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The Dark Tower movie.
One cannot fit a 9 books series into 1 movie. What a just terrible idea to begin with. Also, if you haven't read the books and want an amazing Stephen King adventure, this is your series to read!
I'm a lifelong Stephen King fan and have read just about everything else he ever released, but I could never motivate myself to get started on the Dark Tower stuff. There's just SO MUCH and I kind of dread committing to it.
(And yet somehow I reread a bunch of his stuff including the extended The Stand every couple years. I claim no rationality about it.)
As a fellow constant reader, do it. The Dark Tower series ties everything together, all his works revolve around this one in a way. It can seem daunting, but trust me, those pages can't turn fast enough as you're reading them.
I caution the series to newbie King readers for the very same reason. The series is long, and they won't understand all the references and tie-ins. You will though, and you'll enjoy it (or I hope so, I've never met a fan who doesn't like them [except for the ending, but what King book doesn't have a contentious ending?]).
I'll second this, especially if you've read and enjoyed most of his other work (his horror novels especially have a lot of interconnecting themes that pop up and converge in fun ways).
You won't regret it.
Perhaps I may have to put it back on my stack and give it another honest try.
Thanks for the motivation!
Honestly I just love it - it is my favorite series I've ever read from any author. It's certainly a journey but a fun one!!!
Ready for more disappointment? They're making a new adaptation.
It's a TV series by Flanagan, I have hope!
Me too, but not too much.
Fuck
I think book 4 is the peak, quality-wise. 5 was alright.
It's been so long since I've read them, but I remember the very end of the series being great (and really, the only possible way it could have ended). However, I remember the last two books, up to that part, being kind of dumb lol