2y
vivastory @Addison_Reads I'm planning on rereading the entire series once I finish all of his books, but as I'm currently halfway through his output I don't know if I can wait a couple more years. I still need to read book 8 & I have the graphic novels 2y
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Branwen I totally agree; I liked book two a lot, but this third book is where I started to get really captivated! 2y
TrishB Agree too 👍🏻 it moves into gear in number 3! 2y
Eggs Fascinating 👏🏻📖👍🏼 2y
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TH3F4LC0N Yo this one was one of the best of the series! 😃 2y
deeannloso @TH3F4LC0N It‘s my second favorite after The Drawing of the Three. 2y
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TheNeverendingTBR
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Well, i finally got some timd to finish this. Held up obviously due to the Christmas craziness.

I loved revisting my favourite book of The Dark Tower series.

Cool new characters.

Previous characters becoming more developed.

He just brings the characters to life in this one in my opinion, i can feel their emotions and it turns it into a intense page-turner.

The ka-tet has grown ever so stronger and the Tower is closer than ever..

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SpookyDonut
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I‘ve been in a slump and desperation trying to get out of it. Here‘s to trying with the third in The Dark Tower series. #stephenking #hardcover #thedarktoweriii #gorgeouscovers

TheNeverendingTBR My favourite of the series. 👍 2y
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DrexEdit
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Finished It! #doublespin for October! I enjoyed meeting Blaine the Pain. Sorry that didn't happen until the end of the book. Blaine is obviously depressed. Perhaps because he's a monorail bullet train, not a steam engine as pictured on the cover! I'm enjoying these books even if they aren't ever going to be my lifelong favorites. Something about Stephen King's authorial voice just bugs me too much to really get into his books.

@TheAromaofBooks

NikkiM5 My favorite book in the series 👍🏾 2y
DrexEdit @NikkiM5 you're the second person who had said that. I've still got for more books to go! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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DrexEdit
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Switching from Pratchett to King tonight in an attempt to complete all my reading goals for the month. Bedtime is probably the wrong time of day to start reading Stephen King!

vivastory For me this was the book that I became 💯 invested in the Dark Tower series 2y
TheNeverendingTBR My favourite of The Dark Tower series 2y
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Bookwormjillk
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Every time I re-read another book from the Dark Tower series I think no, that‘s my favorite. #bookspinbingo #ominousoctober #deadprotagonist #spookoween #screamathon #scarathlon #tramslaughter #scarepairs

TheSpineView Awesome! 👍📖 2y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 2y
Roary47 Woot woot! 2y
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Bookwormjillk
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Perfect fall night 🎃🍁🍂

Cathythoughts Gorgeous picture 2y
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Bookwormjillk
Wastelands | Stephen King, Dave Klein
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When you start a book by famous Red Sox fan Stephen King on the day of an important game you use a baseball card from the other team as a bookmark to ward off jinxes. #ImNotSuperstitousJustALittleBitStitious

mrp27 Ha! Love it! 2y
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Twainy
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🎧 I loved this book as much as the last!

Months have passed, Roland's Not dead 😝 Eddie & Susannah have trained to be gunslingers.

During Roland‘s last interaction with The Pusher in 1977 New York he altered ka by saving Jake‘s life & ending The Pusher‘s. In Roland‘s world Jake has already died, twice.

So now Roland & Jake exist in both worlds. They share a connection and both have two sets of memories driving them crazy.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👇🏻👇🏻

Twainy Eddie, Susannah & Roland must find Jake and pull him into Mid-World and then follow the Path of the Beam to the Dark Tower.

Along their journey they come upon the ruins of a city called Lud & get caught up in the rival gangs of the Pubes & the Grays.

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Twainy To escape Lud they will need to wake Blaine (the Mono) who is a totally insane train that has a passion for riddling. They‘re in a pickle. Stump Blaine with a riddle or the suicidal AI known as Blaine will kill them all.

