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The Wind Through the Keyhole
- A Dark Tower Novel
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Publisher's summary
Stephen King's epic fantasy series, The Dark Tower, is being made into a major movie starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey. Due in cinemas February 17, 2017 USA.
For listeners new to The Dark Tower, The Wind Through the Keyhole is a stand-alone novel, and a wonderful introduction to the series. It is a story within a story, which features both the younger and older gunslinger Roland on his quest to find the Dark Tower.
Fans of the existing seven books in the series will also delight in discovering what happened to Roland and his ka tet between the time they leave the Emerald City and arrive at the outskirts of Calla Bryn Sturgis.
This Russian Doll of a novel, a story within a story, within a story, visits Mid-World's last gunslinger, Roland Deschain, and his ka-tet as a ferocious storm halts their progress along the Path of the Beam. (The novel can be placed between Dark Tower IV and Dark Tower V.)
Roland tells a tale from his early days as a gunslinger, in the guilt ridden year following his mother's death. Sent by his father to investigate evidence of a murderous shape shifter, a 'skin man,' Roland takes charge of Bill Streeter, a brave but terrified boy who is the sole surviving witness to the beast's most recent slaughter.
Roland, himself only a teenager, calms the boy by reciting a story from the Book of Eld that his mother used to read to him at bedtime, The Wind through the Keyhole.. 'A person's never too old for stories,' he says to Bill. 'Man and boy, girl and woman, we live for them.' And stories like these, they live for us.
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- Rick Stocker
- 08-14-17
Narration by the author fails to please
Listening to this book for the second time, without the mystery of an unfolding story to draw me on, I found that I couldn't continue. The author cannot compete with the equally superb narrations of Frank Muller and George Guidall.
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- GlennC
- 02-17-15
really enjoyed
it was wonderful to listen to Stephen King read one of his stories, I really enjoyed it and would like to hear more!
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- Sivitrii
- 08-09-14
Story within a story within a story
This is an enjoyable return to Roland's ka-tet but won't solve any great mysteries or provide any profound insights into the Dark Tower series. I liked the concept of the story within a story within a story - while the group are holed up against a storm Roland relates a past event in which he spins tale to young boy.
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- Lizzykafoops
- 06-04-13
Please Mr King - Stick to Writing
I can't really comment on the story because the performance was deplorable. I gave the story 2 stars because - well - it's Stephen King. Mr King is a master storyteller but a narrator - he ain't. I couldn't finish it.
To be fair reviews of the written book are excellent but I couldn't persevere with this audio version.
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- Fjolnir
- 05-25-12
Great Classic Story Telling
I have not listend to any other books in the Dark Tower series exept this one. At the beginning I thought I had made a mistake but after about 2 hours the story just sucked me in. I would like to get more books in the series but I would like to start with number 1 (The Gunslinger) and it is not available at the moment (please do something about this Audible!). The story is quite interesting and I must say that I liked it a lot. The author reads it himself and I kind of wished he had not done that. He actually did it quite well but I found myself comparing him to the late and great Frank Muller and he was just one of a kind. Rest in peace Frank, you still live on millions of Ipods.
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- Aaron
- 09-05-17
Not bad dark tower filler.
Story isn't bad. Had a filler feel with no real substance to the main story. The performance (Stephen King himself) is pretty terrible. He is very flat without voice work at all.
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- Simon
- 03-22-13
Great story, shame about the reader!
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Yes, but only because I abandoned this version, read by the author, and sought out another version, excellently read, by, I think, Jack Fox. I am blind so I have access to visually impaired talking book libraries. My time listening to the Stephen King narrated bit that I did listen to, was not time well spent. He reads in a totally flat tone and without any thought put into the phrasing of sentances. It is strange that an author can read such textured dialogue, and yet has little skill in speaking that same dialogue.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Not wishing to give any spoilers away, I will just say that my favourite character was the young lead character in the middle story, followed by, of course, Roland!
How did the narrator detract from the book?
As mentioned previously, it is nearly always a waste of a good book to allow the author to read their own work. As much as people might think they are the ultimate solution to hearing the book as it was intended, it does not go without saying, and this is largely due to a basic lack of acting skills. Being a good narrator is a very skilled job, and it would be amazing if an author just happened to have both the skill of writing and that of narrating too.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
Nope...don't do movies!
Any additional comments?
