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The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass: The Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
Stephen King's epic fantasy series, The Dark Tower, is being made into a major movie starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey. According to Entertainment Weekly (1/3/16): 'Sony plans to have it in theaters in January 2017.' In the fourth powerful novel in Stephen King's bestselling fantasy quest, The Dark Tower beckons Roland, the Last Gunslinger, and the four companions he has gathered along the road. And, having narrowly escaped one world, they set out on a terrifying journey across the scarred urban wasteland to brave a new world where hidden dangers lie at every junction: a malevolent computer-run monorail hurtling towards self-destruction, Roland's relentlessly cunning old enemy, and the temptation of the wizard's diabolical glass ball, a powerful force in Roland's first love affair. A tale of long-ago love and adventure involving a beautiful and quixotic woman named Susan Delgado. And the Tower is closer... THE DARK TOWER SERIES: THE DARK TOWER I: THE GUNSLINGER THE DARK TOWER II: THE DRAWING OF THE THREE THE DARK TOWER III: THE WASTE LANDS THE DARK TOWER IV: WIZARD AND GLASS THE DARK TOWER V: WOLVES OF THE CALLA THE DARK TOWER VI: SONG OF SUSANNAH THE DARK TOWER VII: THE DARK TOWER THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE: A DARK TOWER NOVEL
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BoleyBooks
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
What are you reading?
#boleybooks #stephenking #wizardandglass #bookbeast #bookbuds #bookchat

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dariazeoli
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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For the past couple of years I‘ve read a classic during the span of twelve months. In thinking about 2024‘s yearlong project, I‘m considering ramping up my #chronologicalkingread and trying to finish one book every month. If I can do it, I‘ll head into 2025 about to complete The Dark Tower!

Nothing like spur-of-the-moment reading goals on the last day of the year…

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BC_Dittemore
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Pickpick

When I originally read Wizard and Glass I was a bit disappointed. King slows down the action to give us a bonafide love story. It‘s not what I was wanting nor expecting.

On my second round I was struck by how like a Western it actually is; like a mix between the gritty, violent character studies of the 1970s and the technicolor romanticism of the ‘50s (with a little fantasy thrown in just for the hell of it) and I appreciate it so much more.

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Pikathulhu
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Books finished in April include Insomnia, Rose Madder, The Green Mile, Desperation, The Regulators, The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass, Bag of Bones, Storm of the Century, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, and Hearts in Atlantis. While a lot of incredible books vied for the top spot, my April pick for #readingbracket2023 is The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass. I'm starting to see a real pattern here!

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Pikathulhu
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Again, what is there to say about a series - and in this case, a book - that one loves as much as I love The Dark Tower and Wizard and Glass? This is a hauntingly beautiful tale of love, tragedy, perseverance, and loss, and it hangs perfectly in the middle of the saga recounting Roland's quest for The Dark Tower. This is a read I will always savor and enjoy, bittersweet though it may be. Bird and bear and hare and fish and 5/5.

Bookwormjillk So good 11mo
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deeannloso
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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I think this is my second favorite book in the series. It‘s a long one but it‘s worth the time. We get a bit of Roland‘s backstory and how he became a gunslinger and the man he is now. SPOILER ALERT: It‘s a very tragic story and it made me cry. (But then, I‘ve always been an emotional being.) #SeriesLove2023 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

Pikathulhu This is absolutely an appropriate reaction to Roland's backstory! 12mo
deeannloso @Pikathulhu 😢💔❤️‍🩹 12mo
KathyWheeler I hated this book when it first came out. I have, however, read this series multiple times and now appreciate it much more than I did before. Crying is definitely an appropriate way to react to Roland‘s story. 12mo
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deeannloso @KathyWheeler ❤️‍🩹 12mo
TheSpineView I too cry easily with books. Thanks for playing 12mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 12mo
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deeannloso
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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“Roland the Gunslinger, Eddie, Susannah and Jake find themselves stranded in an alternate version of Topeka, Kansas, that has been ravaged by the superflu virus. While following the deserted I-70 toward a distant glass palace, Roland recounts his tragic story about a seaside town called Hambry, where he fell in love with a girl named Susan Delgado, and where he and his old tet-mates Alain and Cuthbert battled the forces of John Farson.”