Charlie the Choo Choo (a children‘s book I previously reviewed here) is highlighted in this book.
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Nelnjali
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5🌟 This is still likely my favorite book in the entire series. This was my first time reading it since I finished the entire series years ago (when the last book originally came out), but my third or fourth time overall. I think I enjoy it even more than I used to. Choo choo...Blaine is a pain...

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Nelnjali
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My old boy is very happy I didn't immediately start working this morning. Now if I can just get him to stop putting his head in the way. 😻

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Nelnjali
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I have a pretty full day of editing work and chores ahead of me, but first a cup of one of my favorite coffee flavors (Java Momma White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle) in my new mug and the last section of one of my favorite books. #priorities

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Nelnjali
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What to do? What to do? I haven't gotten a response to an email for work, so I can't start my next project. I guess I'll just have to spend the morning reading. What a travesty...

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Such a simple line, but it gets me every time.

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Hestapleton
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Not sure how much reading I will actually get done, but it‘s nice to have #20in4 as an excuse to cuddle up with my book this weekend. I plowed through almost all of my chores for the weekend today so that I can hopefully get some killer reading time in tomorrow while hubby is at work.

Andrew65 Love this book! 3y
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CaroPi
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1. They are too many.... But I remember that I really cry after the death of Primmrose in the hunger games. Really in the part that Katniss is back home and she cried with the cat

2. One Hundred years of solicitud

#thoughtfulthursday

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Michellesibs
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'I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father.
I kill with my heart'.

This series and especially this book is such a mixed bag. Book three in the Dark Tower series, I struggled through book one, loved book two and this one was a combination of struggles and joy. Im glad I pushed myself yo the end as overall I enjoyed this one.

TrishB Book 4 is my fave! 3y
Michellesibs @TrishB So many people say book 4 is awesome so im definitely looking forward to continuing the journey 3y
llcoolnate I've started and stopped reading this series too many times 🤣 3y
Michellesibs @llcoolnate yeah, I can see that happening but im determined to battle through it this year 3y
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JakeRuble
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The last thing I wrote about this book was more of a negative than a positive, however people began to rally around the book saying how great it was so I dig my heels in and read from page 356 to page 700 in under a week, boy am I glad I did! I ended up really enjoying this story and I am starting the next book right now. I will say that the middle of The Wastelands drug on a lot and was rather boring but redemption came in the end.

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JakeRuble
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I‘ve been reading The Dark Tower series and I‘m on book 3 so far and halfway through it. I have to say this book is a chore to read at this point. I‘m not sure if I‘m the only one with this issue but as someone who always has a need to finish a book/series...this has been rough. (Also, sorry for the “book abuse” photo. I like these pocket sized books because I literally keep them in my back pocket so they tend to get a bit wore out.)

BillBlume Never apologize for a love-worn book. 👍 3y
JakeRuble ✌🏼 3y
Buechersuechtling @BillBlume 😍 Oh, I need to mesmerise this sentence. 3y
Buechersuechtling @JakeRuble @Cruble88 revealed that you joined us. So: Welcome here in this lovely, supportive community. 👋🏼 I hope you‘ll enjoy it here and feel home soon. @LitsyWelcomeWagon 3y
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1.) Oy 🐺🧡 (The billy-bumbler from The Dark Tower series)

2.) I've just been living in London since June but back in Scotland, we'd get snow very heavily and it would cause transport issues and major disruptions. ☃️

Thanks for the tag @The_Penniless_Author 👌

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! I have always wanted to visit. My family is from Scotland. My ancestors settled east of here after the second clan uprising. 3y
LitStephanie I love Oy! When I read the tagged book, I was as scared for Oy's safety as for Jake's. 3y
TheNeverendingTBR @TheSpineView Interesting, yes Scotland is a wonderful place - you'd love it. Remember your umbrella though because it gets rainy a lot 😏☔ 3y
TheNeverendingTBR @LitStephanie Me too, I really want a billy-bumbler 😎 3y
NikkiM5 Great pick. I loved Oy ❤️ 3y
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DustyPages
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Still making my way through The Dark Tower series and I loved book 3 The Waste Lands it's probably my favorite of the series so far. We really get to know the group a lot more and I love their relationship with each other.

