The Gunslinger by Stephen King - Summary - A Guided Tour of the Novel

[@theloveofreading3563]

Here's the link to my guided tour of The Drawing Of The Three : kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIfWpYWKh99smNE

[@WeaselWorks]

Where were the images from, please? I don't believe I've seen them before.

[@theloveofreading3563]

@@WeaselWorks found online. I also made some with Picmonkey.

[@WeaselWorks]

@@theloveofreading3563 Wow, well done! Thanks for your reply.

[@TheCollapse410]

​@@theloveofreading3563This Oracle is of dark magic and very dangerous Jake! Wait here while I go make love to it!

[@TheCollapse410]

​@@theloveofreading3563o n thanks again!

[@theturnertalkshow8334]

The gunslinger is very dry and confusing in my opinion so this video is really helping to navigate my way onto the second book where I hear the series really picks up

[@Bigfish19692008]

This is great. Helped me clarify a few points after I finished reading it. Thanks.

[@elmemeking1458]

Perfect! I read the book last year and wanted to jump back into the second one, this is the perfect summary. Thanks!

[@BumzyFritz]

About to do the same!

[@joeschmoe1150]

2:02 , While both Sheemie and Sheb were in Meji's on Reap night, it was Sheb who is the piano player in Tull (and Mejis) not Sheemie, who at this time was in Algun Siento.

[@daigoroxyojimbo8615]

And that's the truth. Choo choo.

[@mikeochoa8629]

It’s actually Sheb, not sheemie. Sheemie is the simple man who Roland befriends later in the series. Sheb was the piano player in both Tull and Hambry

[@dustinburkhart8526]

I caught that too lol I felt like a nerd.

[@daigoroxyojimbo8615]

Sheemie has nothing of simple lol

[@baliocelot2537]

Read this book last year and loved it. This video brought back such good memories of it. Now, I feel as if I must return to the path of the beam.

[@4sight719]

I’m halfway through The Dark Tower series right now, and I absolutely love it. I wholeheartedly recommend people read this book. Stephen King is a national treasure!

[@theloveofreading3563]

My favorite story of all time !!

[@cnh1710]

Did you finish?

[@4sight719]

@@cnh1710 yeah I finished. Oy is a good boy 😭

[@CameronLestagez]

the first book (gunslinger) didn’t do much for me, 6 out of 10 for me. Took me 3 attempts to finish it, is it worth going through the rest of the books and does it get better? or if i didn’t like the first will i not like the rest?

[@cnh1710]

@@CameronLestagez Ummmmm YES!

[@deebsmigs]

Thanks! I’ve been wanting to jump back into the series, but it’s been years since I picked the books up. I’ve nearly forgotten the story. This has been helpful.

[@theloveofreading3563]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@GlynDwr-d4h]

This is an unpopular opinion, but The Gunslinger always my favorite book out of the series. It's the only one that has a vibe or aesthetic to it, as if King was still toying with literary aspirations. The world King creates is mysterious in the first book because he hadn't filled in all the blanks yet and it's written in a very visual and cinematic style that lent itself to really memorable images. Many of those images are surreal, kind of like album covers that invite interpretation. If you just think back to your memory of the book and consider what those memories look like, you might see what I mean: the scar on Alice's face, madwoman preacher and the town attacking Roland, Roland in the circle of stones with the jaw bone, Jake just before he falls into the pit, the golgotha and the psychedelic vision of the universe Roland has at the end. The whole book is like this and it's awesome. It's really kind of a shame that King didn't continue employing this style in the later books. You can tell that this is the same King that wrote Different Seasons, while the later books definitely seem like they're written by the guy who wrote Dreamcatcher. I'm mystified as to why people like the later books more than this one. Honestly, while I remember the first three books, a lot of the stuff that happens from the fourth book onward is really kind of hazy. They were fun to read at the time, but it's only the first three books that were really memorable. But whatever, I guess it's just me.

[@gonzalotorres7716]

This summary was awesome, I went to check it out as soon as I finished reading The Gunslinger. Thank you for the amazing content!

[@theloveofreading3563]

Thank you. Part 2 will be out soon !

[@TheMohamedmaaty]

Thank you so much for this Summary. I really wanted to read "The Drawing Of Three" but my memory was a bit faded on the 1st book. I truly appreciate your work.

[@WeaselWorks]

Yes! I knew that wasn't Sheemie! Thank you for clarifing in the notes, man. And with that ... perfecto!

[@theloveofreading3563]

I used extra care in my summary of the drawing of the three to make sure all names , dates , places are precise. And will do the same for my summary of the wastelands.