Please, please, could someone who has the power to do so, please encourage Mr King to stop reading his own books. Listening or reading to a book is mostly a once only experience, so lets not allow such sentiment as ''wouldn't it be cool to get the author to read his own work'', or ''wouldn't it be best to let the author read the book in the way he intended'', because it's not true and it's wasting our, the listener, experience with that book. Some of us have no choice but to listen to a book, so let's think about us, the customer, and put us first! I will be seeking my money back on this item, as I feel it wasn't 'fit for purpose'.
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- Ric
- 10-04-12
Ok story, poor narration
A side story of the Dark Tower world, a bit like an old fairy tale. I loved all the other DT novels, this was not as good and too be honest I really disliked Stephen Kings narration, nowhere near the amazing narration of Frank Muller and George Guidall on the original series.
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- Justin
- 06-18-12
Dropping in on old friends for a story
Like many Dark Tower fans I was drawn to the promise of a new novel like a moth to a flame and on the whole 'The Wind Through The Keyhole' doesn't disappoint. Much like 'Wizard and Glass', 'The Wind Through The Keyhole' delves into Roland's youth in Midworld and tells of a challenge he faced as a new gunslinger. However it weaves itself into a story within a story regarding another young boy's experience with an all to familiar antagonist.
King's narration at first seems a bit half-hearted, but about a third of the way through where he hits his stride, he really breathes a lot of life into his own story. Perhaps it just took him a while to get settled into the flow.
Overall, I'd recommend it to any fan of the Dark Tower series, as long as you don't go in expecting Dark Tower 4 and a half. As the man himself states in the prologue, it's more of a visit to old friends to hear a tale they'd not gotten around to telling. I wish I'd gotten to spend a little bit more time with them though.
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- Yaman
- 06-13-12
Did not feel like a Dark Tower story...
I'm not sure why but I did not find this book very enjoyable. I loved the Dark Tower series very very much and found it hard to put the book down, but I found this one a chore to listen to for the most part unfortunately...
I am not sure if my experience would have been any different if I listened to it after Wizard and glass but I doubt it. Stephen King is the author bit his performance is no where near as good as the narrator of the rest of the dark tower!
At least I quenched my curiosity.
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- William
- 12-23-12
Save it for last.
As a Tower junkie I obviously loved this book but I'm glad I saved it for last. Although he wrote it to fit between Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla I would personally recommend saving it so you can return to the story after the last book and revisit the group at their strongest.
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- Oliver
- 05-14-12
Great story, but mixed narration
I loved this book as I have enjoyed all the dark tower books. This said the narration by King himself is at times monotonous, but at other times, such as with the tax collector fantastic. This uneven approach balances out, but initially I found it a bit off-putting.
This said I am loathe to criticise him as he wrote such a great story.
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- Robbie G
- 04-26-17
The weakest of the first 4.5 books in this series
Stephen King as an author is fantastic... but as a narrator, his voice drones on and on, and I found it increasingly difficult to maintain my concentration. It also did not help that the book itself was far from the quality of the preceding four books.
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- Peter
- 07-16-12
A Good Addition to the Series
I've read the whole Dark Tower series, finishing some years ago, so a revisit was met with eagerness but also some doubt. This was also my first on audio. The story is as good as any in the series and the stories engaging. I could also see this being a good introduction to somebody who hasn't read the others as it stands on its own well.
I had seen previous comments that King's narration wasn't brilliant but I had no problem at all. There's something about the words read as they were written that makes it special. His voice is softer than I imagined and can suffer a bit from monotone in places but I wouldn't hold off just because of this.
All round an enjoyable experience.
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- Jan
- 08-12-12
Not a stand alone novel
I bought this as it says it's a stand alone novel. However, this isn't true at all as the narrative starts with a very long winded history of everything you need to know before the book starts. I really like King's writing so it's not a slur on him at all - just that perhaps you do actually need to have read all of The Dark Tower books first. I now have this two part audio which I can't listen to until I've bought and listened to all the Dark Tower series! Mis-sold in my opinion, but happy to keep because I know it'll be great to listen to after the seven Dark Tower books...
