Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
Written by Stephen King
Narrated by Frank Muller
4/5
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About this audiobook
“Stephen King is a master at creating living, breathing, believable characters,” hails The Baltimore Sun. Beginning just less than seven hours after The Gunslinger ends, in the second installment to the thrilling Dark Tower Series, Roland encounters three mysterious doorways on a deserted beach along the Western Sea. Each one enters into a different person’s life in New York—here, he joins forces with the defiant young Eddie Dean, and with the beautiful, brilliant, and brave Odetta Holmes, to save the Dark Tower.
“This quest is one of King’s best…it communicates on a genuine, human level…but is rich in symbolism and allegory” (Columbus Sunday Dispatch). It is a science fiction odyssey that is unlike any tale that Stephen King has ever written.
Stephen King
Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes the short story collection You Like It Darker, Holly, Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, Doctor Sleep, and Firestarter are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
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Reviews for Dark Tower II
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fantastic storytelling. The audiobook narration is really good. This book had me laughing out loud so many times and also cringing at the nastiness of certain scenes. I really started feeling for the characters as the story progressed. I definitely want to listen to the third volume in the series.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Easily my favorite book of the series!
Great narration as well! - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5good so far! makes me continue the story! I hope the 3rd volume is as good as 1 and 2
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Absolutely amazing! Stephen king's imagination is limitless and this book became one of my top fav by him.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I’m so strapped in and ready to to Into the Wastelands Part III it is SCARY!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Way better than the first volume! I'm glad I didn't give up after the first one... let's see where the third volume takes us!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I've always wanted to read/listen to the Dark Tower series. It definitely doesn't disappoint.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great books and story so far. Can’t wait to read the next one
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wow! I liked The Gunslinger, but this one had me more invested by leaps and bounds. Eddie Dean is an amazing character and his banter really made it a pleasure to follow along. This installment definitely has me super invested and ready to plow on through the rest of the series.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When I was starting The Dark Tower, I read on the internet that The Drawing of The Three is where it really picks up. I agree, I liked The Gunslinger, and it’s a really good start to the series. But book two was fantastic, and it made me hooked on the world-building and the history of the world after it moved on. It also gave me an insight on Roland, and his feelings that weren’t really talked about in book one. It made me sympathize more with him, made him feel human. Makes me excited to read the rest.
I’ll also complement the narrator, he really set the tone of the book with his voice at the right moments, and made me laugh as well. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is my 6th or 7th journey to the Tower. Paper & audio books combined. I learn something new each time. Thankee Sai King.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Better than the first one! Loved it! Also Frank Muller did an excellent job!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Frank Nuller is one of the best to ever narrate, and Drawing of the Three is a top 3 (top 1?!) Dark Tower entry.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5First time reading the dark tower series, it’s getting better and better.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book in a great series. I recommend these books to everyone
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is my personal favorite of the Dark Tower series and is narrated by the legendary Frank Muller. What else can I say?
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5If the first was a well written garbled mess, this one was a concise mess. It is a complicated story that is even harder to comment on, so I will only tell you for whom would enjoy this. People who enjoy time travel, alternate history, or even Westerns, may enjoy this. If you like all three you will certainly enjoy it.
The narrator is amazing, but when this was recorded there seems to be a very small amount of noise. It's not enough to notice, but you will notice it if you suddenly stop the book. Everything considered, I enjoyed it enough to rate and review it. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Going into the Dark Tower series, I had no (and still don't have any) idea what the series was about or what it contained. I absolutely loved The Gunslinger and the mystery that was left around it. I did not expect this book to go into the direction that it did and I can say I don't know what to expect from here on out on my Dark Tower journey. This book is full of action and honestly a really fun, yet intense, experience. I can't wait to see where the road goes from here.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Better than the first, descriptive writing much better distributed than the gunslinger, excited for book 3
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It is a great story and I love the Narrator Frank Mueller.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5When I was in my teen years I have read the first books in this series and I wasn’t enamoured. I might be too young (I was probably about 13 back then) or this kind of story is just not my thing. But for all these years I was thinking about giving another chance to this series with so many positive reviews out there. But I was never in a right mood. Finally, two challenges pushed me to do it.
I admit that I’m still not a fan of this series. What can I say, I just don’t like those deep, deep books full of symbolism and innumerable layers. I read for pleasure and entertainment and I rarely search for any deeper meaning in my books. I completely understand why some people find this series so alluring. As for me, I don’t think I will ever be a fan of this kind of stories.
Still, I pretty like this book. And even I am amazed to what extent. I expected a lengthy struggle and instead it was a rather fast read. What’s more I enjoyed the plot and characters. I seriously hope they don’t die in some mindless manner at the very beginning of the next book.
And yes, to my utter surprise, I’m going to read the next book in this series. Maybe not right here and now, but I will do it for sure one of these days. And this time I won’t wait more than 15 years to do so. This book is still out of my comfort zone, but I’m doing exceptions from time to time. This may be one of those. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5In all my readings across decades, genres, and authors, there has never been a book quite like this.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this book, and series. Definitely worth the read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Better than book 1; there are more characters, which creates some interest.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I rate this book 3.5/5 stars. I though there were parts that dragged a bit, but as always, King has a knack for literally getting inside the minds of his characters and that makes this book a fun ride. I really enjoyed how the stories of the different characters were brought together by the end of the story, and it makes me want to continue reading this series in the near future.
As King himself admits, this is not the usual style of fiction he writes, but I like it very much. It has fantasy elements, but it is more of a western style of main character and the fantasy feels a bit more science fiction like at this point.
Anyway, good stuff. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An amazing book. I laughed, I was scared, and i was most importantly, attached to the characters.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A fairly good book, but not a patch on the first of the series. The characters are strong, but a bit over wrought.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5second book in my favorite series! a gripping adventure!! even better than the first book
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The book and narration were excellent, however there were some “skips” where parts of the audio were. clearly missing.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The first book was SOOOOO hard to finish. By the second half of this book, I was hooked. I actually laughed a few times. I'll keep listening.