[@tmseh]

I loved the whole series. I swapped books years ago with a friend years ago and really enjoyed discussing the story taking time for either to catch up to avoid spoilers. I have little doubt Mike Flanagan has a plan and vision to take on the Dark Tower from beginning to end on the screen. Looking forward to the journey.

[@towerjunkie1947]

This was helpful. It reminded me of key plot points before I read The Drawing of the Three.

[@theloveofreading3563]

Thank you. I'll be doing book 2 soon.

[@GeoDudeB]

Awesome! Thanks for the recap!

[@DarlingMissDarling]

I love how you structured this. I think the information you gave at the start along with the awesome captions will easily help newcomers keep up! Thank you for an amazing video - really happy to have found your channel!

[@theloveofreading3563]

Thank you.

[@AdnanKhan1]

Really good summary. Thank you so much for doing this.

[@theloveofreading3563]

Thank you. The Drawing Of The Three will be out soon.

[@casey7409]

Great summary. Thank you. For some reason while reading this book, I have a little trouble following exactly what is happening. Maybe it is the going back and forth from past and present. I loved in the book when he describes the universe. In thing Stephen King was probably doing some acid with the cocaine. I loved this book! Peace. Thanks again!

[@theloveofreading3563]

Thank you !!

[@pritch533]

massive thank you for these, I read The Gunslinger in 2020 and then again in early 2021 then Drawing of the Three after that but just didn't carry on. These are just what I need to get upto speed

[@theloveofreading3563]

Thank you. That is exactly why I made these videos.

[@ColinsCornerYT]

Thank you, sir, for existing and taking the time to compile this awesome summary!

[@theloveofreading3563]

Thank you. Was a ton of work !

[@josator4318]

A great summarization! This makes me very excited in diving into the Tower 💛

[@bordy217]

Thank you for this. I just finally got to the Dark Tower series as a long time King reader and found the first book to be a bit of a mess. I found myself going back and rereading certain sections. I wasn't surprised as many of the reviews indicate that it's a tough read. I finished it with an understanding of the premise and plot, but this synopsis helps fill in the gaps without a full reread.

[@theloveofreading3563]

Thank u

[@bordy217]

@@theloveofreading3563 I'm on to Drawing of the Three and look forward to watching that video when I'm done!

[@bronzin1445]

This was when King was in his experimental phase. Prior to the Dark Tower, he was synonymous with Terror and Horror

[@robertovazquez6432]

Wow this is what i needed to get back into the series i loved so much. Thank you for doing a long summary of the books

[@MirandaLovesPathology]

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this! I just reread the Gunslinger and it was helpful to hear your summation 😃

[@theloveofreading3563]

Thank you. Make sure to check out the second one I did !

[@dylanfreeland7063]

The Gunslinger is my favorite dark tower novel.

[@theloveofreading3563]

It is my second favorite in the series , just behind The Drawing Of The Three.

[@DavidCorderoM]

Loved it! When will you have The Drawing of the Three?

[@theloveofreading3563]

Later this year.

[@thedarkside3951]

Thats great cant wait for the other parts

[@peteroates2908]

Well I've finally read the whole nine yards, all seven novels,and I am totally blown away 😳buy the change in Roland and his Pards. However when you weigh up what happens through the story it does make sense, iam going to start from the beginning again and hope 🙏that l find things that l missed in the first reading, it's well worth sticking to the story belive me good hunting. 👍.

[@winterhaydn]

what about the other books in this series? this summary format is perfect

[@shoresean1237]

They couldn't have hired you as a script consultant on that lobstrosity of a film?

[@megalorain]

That was SO bad.

[@Nick-iz2so]

Love the reference, it actually gave me anxiety when Roland lost his damn fingers

[@abrakis1]

Dudachum?

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

Agreed. The movie was trash

[@str8kronic]

Can u do this for all the books in this series please !!!!

[@theloveofreading3563]

I'm working on the second one now.

[@patriciacallico3944]

Perfecto!! Desde Argentina thanks You!!!

[@blackrb123ryan]

Thanks a lot for making this. I’m making my way through the series for the first time and I found The Gunslinger a little hard to understand. This is the best summary I’ve seen so far.

[@alexjgilbertfilms8577]

Thank you. I read the Gunslinger 3 years ago and loved it. Just recently started the dark tower series again after watching the stand. Starting on book 2 but this was a great video to remind me what happend in book 1 😊

[@HelloxSteffie]

Thank you so much for this!!

[@theloveofreading3563]

Thank you. Check out the second one.

[@akumaclangod]

This is amazing!!! Thank you so much!!!!