TrishB My favourite in the series. 12mo
tpixie I love this one also. And not just because I‘m from Kansas! 🌻 Such a great epic tale. @TrishB @deeannloso (edited) 12mo
deeannloso @tpixie I enjoyed getting Roland‘s backstory, tragic though it was. 😞 12mo
tpixie @deeannloso 💔❤️‍🩹 12mo
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Addison_Reads
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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Having recently reread this it was the first book I thought of for today's prompt.

#OminousOctober @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Well played!! 1y
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GHABI4ROSES
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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TheSpineView There are some good books there! 1y
GHABI4ROSES @TheSpineView Only the best and most fun for Scarathlon. A true annual treat. I plan to not be grumpy for Winter Games this year. @DieAReader and I are bound and determined, amen! 1y
TheSpineView @GHABI4ROSES 🖤🎃🖤📖🖤 1y
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Clwojick The Ocean at the End of the World was good! 🖤 1y
Andrew65 Some great authors lined up! 1y
GHABI4ROSES @Clwojick first time with the author, I have been impressed with anything I have seen or heard of him, so here we go. Seems mysterious enough to qualify! 1y
TheSpineView 👍🤩🌞 1y
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Addison_Reads
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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#SeriesRead2022 @TheSpineView

Having read this previously many years ago, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I remembered. Many readers find this one too slow, but for me , the pace is perfect because a lot of backstory occurs and this time around I notice more foreshadowing than I did in my first read.

I'm really loving my journey back to the tower. 💚

TheSpineView Great job! 2y
CuriousG I think this was my favourite out of the whole series 2y
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noseinabookagain
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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This backstory was necessary and all part of the tower journey. I think it‘s safe to say that King unquestionably captured the essence of passionate young love.

Vivid and descriptive, I found myself transported from my couch right into the pages of Mid-World.

As for the length of this book, I felt there were no wasted pages. Each page added something valuable and necessary to understanding the quest of the tower.

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PaperbackPirate
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1, tagged - 845 pages 😅

2. Yes, I‘m probably going to finish a book, even if I don‘t like it. So it‘s scary to make that commitment when a book is very long.
Luckily I was rewarded when I read this book because of the satisfactory conclusion of a long book in a long series.

#Two4Tuesday
Thank you for the tag @Blackink_WhitePaper !
Thank you for asking @TheSpineView !

vivastory Wizard and Glass 🤘 2y
Blackink_WhitePaper Wow ! Thanks for playing 🥰 2y
TheSpineView Thanks for playing along!😀📚 2y
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Andrew65
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Book 4 in the wonderful Dark Tower Series by Stephen King

#Glass #BeginsWith

Eggs 💜🤍💜 2y
Andrew65 @Enchanted_Bibliophile It is a great cover! 2y
CaroPi I want to read this series. But I first need to read Salem's Lot as I know that in the book IV there are spoilers. Hopefully I will do that in February 2y
Andrew65 @CaroPi It is a good series. Only read it myself in the last few years. 2y
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Nelnjali
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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4⭐ I just finished this chunkster of a book for the second time, and man, what a ride. It has my favorite moment in the whole series. Ironically, it is also one of the slowest books in the series for me. Not bad, just slow. But in this slower-paced tale, there are many important details about Roland that can help us better understand him. And what revelations were made in this second reading. I can't wait to continue on to the next one!

TrishB This is my fave in the series. 2y
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deeannloso
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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“Roland the Gunslinger, Eddie, Susannah, and Jake survive Blaine the Mono‘s final crash, only to find themselves stranded in an alternate version of Topeka, Kansas, that [was] ravaged by the super flu. Roland recounts his tragic story about a seaside town called Hambry, where he fell in love with Susan Delgado, and where he and his old tet-mates Alain and Cuthbert battled the forces of John Farson, the harrier [and] ignited Mid-World‘s final war.”