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- Mr. M. Denton
- 05-18-12
Great story
I think Mr King gets away with the narration, mainly because Roland is young during most of the narrative in which he features. The Dark Tower stories put me mind of a surreal, wondrous and melancholic dream, after which you awake a little disturbed but also marvelling at how inventive it was. OK it's not Steinbeck, but King has a similar talent for pulling you into the story, making you feel for his characters. More please ! (However, get a pro narrator in for a older Roland). Mark
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- sylar1986
- 10-28-19
Please get this re-recorded
I got about 30 mins into this and Kings reason is just too poor to carry on... bought a physical copy. If you are working though the Tower series and are tempted by this... check the sample first... as you may not be able to listen to it
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- Mum of wrestling fan
- 03-11-18
Simply awful narration
I love the Dark Tower series. The stories are great fun and the narration by Frank Muller and George Guidall is first class. Stephen King’s narration, however is dire. There is no distinction between characters’ voices, his tone is monotonous and drearily dull and he has an awful, nasally drone. Whoever told him narrating this book himself was a good idea needs firing. Immediately. Stephen, you’re a great writer but please, stick to what you do best and leave narrating audiobooks to the professionals.
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- Luke MacMahon
- 04-13-13
The Wind through the Keyhole
Initially I was sceptical about this title on two fronts. Most obviously I was concerned King was just cashing in on an established series to pacify his publisher. Second, King chose to read the book himself, and whatever his capacity to spin a yarn, his voice is a tad dreary. But for the most part my concerns were laid to rest. I still think that King should accept his auditory limitations, however, you get use to his drone over time. More importantly, the book itself is a pleasant enough add-on to the main story. I actually think he made a good choice to make the central characters of the Dark Tower a vehicle for a side story, and while I am no closer to understanding why anyone apart from the Crimson King was so interested in destroying everything, or quite why most of them would ever have wanted to work for him, it was still pleasant to be re-acquainted with Roland and his ridiculously named Ka-Tet (I really will not apologise for any spelling mistake on that one.)
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- Melanie
- 05-10-12
Great story, dreadful narration
Another intriguing journey to Midworld. Loved the story but next time Steve - leave the narration to a professional. The reading was flat and droning with no emotion at all. If this audio is re-released with George Guidall narrating I will buy again.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-08-18
Great writer, terrible narrator
They really should have got George Guidall back to narrate. only his voice is how I imagine the Katet I couldn’t even finish it. Heading Roland sound like a middle aged author just didn’t work
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- Mark
- 05-12-17
Stephen King isn't a great voice actor
The story was great but, King's voice act leaves a bit to be desired, it also breaks from the continuity from the previous voice actor. The story itself however was great!
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- Simon
- 04-08-18
What a ripoff - King cashing in on the series
What would have made The Wind Through the Keyhole better?
The book starts with the story of the Gunslinger, Eddie, Susana, Jake and Oy. It then goes into a story told by Roland, from his teens, Then within the story, younger Roland tells another story, which consumes a heap of the book.
This is a shameless cash grab by King on the name of the gunslinger series and I am retuning it in disgust
Would you ever listen to anything by Stephen King again?
not sure after this
How did the narrator detract from the book?
AWFUL, the cheapskate narrated it himself and did a terrible job
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
very disappointed
Any additional comments?
I hope King reads this review
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- nanoboy
- 04-30-16
A nostalgic read for Dark Tower fans
This book is a story within a story within a story. It doesn't add anything to The Dark Tower epic since the main story is a fairytale told to Roland as a child. It's a good story, say true, but it feels like Stephen King had one more story he just had to tell. Read it if you have already read all the novels in The Dark Tower series.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-15-22
fantastic
I love this story - it's definitely best to have listened to the series from the beginning (The Dark Tower I - The Gunslinger) it's an addictive series but it's over 140 hours of brilliant storytelling. definitely going to work my way through it all again!
it's also great hearing it read by Stephen King, the performance may not be as polished as the other 2 narrators for the series, but I always love hearing Mr King read his books to us!
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- Loretta.
- 05-02-22
The Wind Through The Key Hole by Stephen King. 💜
The only books of Stephen's I havent read are the Dark Tower Series but I think iam going to start reading Them Thank you Again Stephen King for the book and for reading to me much appreciated 💜💜🇦🇺
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- Marisha
- 08-21-21
Not one of his best
I expected more and Stepen king should rather stick to writing, narrating doesn't suit him.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-21-21
Enjoyed the story, not the performance
Enjoyed reading the book and listening to the storey again, just pretty disappointed the King was the voice actor. When you listen to all 7 other books and get to this, it's such a let down
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- Mick
- 08-15-19
Very good
A story within a story from the Dark Tower universe. King is reading and is easy to listen to. If you have heard the other DT novels this is a side story giving more to Roland’s character.
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- Edwin-John Sands
- 07-24-19
Another king of kings
King has once again delivered another great story of Midworld. Although it is not only about the ka tet, it remains a very good read
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