[@shakerLT]

Great video:) Waiting on book 2.

[@theloveofreading3563]

Thank you !!

[@eballa1]

Thanks! Just finished it, and your summary helps connect all the dots and understand what i just read, ha

[@ironic_lever]

Thank you for this. I am starting the second book but I read the first a long time ago so I don't remember much. This helped a lot!

[@liamslibrary5084]

This is a great video dude.

[@wain609]

Excellent job man. Looking forward to recapping each book ive read with these videos.

[@theloveofreading3563]

Awesome, thank you!

[@gingergeordie]

Thank you 👍read the gunslinger about 18 months ago. Will admit I really struggled with it but want to continue the series. Your summary has prepared me for the drawing of the three, great video!

[@theloveofreading3563]

Great to hear!

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

This is really cool! I didn't even know anything like this existed on KZbin! I've read the entire series once and some years after intended to read it again, but after the 5th book (Wolves of the Calla) I realized Song of Suzanna had went missing at some point. I tried to skip it and read a couple pages of The Dark Tower but I just couldn't do it. There were so many things I'd forgotten and skipping an entire book was just not possible. While most people will remember the endings to the books they like, it's damn near everything else that will escape memory. I really love this book despite it being a bit rough due to lacking that insane level of polish King is known for. I remember very vividly back when I had finished this one and went to the 2nd, The Drawing of the Three, and the difference between the two really blowing my mind. The first one has the very surreal, deliberate vibe while the follow-up goes balls to the walls and maintains that kinetic pace throughout. My younger, impatient self was truly won over with the next book because I had just never read anything like it and it had such a gigantic effect on me. Anyway, glad I came across this vid, I look forward to checking out more content! You reading voice is great and really makes following along a blast, and also great job at that line delivery, "GO then, there are other worlds than deez!" hahaha That line comes off as if King left his typewriter a moment to use the head and the ghost of Lovecraft suck in to do what he did worst: dialogue. I like to think that's how writers haunt one another.

[@theloveofreading3563]

Thank you.

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

@@theloveofreading3563 The pleasure is all mine, good sir. I should be thanking you for indulging my long, meandering comment with a response! I got a little excited there and forgot to shut the fuck up, a habit I can never quite snuff out. Still, my appreciation is genuine and I'm on the next vid in your series now, so thanks again!

[@theloveofreading3563]

I totally get it. I have a passion for these books. I hope that one day you get back on the beam and finish up the journey.

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

@@theloveofreading3563 There really is nothing else like them. King definitely has one of the most creative, fertile imaginations that he seems able to fully tap into on demand. I'm back on the beam now thanks to your vids, you've made it possible!

[@kabiansadi]

I need to re-read this book. Good Lord these dark tower vibes

[@nomnomnooma]

This is great please do more

[@jonaskrakauskas706]

Just to correct you at 22:05 , he says that this is "the end of the beginning", not the "beginning of the end". Overall - awesome video. Thank you!

[@theloveofreading3563]

Good catch.

[@HomelessNinjaKennedy]

Excellent review 👍 Very clearly laid out. I don't see the link for the guided tour of the second book, however. Have you made it yet?

[@theloveofreading3563]

I've not yet made it.

[@HomelessNinjaKennedy]

@@theloveofreading3563 thanks. No hurry, bro. I subscribed and I'll be looking out for it 🤙

[@thenotontvshow1928]

Thanks, this helped

[@bugsycline3798]

I sure wish you would do one of these great summaries for the Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub

[@Nick-iz2so]

Brown was a real one for those beans too ❤

[@wjamimah7772]

This whole summary kind of gets messed up because Sheemie isn’t in this book, SHEB is, Sheb is also from Hambry but Sheemie has a lot more significance overall than Sheb does to the whole story. Sheb doesn’t really matter overall he’s just an Easter egg.

[@jorgebahena5392]

My goal is to finish the dark tower series and maybe their connections by the end of the year and currently I’m reading the wastelands. And I’m looking forward to listen to your other guided tours for the rest of the series. Also I want to point out that this will be my first time reading the dark tower. And I want the full dark tower experience so should I read the series with or without the expansion. Please let me know

[@PacificEgg]

I am super late, doubt you will see this, but, the man in Tull that played the piano was not Sheemie, it was Sheb. Other than that love this thank you.

[@theloveofreading3563]

Thank you.

[@zestpeet4614]

Thank you! This book was hard to follow at times, so this helped make sure I fully understood the premise! I heard the flow gets a lot better in the next book.

[@pattichesser4920]

Sheb was the piano player, not Sheemie.

[@dylanfreeland7063]

wow I like The dark tower.

