• The Dark Tower II

  • The Drawing of the Three
  • By: Stephen King
  • Narrated by: Frank Muller
  • Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (26,423 ratings)

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The Dark Tower II

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Frank Muller
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Publisher's summary

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba!

In this second volume, 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 in a savage struggle against underworld evil and otherworldly enemies. They also become the companions, forming a ka-tet, who will assist him on his quest to save the Dark Tower.

©1987 Stephen King (P)1998, 2003 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"King is a master at creating living, breathing, believable characters." ( Baltimore Sun)
"This quest is one of King's best - communicates on a genuine, human level, but rich in symbolism and allegory." ( Columbus Sunday Dispatch)
"An epic in the making." ( Kirkus Reviews)

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A MUCH MORE COMPLETE NOVEL, PER KING

YOU NEVER SEE ALL THAT YOU SEE.
If I was to grade the last three hours, I would give this book five stars. I could, honestly only go three stars for story, as I am a bit anal about structure, plot and a sense of what is being accomplished. If this had been any other author I would have quit early into the book. There are a lot of people who are not as anal as I am and they love this book and this series. KIA, leads you to accept and not ask to many questions, and that is what is necessary with this book. Towards the end the book does come together and I especially like the characters.

MIGHT AS WELL DRINK THE OCEAN WITH A SPOON AS ARGUE WITH A LOVER
Book one is a weird western and has little structure. King admitted that in the Introduction of the first recording of that book, which is no longer included. In the afterword of this book he mentions this again and says this is a MUCH MORE COMPLETE NOVEL and he gives clues as to where this series will go. Those who worship at the alter of King crushed me with their unhelpful votes, because I said the same thing. If you don't believe me listen to King himself. I love King, he is my second favorite author behind Orson Scott Card. This book and series is a little different, as King occasionally writes in different styles. I am starting to be a convert to this series and will go on to THE WASTELANDS.

IF YOU THINK YOU'VE GONE INSANE, YOUR NUTS
Frank Muller may take some time to get used to for some, but I have always loved him. His voice is different, but I don't believe it is Radio Disc Jockey Fake. I believe this is how he spoke.

GO F@@@ YOURSELF, AMERICAN FOR HAVE A GOOD DAY.

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great book

I flew through this book. The narrator is different from the first book, but after the initial surprise I got over that and grew to like the narrator. He does a good job with the lady of shadows.

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Slow story to a crawl

I bought this book because of the good rating, but this book is not for me. I skipped the first book on the advise that the second book is better; I can't imagine how dragging the first book is.
The story line is interesting that's why I stuck to the end, but it could have been compressed in just a few hours. There was more yakking than plot development.

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Great second volume

The content of this book is more enjoyable than the first. But, the narration is irritating. Muller puts a growl in his voice that doesn't add anything to the story. I'm looking forward to book 3.

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Not overly impressed

Let's start with the reader. Not everything has to end in a dramatic inflection. Roland bowels is not dramatic.
The story is contrived and designed for a Hollywood movie and he characters are extreme versions of real life. Detta walker fixates on gray meat little white candles every other thought and in a as trashy and cliched way as possible. Eddie is the quintessential New York persona. If the characters had been toned down a little and a little left to the imagination the story could have been made darker and more suspenseful. Instead you just find everyone annoying.
I'm not sure if I can get through the next book...
I may try

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my favorite books revisited

love these books haven't read them in years really enjoying them again always picking up new things.

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The story was a little thin, but the narration!!!

If you could sum up The Drawing of the Three in three words, what would they be?

A bit cliched.

If you’ve listened to books by Stephen King before, how does this one compare?

Compared to the first book, this was a little thin on the story.

What about Frank Muller’s performance did you like?

Great narrator. Knew how to act, knew when to read, versus when to give a performance. His many voices make this work really well, though the story made me a little weary.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No.

Any additional comments?

Frank Muller was made for this sort of work. Sad that he was taken in such a tragic way.

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Whew. Thank God

I love audible and enjoy most of Stephey Kings novels. This was tortuous. Could not finish and will request a refund.

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A good entry

I enjoyed the story. It got a bit dull with the walking along the beach segments, but beyond that it's still a good quasifantasy epic!

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Terrible reader.

I would rather not listen to a Casey Kasem wannabe. Needed the man who read the first book back.

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