Journal Entry 1 by Vysion from Morrisville, North Carolina USA on Wednesday, April 09, 2003

Another book I got via an Ebay auction by buying several bulk lots of books back in March 2003.

TBR (to be read) then reserved for moonglow18 from trade. 

Journal Entry 2 by Vysion from Morrisville, North Carolina USA on Tuesday, May 06, 2003

A nice change of pace from King's other works. He indicates inside that it took twelve years to write this.

It has elements of a western but that's just because the current world has moved on and the deserted wasteland that's left is this book's environment. I especially like the discussion at the end of the book (which I will keep vague as it would be a spoiler) regarding an interesting philosophical question.

The book itself will be sent to moonglow18 in Alabama as the first step in a bookring.
Stephen King's Dark Tower serial bookring (all four books)

The complete order is:
1. Vysion
2. moonglow18
3. ladyofunicorns
4. kestralwing
5. Hazel72
6. grover3d
7. summerbreeze
8. ladytonia
9. Vysion (back home)

Just send a PM to the next person for their address.

 

Journal Entry 3 by moonglow18 from Rainsville, Alabama USA on Thursday, June 05, 2003

Recieved today and will get right on to reading it. Will post what i think of it after i finish it. Thanks Vysion! 

Journal Entry 4 by moonglow18 from Rainsville, Alabama USA on Sunday, June 22, 2003

I am not quite sure that i know what to say about this book. It is not Stephen King's usual stuff. I don't think it was bad but i think it was to much fantasy for me but i am willing to keep an open mind as the next book comes some time later. So this book will be on it's way to ladyofunicorns. 

Journal Entry 5 by moonglow18 at Another bookcrossing member in Rainsville, Alabama USA on Monday, June 23, 2003

Released on Monday, June 23, 2003 at Another bookcrossing member in New Mexico, USA.

Sending on to ladyofunicorns. 

Journal Entry 6 by ladyofunicorns from Santa Fe, New Mexico USA on Sunday, June 29, 2003

just received this from moonglow and as soon as I have finished reading my other bookrings/rays, I will read this one and journal it! Shouldn't be too long! 

Journal Entry 7 by ladyofunicorns from Santa Fe, New Mexico USA on Wednesday, July 23, 2003

I tried to read this book a looooong time ago (when it first came out) and I couldn't read it. It bored me. Well, I am glad I tried to read it again because I greatly enjoyed it! I started it on Sunday and just finished it! That is one of my quicker reads considering the long hours I work at my job and how tired I am when I come home. I couldn't put it down actually!

Will be sending out to the next on the list sometime soon! 

Journal Entry 8 by ladyofunicorns from Santa Fe, New Mexico USA on Saturday, September 06, 2003

Sent to kestralwing in today's mail! Hope you enjoy and so sorry for the delay! 

Journal Entry 9 by kestralwing from Bellingham, Washington USA on Friday, September 12, 2003

Just received this in the mail -- a "new" Stephen King! Will read it soon and pass it on. 

Journal Entry 10 by kestralwing from Bellingham, Washington USA on Wednesday, October 08, 2003

I found I couldn't get into this book -- probably because I have just reread the extra-long version of "The Stand" and have been King'd out for awhile. :-)

So I'm sending it on to grover3d, and bowing out of the series. 

Journal Entry 11 by grover3d from Charleston, West Virginia USA on Sunday, November 02, 2003

I think I've read everything ELSE Stephen King, but I've passed on "The Dark Tower" series until now. I've already started - thanks for sharing it. 

Journal Entry 12 by grover3d from Charleston, West Virginia USA on Tuesday, November 11, 2003

I tried to read this book a number of years ago and just couldn't get into it, which was a surprise to me because I've read and enjoyed everything else King has written. I forced myself to try this one again, and I have to say that I was fairly ambivalent until the last quarter of the book, with a very surprising (to me) plot twist and a fast paced, philosophical ending. Fans of the series must go crazy, though! =)

I'm not sure how strongly I feel about reading THE DRAWING OF THE THREE....I wouldn't have been interested at all until toward the end of this one, now I guess I'll just wait and see. 

Journal Entry 13 by bc-del-20080226 on Friday, December 12, 2003

I received this in the mail yesterday and I forgot to enter in a journal, so here I am entering one it. I am not much of a Stephen King fan because he couldn't scare me like John Saul did...but I have enjoyed his movies. But I can hardly wait to start reading this one. 

Journal Entry 14 by bc-del-20080226 on Friday, December 19, 2003

This book was a challenge to get into and after a half hour of reading each time I picked up the book I was able to get used to King's style of writing. Sometimes I got confused and did not know what was going on in the book, but I think I understood enough of the book to find out if he will carry on his journey to the Dark Tower. I do love King's expression of God, evil and the philosophy of comology with a hint of postmodernity mixed together. I can hardly wait to see what happens next. 

Journal Entry 15 by ladytonia from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Tuesday, December 30, 2003

wow, that was fast service. arrived today thanks. will read and update. Since this is a ring moving to the top of the tbr pile. I should be starting it New Years Day.
 

Journal Entry 16 by Vysion from Morrisville, North Carolina USA on Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Bookring update:

Revised shipping order for remaining books:
-ladyofunicorns
-grover3d
-summerbreeze
-ladytonia
then back home to Vysion but ladytonia can ship them all together once the last book is read.

Whomever has this book, please make an entry indicating its location.

I have also purchased the last three books in the series and will make them available after I finish them. However I'm still reading Wizard and Glass after all these years. I do intend to finish it and books five, six, and seven and send them along the bookring. Message me as needed. 

Journal Entry 17 by ladytonia from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Saturday, March 31, 2007

I still have book one of the series. Good read from what I remeber, but it was quite some time ago. Book one is the only one out of the series that I received.

anytime you are ready I will send this one back to the owner.