[@jasonl1184]

I listened to 4 hours of the audiobook and thought it was boring af. Listened to your summary which you did a good job of cutting out a lot of the really boring stuff. Still thought it was terrible I’m glad I didn’t finish listening to the whole thing.

[@tiffanymorningstar7008]

I needed this. I had a hard time following the book

[@TheMrperini]

awesome

[@CameronLestagez]

the first book (gunslinger) didn’t do much for me, 6 out of 10 for me. Took me 3 attempts to finish it, is it worth going through the rest of the books and does it get better? or if i didn’t like the first will i not like the rest?

[@wjamimah7772]

Sheemie doesn’t play the piano, Sheb does.

[@JuanMartinez-ib7mz]

awesome video

[@timm1328]

Sheemie wasn’t in Tull. Sheemie appeared in Wizards and Glass and in the Dark Tower

[@KillerBreeze420]

I'm listening to the series I had read the drawing of 3. I waited for Wizard and Glass for a while then I forgot about it until I saw the books on Audible. I bought and downloaded the series and Last night I heard about a germ called Captain Tripps that they read in a newspaper and it's the reason why so many are dead in Kansa. The name of the plauqe would only mean something to you if you've read or watched The Stand. If you haven't read or watched The Stand small spoiler alert. The name of the germ in The Stand that killed 75 to 95% of the population died because of a germ called Captain Tripps. For me, this can only mean that Roland's Ka-Tet is walking through the dimension of Kansas in The Stand. Thoughts, anyone am I wrong to assume that they are walking in the dimension of The Stand?

[@theloveofreading3563]

They are traveling not through the same word of the stand that we read about in the stand , but a similar world on another level of the tower.

[@KillerBreeze420]

@@theloveofreading3563 So it's just a coincidence to you that it's the same disease and place as described in the stand? I will know more when I am done wizard and glass.

[@theloveofreading3563]

It's not a coincidence. King is taking you through the landscape found in The Stand. However it's not the exact landscape found in his novel The Stand. It's a different version of the stand , on a different level of the tower.

[@KillerBreeze420]

@@theloveofreading3563 That makes so little sense to me. The assignment is to answer this question. Am I wrong to assume that they are currently walking in the dimension of The Stand? So far I see no reason not to assume this and not now with more evidence pointing at it. If this is not The Stands Kansas, What makes the 2 differ? With the information given to me so far I see no reason to not assume they are walking through the Kansas that is in The Stand. For me hearing about Captain TRipps and than Jake find s a note. The old woman named Abigail is in Nabreska the dark man is in the west maybe Vegas. A bit of paraphrasing but to me this sure looks like the Stand to me. In any case I'm an hour form finishing wizard and glass and then I'll start the next book perhaps I will gain some knowledge to change my mind but saying it isn't teh stand we read about even though the detail match perfectly isn't going to cut it for me and I don;t want any spoilers so I wont be back for a while.Roland even says at one point to Suzanne that Abigail is a part of another story as far as I Can see this cinhes it for me but that could change hope to talk about this again in a few days I don't want any spoilers.I just thought it would be a bit of fun to talk about this one thing I find so fascinating but it occurred to me that I may need to read more of the book before believing it totally this is well my hypothesis for now.

[@KillerBreeze420]

@@theloveofreading3563 So at the end of wizard and glass Stephen King himself tells us that middle earth contains all of his book's worlds and our world. Captain Tripp's plaque Roland's nemesis Martin Broadcloak who as King says is also known as Randal Flag he also said there are a few other names he goes by as well but I didn't type them out. I can now say with certainty that there are doors and that even thinnys can lead to not only our world but all of King's other worlds. I don't know if that closing is in the written book but his comments are at the end of the audiobook. I can transcribe it word for word if you like. Regardless, with this new knowledge, I can say with certainty, that Roland and his Ka-tet are travelling or traveled through Kansas in the realm of The Stand that we read about.

[@patriceswenson5017]

Nice 👍

[@theloveofreading3563]

Thanks ✌

[@reapersevensix351]

It's NOT Shemmie in Tull,

[@Lexi_Zone]

Yeah, it's Sheb McCurdy. Easy mistake to make since they're both from Mejis and have S names I guess!

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

RIP ❤ I hope you are reading books up in heaven

[@tuckerchambers9375]

I liked the video but calling Sheb, Sheemie was really distracting haha

[@winterhaydn]

Why didn't you continue this summary series?

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

He passed away last December unfortunately.