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sprainedbrain
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#ManicMonday

📖 The Waste Lands by Stephen King

🖊 Edith Wharton

🎥 Walk the Line

📺 The Walking Dead

🎤 The White Stripes, The Weeknd

🎶 Wake Me Up When September Ends (Green Day), When the Stars Go Blue (Ryan Adams), Wicked Game (Chris Isaak

cathysaid Wow. Chris Isaak. There‘s a throwback! (edited) 4y
sprainedbrain @cathysaid I was a kid when that song came out, but I‘m still pretty old. 😂 4y
CaffeineAndCandy 🧡 The Walking Dead 4y
La_Cori Looove all your choises!! 💕 4y
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DGRachel
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Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #TheWasteLands!

Please be mindful of spoilers. We have new readers to King who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-King friends. Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!

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BookwormAHN This is the book that made me really start to like the Dark Tower series. 4y
TheNeverendingTBR My favourite of the series 4y
Karkar I just love that we get Oy in this one. 4y
DGRachel @BookwormAHN Isn‘t it funny how we can react differently to books? This is the one where I stumbled and quit the series. Mind you, this was 20+ years ago, but I haven‘t tried again. 😳 4y
Fortifiedbybooks Has anyone read the tagged book? I don't think King wrote it, but it's based on Wastelands. 4y
DGRachel @Fortifiedbybooks I‘ve never heard of it, but that cover is CREEPY!😱 4y
BookwormAHN @Fortifiedbybooks @DGRachel He wrote it and it starts playing in quite heavily to this series. 4y
Fortifiedbybooks @BookwormAHN that's good to know. I have a copy of it at home and I plan on reading it in October 4y
JulAnna @DGRachel I think it is funny—how preferences vary— this is probably my least favorite of the Dark Tower books, with the exception that is does introduce Oy. So worth it to continue on, though -my favorites of the series are still to come! 🤓 4y
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DGRachel
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No surprise-I‘m late again. Sorry all! #LosersClub Discussion starts NOW!

Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a SPOILER. Find the post for #TheWasteLands & tap "show me" on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! Today. Tomorrow. Next month! The post will always be up so just tag any of us & we‘ll jump in to discuss with you. See you there!

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DGRachel
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Hey there #losersclub! It‘s time to start the third book in The Dark Tower series, #TheWasteLands. Grab your copy and check back around August 18th for open discussion! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #epickatet #thedarktower #ghosthostpost

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DGRachel
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Just a reminder that July‘s #losersclub read is #TheWasteLands book #3 in The Dark Tower series! Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about July 19th when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be in August. #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #ghosthostpost

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Danielthewriter
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In celebration of Stephen King's newest release, If It Bleeds, i'm ranking/reviewing all ten books of his that I've read.

4. Wastelands
At 800 pages, Dark Tower book 3 definitely has some fat on it, but it wears it on top of a mass of narrative muscle (kind of a weird analogy, but whatever).

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Today on the blog, Haley is talking all about her bookish commitment issues and how she's going to remedy those this year.

https://stuckinthestacks.com/2020/04/04/book-series-saturday-my-commitment-issue...

Are there any series you are hoping to get through year? Check out Haley's list and share yours in the comments!

#bookstagram #bookseries #tbr #tbrpile #readinggoals #bookishalgor #bookishalgorithm

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dariazeoli
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Happy Friday, gang! I signed on to renew the tagged book today and discovered I didn‘t have to! Score one for my library system! Does yours do auto renewals?

