Welcome to the first day of 365, where each day
I recommend a book, one I’ve read or one still on my To Read List. To start
off, we have “The Gunslinger.” It’s short, having been assembled from King’s
novellas about Roland Deschain. The novel is the first in his epic magnum opus
The Dark Tower series. It was published in 1982 and remains one of the best
books I’ve ever read. The character of Roland is an intriguing blend of amoral
badassery and unrepentant addict. I absolutely love him, even if, yes, he let
his symbolic son fall to his death. King created an unrepentant character worth
rooting for.
There was some talk of turning this into a
movie with the creators and executive producers of “Lost” attached to it, but
now it doesn’t seem likely to happen.
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