A New Dark Tower Book
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It's out, anyone pick it up yet?
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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yep. it was delivered to my kindle on the 24th. finished it on the 25th.
it's a short little tale. frame tale. nothing fantastic about it but the story within the story (which, of course, roland tells) was enjoyable.
for me anyways. i liked it.
i'm not one to give full on reviews.
the artwork for the grant limited edition is awesome. jae lee.
it's a short little tale. frame tale. nothing fantastic about it but the story within the story (which, of course, roland tells) was enjoyable.
for me anyways. i liked it.
i'm not one to give full on reviews.
the artwork for the grant limited edition is awesome. jae lee.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
yes, on the path of the beam during a storm the ka-tet hole up in a deserted town and roland tells a story about a story he once told to someone else when he was younger...before the world moved on.Avatar wrote:So it's Roland telling some other story?
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the story he told inside the story he tells is called the wind through the keyhole.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Horrim Carabal
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I liked this. It's a slim, quick read, but very nice. A good story nestled within a story, inside another story.
The real Wind in the Keyhole section was a neat tale of Mid-world. A nice, mid-world style fairy story. Exciting with the usual creepiness.
The original frame, Roland and the ka-tet sheltering from the starkblast, was a neat concept, and of course it was nice to "see" the old gang again, but nothing special.
The best part though was the middle tale. The tale of young Roland on an earlier gunslinger mission, after the death of his mother. Seeing him try to cope with his own limitations and grow into his adult role was great. And the best part was the desciption of his mother's last message to him, the way the younger Roland reacts, and then the way the older Roland reacts as he's telling the story to the ka-tet.
A neat little addition to the saga, not essential, but still fun. Sort of along the lines of how I see Little Sisters of Eluria, but a little more weight becuase of the reactions to his mother's death. Worth checking out.
The real Wind in the Keyhole section was a neat tale of Mid-world. A nice, mid-world style fairy story. Exciting with the usual creepiness.
The original frame, Roland and the ka-tet sheltering from the starkblast, was a neat concept, and of course it was nice to "see" the old gang again, but nothing special.
The best part though was the middle tale. The tale of young Roland on an earlier gunslinger mission, after the death of his mother. Seeing him try to cope with his own limitations and grow into his adult role was great. And the best part was the desciption of his mother's last message to him, the way the younger Roland reacts, and then the way the older Roland reacts as he's telling the story to the ka-tet.
A neat little addition to the saga, not essential, but still fun. Sort of along the lines of how I see Little Sisters of Eluria, but a little more weight becuase of the reactions to his mother's death. Worth checking out.
"The plural of antecdotes is not evidence."
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Driving down the razor's edge between the past and the future
Turn up the music and smile
Get carried away on the songs and stories of vanished times
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Driving down the razor's edge between the past and the future
Turn up the music and smile
Get carried away on the songs and stories of vanished times
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This weighs strongly for me, as I loved Little Sisters of Eluria. So much so the way I played one of the GT games was loosely based on it.Mortice Root wrote:Sort of along the lines of how I see Little Sisters of Eluria, but a little more weight becuase of the reactions to his mother's death. Worth checking out.
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Well, maybe.