El pistolero

by Stephen King

Hardcover, 296 pages

Spanish language

Published by Plaza & Janés Editores, S.A..

ISBN:: 978-84-9908-198-4

(31 reviews)

Roland de Gilead, uno de los héroes más enigmáticos del autor, debe perseguir al Hombre Negro por el desierto para que le revele los secretos de la Torre Oscura, un edificio mítico que se encuentra en el nexo de todos los universos. Tras correr innumerables peligros, 'el pistolero' comienza a formar el equipo con el que viajará por distintos mundos.

La reedición del primer libro de esta serie supondrá todo un acontecimiento para los incontables fans de Stephen King. Fue editada en un primer momento como La hierba del diablo, pero en su siguiente edición lo hizo como El pistolero. Existe un proyecto para llevar toda la serie de la Torre Oscura al cine y la televisión.

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Anthony Burgess reviewed The Dark Tower by Stephen King

I don't get why people like this

2 stars

People say this is a good book and series but I can't agree to that. It's just chaotic and doesn't make any sense, the writing seems overly dramatic and "flowery", meaning he describes things so weird, with weird details and weird metaphors. I couldn't even read it to the end and stopped at like 80 or 90%. I have no interest in reading the other novels in the series, it's just not my type of writing I guess. I never liked any Stephen King books until this one and I read a bunch now. It's not getting any better, maybe I should just give up on trying to like his writing.

PaperbackReader reviewed The Gunslinger by Stephen King

Review of 'The Gunslinger' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This book, and the series it starts, have been a part of the public consciousness for a while now. I've never read any of them before, though, so with this being my first time through, I'm aware of how highly it's regarded by some whose opinions matter to me. All of which has led to a certain degree of expectation...and I'm not sure if this book met it.

To be clear: There's a strong sense from this book that there's SO MUCH MORE to come, and you don't (or I didn't) come away feeling ambivalent about the journey. I'm excited, I'm in. I'm just...nervous, maybe? No, more likely cautious.