[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

The Wastelands and Wolves of the Calla

Wizard and Glass I ended up enjoying more than I thought I would

Spoiler:

I wasn't over joyed when i realised it was going to be all about Rolands earlier life because I found the flashbacks boring in The Gunslinger but I did end up liking that one a lot. I think the middle books in general were the best Books 2,3,4 & 5

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Wizard and Glass I ended up enjoying more than I thought I would

Spoiler:

I wasn't over joyed when i realised it was going to be all about Rolands earlier life because I found the flashbacks boring in The Gunslinger but I did end up liking that one a lot. I think the middle books in general were the best Books 2,3,4 & 5

Yeah I was surprised how much I liked Wizard and Glass too.

[Niamh.]

Rewatched The Dark Tower film last night.

Spoiler:

I mean it was an OK film if you went in to it viewing it as just an independent film and not based on the book but as a comparison to the book it was too different, the biggest difference for me that just changed the whole premise of the story was that Roland's only objective was revenge and to kill Walter, he had zero interest in dark tower which is literally everything Roland stands for in the books, totally single minded in his quest to reach it.

I did read an opinion on the film from someone who said maybe it could work if we take the film as a version of Roland who has changed after being thrown back into the desert having reached the Tower

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Rewatched The Dark Tower film last night.

Spoiler:

I mean it was an OK film if you went in to it viewing it as just an independent film and not based on the book but as a comparison to the book it was too different, the biggest difference for me that just changed the whole premise of the story was that Roland's only objective was revenge and to kill Walter, he had zero interest in dark tower which is literally everything Roland stands for in the books, totally single minded in his quest to reach it.

I did read an opinion on the film from someone who said maybe it could work if we take the film as a version of Roland who has changed after being thrown back into the desert having reached the Tower

I'm in a position where I've never read it,but always liked the movie.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I'm in a position where I've never read it,but always liked the movie.

Yeah it isn't a bad movie on it's own, it's just so different to the books (obviously as it's a 1 hour 34min movie getting it's material from 7 fairly substantial books, I listened to the audio version and 1 book alone was 27 hours long)

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah it isn't a bad movie on it's own, it's just so different to the books (obviously as it's a 1 hour 34min movie getting it's material from 7 fairly substantial books, I listened to the audio version and 1 book alone was 27 hours long)

Yeah I guess they felt they had to condense it down, maybe it will attract more people towards the books.

[Niamh.]

Finished Book 8 now as well "The Wind through the Keyhole" I enjoyed it, story within a story within a story, Darkception

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Finished Book 8 now as well "The Wind through the Keyhole" I enjoyed it, story within a story within a story, Darkception

I’ve just started reading ‘Wool’ (the 1st of the books Silo are based off).

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

I’ve just started reading ‘Wool’ (the 1st of the books Silo are based off).

I read the 3 of them years ago so I remembered the first Season well enough, I have a vague memory of what happens in the second book but I can't remember the end at all

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I read the 3 of them years ago so I remembered the first Season well enough, I have a vague memory of what happens in the second book but I can't remember the end at all

I’m not sure why I never read them before. They are things I generally read.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

I’m not sure why I never read them before. They are things I generally read.

Iirc they came out around the time The Hunger Game books were all the rage and loads of Dystopyian YA trilogies started popping up so it probably got lost in that sea for you