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TheNeverendingTBR
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The majority of this book is the back story of Roland Deschain, his life in Gilead, his old Ka-tet with Cuthbert and Alain, their time in Mejis. But the story's core surrounds Roland's first love, Susan Deldago.

There's just always going to be one book in a series that's not as good as the rest, this one is mine because I don't think it adds anything to the overall story but it offers a lot of history into Roland‘s character.

⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

CuriousG It's interesting how different people are, even though they love the same series. This is my absolute favourite of the whole series! 2y
TheNeverendingTBR @CuriousG I guess we've all got to have our favourite , I can understand why it's your favourite; it's a great book. My favourite is The Waste Lands. 2y
KathyWheeler This has always been my least favorite in the series although I will say that, after having read this series several times, I don‘t dislike it as much as I used to. My favorite is either The Waste Lands or Wolves of the Calla. (edited) 2y
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Nelnjali
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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I finished my rainbow fingerless gloves while listening to Wizard and Glass for bookclub. And just in time too! It has gotten frigid here!

#audiocrocheting

wanderinglynn Pretty! 💜🌈 2y
Nelnjali @wanderinglynn Thanks! 😊 2y
Chrissyreadit They look pretty and warm! 2y
Nelnjali @Chrissyreadit Thanks! They are warm, and when I need them to be warmer, I can actually wear knitted gloves underneath them. 2y
BookwormM They are so cool 2y
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Bookwormjillk
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Pickpick

When I first read this book I was annoyed by the detour into Roland‘s past. On this read through I liked it a lot more. It had kind of a people are confused 2021 vibe.

#20in4 book 3 of 4

Andrew65 I still need to read this. 2y
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Sleepswithbooks
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Sleepswithbooks
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On the final leg of the journey…..

#TheDarkTowerSeries #StephenKing #Roland #Eddie #Susannah #Jake #Oy

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Nelnjali
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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#FestivePhotoChallenge "Book and Chill" (15pts.)

My little guy decided to come chill with me while I read, giving me the perfect opportunity to get today's photo prompt. ?

#WinterGames #MistletoeManiacs
@Clwojick

Ruthiella 😻😻😻 2y
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TheNeverendingTBR
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1️⃣ I'd love to travel to Mejis, which is from The Dark Tower series by Stephen King 💙

2️⃣ Today I'm grateful for the health and wellbeing of my family 💟

Thanks for the tag @DarkMina 😁

I tag @Ast_Arslan @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @Kimberlone @Gissy

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

Ast_Arslan Thank you for the tag! 😊 2y
Eggs Thank you for joining in💛🥳📖 2y
DarkMina @TheNeverendingTBR You‘re welcome! Good choice on #1! (edited) 2y
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amywithbooks
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Next on my #stephenkinglonghaul journey. My favorite book of all time!

vivastory This is my second favorite King book & is my fave Dark Tower book 2y
sprainedbrain My favorite Dark Tower book! ❤️ 2y
amywithbooks @vivastory what is your favorite King book? 2y
vivastory IT is my fave 🎈 2y
amywithbooks @vivastory ooooh that's in my top 5 for sure! That is coming up on my re-read soon! 2y
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Twainy
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🎧 Here we get Roland‘s origin story.

After surviving Blaine‘s riddle test of death the ka-tet is left in an alternate Topeka KS.

It‘s slow at times but interesting and feels much more like a western than the last two books because there‘s much less of the contemporary talk that you get from Eddie, Susannah & Jake.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/3 👇🏻

Twainy The story goes back to the 14 year old Roland who had a raging sexual love affair with Susan Delgado. He is using an assumed name in a small western town with his two friends Alain & Cuthbert. The three were coaxed from their homes by their fathers.

There‘s a wicked witch, a rainbow, a yearly bonfire to burn scarecrows etc.

