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Vicki Gooderson (18 KP) rated Knaves Over Queens in Books

Jul 13, 2018  
Knaves Over Queens
Knaves Over Queens
George R.R. Martin, Emma Newman, Paul Cornell, Charles Stross, Marko Kloos, Mark Lawrence, Peter Newman, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Peadar Ó Guilín, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Caroline Spector | 2018 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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7.0 (1 Ratings)
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Vicki Gooderson (18 KP) rated It in Books

Jul 10, 2018  
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Stephen King | 1986 | Fiction & Poetry, Horror
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8.8 (95 Ratings)
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Vicki Gooderson (18 KP) rated The Wastelands - Dark Tower III in Books

Jul 10, 2018  
The Wastelands - Dark Tower III
The Wastelands - Dark Tower III
Stephen King | 1991 | Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller
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8.6 (27 Ratings)
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A good entry in the series
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I’ll start with an admission - I love these books so much I have a dark tower tattoo. The Wastelands was the first book in the series I read. I found the book in the library at school and took it home with me. Anyway I’m just rereading the series and thought I’d post some thoughts.

So, the book itself. Roland, Susannah & Eddie have started their quest towards the tower in MidWorld but Roland, their dinh (leader) is slowly going insane due to the paradox he created by saving Jake in New York (see book 2 The Drawing of the Three).

Safe to say during the book perils are faced, sanity is restored, Jake joins the quest and there’s a deadly train.

Ok so what I like - the plot moves along nice and swiftly. I never got bored reading this. Stephen King has occasions where I loathe his style (Gerald’s Game as an example) but this moves along quickly and flows really well. I like the characters, they’re all fully formed people and not just plot devices. They take actions because of who they are not just because the plot needs them to. The world King has created is absorbing, interesting and I always wanted to know more.

The bad - that cliffhanger. Blaine is a pain. I read this a few years before Wizard and Glass came out and I was raging about the cliffhanger. There’s zero resolution. It’s not so bad now you can move straight on but at the time I was really annoyed. Also, I’m not a big fan of the illustrations just because they don’t match the pictures in my head. Have to admit I’m never a fan of illustrations though, I think imagination is much more powerful.

Anyway, I do recommend it. I love these books. It’s maybe not the best jumping on point (though it got me when I first found it) but it is an excellent book.