Clare-Dragonfly Mine does, and it sends me an email telling me what has renewed and what hasn‘t. I get out so many books for my toddler that the list of “this is due three days from now and couldn‘t be renewed” is absolutely invaluable! 4y
HeathHof Yes ours started it recently. They also stopped charging late fees. 4y
Susanita Yes! I love it. 4y
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ljuliel Our library stopped charging late fees, although I asked them what they do with people who just never return items. They said there is a cap date in which they turn it over to a collection agent if items are not returned in a certain time frame. I‘m not sure about the renewal thing. I mainly use online materials now. It‘s easier 😊 4y
diovival Wow! This is news to me. 4y
jmtrivera Mine does now, and it's delightful! Confusing, because I forget when my renewals run out, but still helpful! 4y
Eyelit My library has been doing auto renewals for about a year now. It‘s both the best and worst thing ever 😂 4y
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jlabombard10315
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I ended up deciding on re-uping my Audible subscription so that I could keep up with the series. I watched the movie tonight, but it didn't satisfy any of my curiousity because I felt like they left so much out!

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I struggle with the Dark Tower series but this third installment is a win in my book!

Still on his journey to the Dark Tower, Roland encounters more characters (a mix of good and bad), and between Oy (who I loved) and the riddles, I really enjoyed listening to this one.

Probably the best Dark Towers book yet!

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vivastory
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When Roland Deschain & his friends board Blaine the Train in book 3 of the Dark Tower, they quickly find themselves in a bizarre & dangerous situation. Despite ZZ Top's Velcro Fly playing in the background of the station, Blaine is a far cry from a #groovytrain
#RedRoseSeptember
@arlenefinnigan @Cinfhen

Cinfhen These covers are groovy!! 5y
arlenefinnigan Cool 😎 5y
TrishB Great pic 👍🏻 5y
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Cortg
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I finished this 18 hour monstrosity...the 3rd book in the Dark Towers series. I switched over to audio and I‘ve decided to continue the series in this format. I feel invested to finish at this point and I‘m looking forward to the 4th book though I feel like not a ton happens for the size and quantity of the books.

Ashley_Nicoletto I enjoyed book 4 much more than this one. 5y
Cortg @Ashley_Nicoletto Thanks for the positive note! I may start the 4th one in a month or so! 5y
sprainedbrain This series is so good on audio. Great narrators. 5y
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Cortg @sprainedbrain I‘m glad I made the switch! I loved the narrator for #3. I‘ll have to investigate how many narrators they have for the books. I need a longer space between books series books when the narrators change a lot but I‘m invested so I‘m sticking with it! 5y
sprainedbrain @Cortg I read the first book, then listened to the rest. Books 1-4 were narrated by Frank Mueller (who I loved) but he had a motorcycle accident and eventually passed away so he couldn‘t finish. I listened to George Guidall for the rest and thought he was great too. 😃 5y
Cortg @sprainedbrain Thanks for the info! It‘s sad to hear about Mueller‘s death. I love his narration voice. 5y
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This is the best book in the series thus far. All the characters continue to get more interesting, and the new villains are so fun to read. I am eager to continue this series.

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Onto book 3. Continuing the journey.

tpixie Oh man, this ruined Thomas The Tank for me!! My poor children had no trains 🚂 5y
MrBook A long journey it seems, lol. 😁 4y
Jackal121 Haha 4y
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Not going to lie. I'm pretty happy that my state is included in King's epic.
#booknerd

LoverofLit I'm in Missouri too! Kansas City 😊 5y
vivastory @LoverofLit Same here! 5y
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PaperbackPirate
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I was reading this in October when we went through Tombstone, Arizona. I had to stop for some pics in the Boothill #Cemetary of course!
#letstraveljuly
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Libby1 Awesome. 5y
OriginalCyn620 🖤🖤🖤 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So cool 🖤🖤 5y
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marleed That‘s great. I was reading An American Marriage while I was going to an event in Leavenworth. I had to swing by the Federal prison to take a pic of my book. They don‘t make photo ops easy - especially when it‘s pouring rain! 5y
PaperbackPirate @marleed Lol the things we do for Bookstagram and Litsy! 5y
BooknerdsLife What a great photo! 😆 5y
PaperbackPirate So it was worth the strange looks then! 😅 @BooknerdsLife 5y
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amywithbooks
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Continuing on my re-read of the journey of Roland and his ka-tet. ❤❤ Blaine is a pain 🙃🙃