After the sad ending of Roland‘s story the ka-tet continues down the highway towards an emerald crystal palace.

👇🏻
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Twainy There was a pay-off at the end of the book that I had forgotten. I hope you read to the end.

Enjoy
2y
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Twainy
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So … apparently school is back in session because my library waitlist is moving to loan status like the books are on FIRE! LOL my September TBR was the 8 books of The Dark Tower at my leisure but the library has other plans 🤓

Reggie Bath Haus Lololol I hope you enjoy that one. 2y
Twainy @Reggie I‘m expecting hilarity … it‘s been on my library waitlist forever. 2y
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Cortg
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Finished this big ‘ole audio book on my drive to visit my parents this weekend. I like each book in the series a bit better but it‘s not my favorite series. I‘m going to keep going with it but I‘m just reading a book or two a year.

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Cortg
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Hit the trails behind the house before the rain. It‘s hot and humid out there. Lots of kindness rocks left to find on the trail, a nice surprise! Book IV of the Dark Towers series.

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Hestapleton
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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I like to call this “I don‘t know what to read next and I can‘t sleep (Sunday morning regrets)”

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keithlafo
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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A deeply romantic and tragic book in every sense of the terms. Tender, action-packed, and unforgettable. Also one of the best books King has ever written. #stephenking

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keithlafo
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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Some Stephen King (and Bean, my cat) on this Memorial Day weekend. #memorialday #cat #stephenking

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keithlafo
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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Reading The Dark Tower for the first time since high school. So interesting the things I‘m picking up on now. God, I love this series. #stephenking

Nute I feel this way about all of his books that I have read. There is so much in his stories. Every reread delivers a new tidbit, and it could be that I am reading them much slower now with a mature eye. When I was a teen, I gobbled them up super fast paced. 3y
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DGRachel
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #WizardandGlass!

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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Sleepswithbooks I think this was my favorite in the series so far but *damn* it took me forever to read!!! I started the series in January so I‘d be ready to read this one with y‘all. Anyone else reading the series for the first time too? 3y
DGRachel @Sleepswithbooks I didn‘t make it past book three. I wish the books had an audiobook narrator I liked, as I‘d probably be able to get through them if the narrator didn‘t put me to sleep. 🥺 But, I‘m glad you enjoyed it! 3y
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DGRachel
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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Hey there #losersclub! Sorry I‘m late this month (who‘s surprised? Not this girl! ??‍♀️)

#LosersClub Discussion starts NOW!

Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a SPOILER. Find the post for #WizardandGlass & 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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Thanks always for hosting @Andrew65 I will try to go #NutsInMay Planning to read 28 hours. Good luck everyone! Super yay 😀

Andrew65 Good luck 😊👍 3y
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Jari-chan
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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This series is getting better and better. The more of Stephen Kings books I read, the more I find their traces and hints in the Dark Tower books. It's complex, but still easy to read. Deep, moving, unforgettable, even after months of not reading these books, I had no troubles at all finding myself with Roland and the others again.
And of course I fell in love with Oy once again 😻

@TheAromaOfBooks #BookSpinBingo
@TheSpineView #SeriesRead2021

TheSpineView Awesome job! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 3y
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BarkingMadRead
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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It‘s been awhile since I‘ve read these books, but the #losersclub is reading this one starting today so I‘m jumping in. I‘ll read the others again when I get a chance! This is a bit of a #chunksterchallenge book, but 30 pages a day will have me done in time! #stephenking #losersclub2021

Trashcanman How does one join this club? 3y
BarkingMadRead @Trashcanman click on the link for the list of books and when to read them! 3y
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DGRachel
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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Oops! I almost forgot to post today. This month‘s book is #WizardandGlass. Grab your copy and check back around May 18th (probably a few days later, because I‘m a forgetful ghosthost) for open discussion #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #ghosthostpost #TheDarkTower #TheDarkTowerIV

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Jari-chan
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Israeli Stuffed Dates made for #FoodandLit are sooooooo amazing 🤩😍 Perfection covered in chocolate ❤️

#Israel @Butterfinger @Texreader

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Michellesibs
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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The actual flashback took me a while to settle into and in the end I did enjoy it but it took a while to get going for me. I must admit to really enjoying the supernatural parts of flashback and the magical elements of the characters.

