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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780451210876 ISBN: 0451210875 Label: Signet Manufacturer: Signet Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 752 Publication Date: 2003-10 Publisher: Signet Release Date: October 07, 2003 Studio: Signet Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Frank Muller, the recognized virtuoso of audiobook narration (The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption), takes on Stephen King's Goliath tale of sorcerers, time travelers, and sci-fi love. Totaling more than 27 hours and spanning 18 cassettes, Wizard and Glass requires the listener to love Muller's Hannibal Lecter-like voice--either that or suffer in audio hell for the equivalent of three full working days. While some might find his breathy staccatos irritating at best, others will find his voice the perfect accompaniment to King's creepy characters and nightmarish plots. (Running time: 27 hours, 18 cassettes) Product Description: The end is near. Start at the beginning. The Dark Tower saga builds to an explosive climax... In November 2003, the fifth Dark Tower book hits stores for the first time-followed by books six and seven. This #1 bestseller heralds the beginning of the end. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Dark Tower's best. SK's best.Let me say first that I am not a fan of either King or the Dark Tower series (V VI VII being quite subpar as far as fantasy goes, but that's another story). With that in mind, Wizard and Glass struck me as, probably, no other book has. Having recently re-read it (for, I think 8th or 9th time), I can with full confidence say, W&G will remain a timeless classic of fantasy - stand-alone, without unnecessary intro featuring the end of Blaine, or the ending, featuring the Tick Tock Man, either ... Read More Rating:  - The cracks begin to showI enjoyed and detested this book. I enjoyed it for the last good look we get at the Old World, where the tale of Roland's coming of age is told. I detested it for being the beginning of the series' decline, where Roland's group begins to wander aimlessly from one random contrivance to another - it's obvious that Stephen puts his imagination into neutral towards the end of Wizard and Glass and just lets it coast along without drive or direction, all the way to the end of the series. SPOILERS ... Read More Rating:  - Good not greatBook 3 of the series left off with such a cliffhanger that I couldn't wait to start this one. I have fallen in love with Roland's world and am just so intrigued with every little detail that King has imagined into this land. But with this book you spend almost all of it in Roland's past when he is a kid. I personally didn't like this very much. I don't want to say to much but there wasn't that real grand feeling I was getting when Roland, Eddie, Susannah, and Jake are traveling through the "present." ... Read More Rating: - Amazing...The Dark Tower Series is perhaps my favorite series out there...there's nothing quite like it. I've enjoyed all the books in the series for different reasons, but Wizard & Glass has always held a special place in my heart. It's the only book I find special enough to review. I won't go into specifics on plot ... that's been done here. What I will try to express are the overwhelming feelings that I experienced the first time I read this book. I was in my junior year of college at the time; a whirlwind ... Read More Rating: - Roland's Fascinating PastWhereas the first three of Stephen King's "Dark Tower" books propel the storyline further with every word, this fourth installment takes a bit of a different tact, instead doubling back to give some much-needed backstory on the character of Roland of Gilead. Thus, with our heroes (Roland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake, and even Oy!) holding palaver around a night campfire, Roland tells a story from his teenage years. In this tale, Roland and friends (Cuthbert and Alain) become trapped in a seemingly unwinnable ... Read More |