[@shawndurham297]

Thank you for this. I’ve read a ton of Stephen King books, but this was hard for me to keep up with. Not that it was bad, but the writing was just so different. This really helped me understand what actually was going on😁

[@theloveofreading3563]

Many people feel the second instalment in the series is a better book than The Gunslinger.

[@Sponkerrr]

Couldn’t possibly pronounce more words wrong. Still a good summary though. Also its sheb not sheemie

[@Frank-dv4zu]

why the captions?

[@thepopculturebuff5080]

Begun my Dark Tower Journey. The Gunslinger is… fine. I think it does to much backstory jumping, and while it all does come together in the end, kind of feels like padding for the real journey. That being Roland’s Hunt for the Elusive Dark Tower. I loved reading of his journey and some of his bits with Jake was great, but I found Jake to be VERY annoying. Like, Jake is one of the worst kid characters. I’m not sure if Jake is in Drawing of the Three and the other novels but I’m hoping he becomes a better character. Also I felt like there could’ve been less talks about universes. Like that whole thing with The Man in Black at the end could’ve been trimmed. I’m gonna continue on my quest and I’m excited to see where The Drawing of the Three goes. But The Gunslinger is the weakest by far and not a good start in my opinion. But hey there are people who love this book and that’s fine by me.

[@theloveofreading3563]

The Drawing Of The Three is a much different style of storytelling. It's top notch epic fantasy.

[@GlynDwr-d4h]

Dude, what the hell? The bit at the end which hints at the cosmic significance of the Tower was one of the coolest things about the book. The idea of it incites the imagination and also just stylistically it was a cool idea to end a book written in a visual and cinematic style with a psychedelic vision like Kubrick's Space Odyssey. I just don't get people who don't like the first book. I'm totally mystified by it.

[@rondaallen7211]

it's not mee jis, it's may hees-a spanish pronounciation.

[@chrisredfield6274]

I just read the entire book and can't help but feeling like...the entire first book is one massive intro scene. I know other things will come to happen but I feel like as a stand alone novel it's really disappointing. It's only excused by the fact that there's multiple other books. This book is just him walking a desert, banging a woman with a scarred face, shooting a town of hypnotized freaks, then walking desert, meeting a boy, walking with a boy, going through a tunnel, shooting a couple mutants, having a philosophical campfire talk, and then continuing to walk West and reaching a beach. So, lots of walking, and time being very loose and abstract, and a couple uses of his guns. Even King says in the Foreword he feels like Gunslinger was a book "very much written by a young man" so he fixed it up a bit with the rerelease but it's still not his best work by any means. It's supposed to be his take on Tolkien but what in the fuck did I just read 😂

[@theloveofreading3563]

I love that first book. However the second book explodes with imagination. King is a fully matured fantasy author while writing the second novel.

[@chrisredfield6274]

@@theloveofreading3563 I bought the second book before I finished the first. I'm really looking forward to him being a fully mature fantasy author. Very much so.

[@sriranjit3684]

How this book differs from the movie The Dark Tower ??

[@sriranjit3684]

@@theloveofreading3563 oh ... thanks.

[@Levi_Insane]

its sheb not sheemie dude

[@basedsigmaspeaks]

Charyou tree

[@timibosworth]

Well you managed to spoil the series in your intro to the first book. So the Man in Black is Randall Flagg huh. Thanks.

[@hillaryclinton1232]

THE "DARK TOWER" Steven King stole THE "DARK TOWER" from Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny (Author), The Road runs from the unimaginable past to the far future, and those who travel it have access to the turnoffs leading to all times and places - even to the alternate time-streams of histories that never happened. Why the Dragons of Bel'kwinith made the Road - or who they are - no one knows. But the Road has always been there and for those who know how to find it, it always will be! Dizzying in its virtuosity, gripping in its kaleidoscopic treatment of time, character, and action, Roadmarks is a dazzling achievement. About the author: Roger Zelazny was a science-fiction and fantasy writer, a six-time Hugo Award winner, and a three-time Nebula Award winner. He published more than 40 novels in his lifetime. His first novel, This Immortal, serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction under the title ...And Call Me Conrad won the Hugo Award for best novel. Lord of Light, his third novel, also won the Hugo award and was nominated for the Nebula award. He died at age 58 of cancer. Zelazny was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2010.

[@DeathPenny]

He didn’t break Sheemie’s wrists it was Sheb

[@ericm215]

Wait did Stephen king sorta invent the isekai genre? Kids killed in the normal world get teliported to the realm of the crimson king.

[@Michael-iw3ek]

Sheb, not Sheemie. Am I the only one here who've read it?

[@elizabethmagee8191]

Sheb busted in not shemiee

[@EdertheJust]

Tge second book is losing me