All in all a decent read. The world building in this series is truly amazing.

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Jari-chan
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Tried my next product from #Israel for breakfast: Date Syrup ❤️

I need more of this! 🤩

#FoodandLit @Butterfinger @Texreader

jinxmoon Ich hab irgendwann angefangen das mit Zimt zu mischen und zu löffeln... Seither kauf ich‘s lieber nicht mehr ? 3y
Jari-chan @jinxmoon Oh, das muss ich auch mal ausprobieren 🤩 3y
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Jari-chan
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Here's my list for the April round of #BookSpinBingo
It's going to be a though month for me, so I'm not sure how much I'll be able to read/finish in this round. Looking forward to playing anyway 😁

@TheAromaOfBooks
#BookSpin #DoubleSpin

TheAromaofBooks Why does life keep interfering with reading time?! 😂 3y
Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks That's a very good question, indeed! 😆 3y
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JakeRuble
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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I will be honest, this book is taking me longer than it should to read!! #stephenking #darktower #wizardandglass

Mistermandolin I have the same problem. I can‘t read and listen to the Dead at the same time. Jerry hooks me in and takes me someplace else - every time! Then again, I ain‘t complaining.... 3y
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DGRachel
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Just a reminder that April‘s #LosersClub read is #WizardandGlass, book #4 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 May 19th when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be in June 2021. #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #DarkTower #ghosthostpost

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TheNeverendingTBR I'm looking forward to my second reread of The Dark Tower, it's been years since I read it. I'm going to read it from the start, so I'm going to skip next months group read. 3y
TheNeverendingTBR I'll be back for Bag of Bones in May, not read this one yet. 3y
Tattooedteacher @DGRachel Rachel is the type of book that can be read out of order? 3y
DGRachel @Tattooedteacher I haven‘t read the whole series. I think I read the first three or maybe bailed on the third (I can‘t remember), so I‘m not positive. I‘d be inclined to say no, The Dark Tower series should probably be read in order. @TheNeverendingTBR you‘ve read the whole series, right? What do you think about reading them out of order? 3y
TheNeverendingTBR @DGRachel I've read The Waste Lands separately before, it's my favourite of the series but I'm wanting to read the series this time as a whole. 3y
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TheNeverendingTBR
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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Thanks for the tag @DarkMina for #thisorthat 🤓

1️⃣ I'd like to live in a bookstore, above it and be the owner.

2️⃣ Read only stand-alones.

3️⃣ Live in a fantasy book (Mejis, Wizard and Glass by Stephen King)

4️⃣ Signed Edition

5️⃣ Cliffhanger, but definitely better have another book.

6️⃣ Villain in favourite book (R.F.) 👹

Play long if you've got the time! 🙋‍♂️

DarkMina You‘re welcome. Good answers! 3y
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TheNeverendingTBR
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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• Winston Smith (Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell)

Down with Big Brother!! 🔥

• Roland Deschain & Susan Delgado (Wizard and Glass by Stephen King)

I liked her, she was innocent, needed to be free and never deserved what happened to her. 😭

#WhatIf
@Mavey

mavey Thanks for joining in!💗 3y
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JakeRuble
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BooksCoffeeNurse No. There is not. 😆📚❤️ 3y
CuriousG I think that was my favourite of The Dark Tower series 3y
JakeRuble @CuriousG I‘m only about 150 pages in and so far it‘s been extremely good!! Digging this journey 3y
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JakeRuble
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The story moves forward and the pain goes on. Blain the pain, but how long will the story go...until the train runs out of tracks and away our ka-tet go? Just finished The Wastelands and I‘ve cracked open Wizard and Glass. #stephenking #darktower #epicnovels #horrorbooks