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Fav Character/Book/Quotes?

posted 8 years ago by MaximusGrandimus
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I've been trying to think of a way to do this, invite Spider into the broader discussion - favorite quotes and characters, etc. - that doesn't seem like taunting or calling him out. But I'm hard-pressed to find a way, so I'm just putting it in the title here. As with my other post, this is a place to post favorite characters or quotes or which book is your favorite above all. And arachnids are welcome to chime in.

For me, I would have to say the best book for me is a tie between The Drawing of the Three and The Waste Lands.

I came to this series just between DotT and TWL. It was enough of a cliffhanger on "Drawing" that when The Waste Lands came out I was so excited to see what was next! I was fascinated by the "Arguments" King presented at the start of each, wherein he discussed how long it might take to finish (and my dismay at his calculations that he might never finish the story in his lifetime!). And The Waste Lands has, hands down the absolute best cliffhanger of all.

Between Drawing and Waste Lands, those two felt the most out of all the books as being a direct continuation between the two. All the other books have had a hinge since then, whether it was Wizard and Glass being entirely flashback, or Wolves of the Calla taking place entirely in Calla Bryn Sturgis. While all the books were great, and Wizard and Glass does tell probably the best single tale of the series, these two books are where it's at for me, as Eddie might say.

One of my favorite passages, however comes from Book VII, where King describes their journey through cold wastes, just after their encounter with the Breakers. I loved the idea that, although they had somewhat warm clothing, that it was just cold enough to bite, but not cold enough to kill, and that the chill eventually wore them to the bone in its maddening consistency.

As to my favorite characters, I would have to say Eddie because he goes through perhaps the most changes out of all of them, yet is a similar and recognizable character at the end, not too dissimilar from the man who was Drawn by Roland in Book II.

I don't know if you're aware of this but I've already changed things. I killed Ben Linus.
--Sayid

[–] tylerrepotter 8 years ago

Eddie, as well. I also like the robot snow plow driver from wind through the keyhole i think it was.

[–] Odin_Cat_of_Norway 8 years ago

Tylerrepotter, you're right, love the snow plow driver. It's Stuttering Bill, who is in DT7. I forgot about him. He was awesome. Both as a counterpoint to the evil Andy and also as a reference to Bill from It. I really loved the last quarter of DT7. There's a cool journey/quest vibe to it, with just Roland and Susannah.

My favorite character is either Eddie or Cuthbert. As Roland would say, maybe they're really just the same thing. But I love 'em both.

The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger followed.

[–] joannatn 8 years ago

Looks like you're a cat after my own heart, Odin. I so love Cuthbert, which is probably why I enjoy Wizard and Glass most. He plays a starring role in it, and seriously, even Susan saw how awesome he was. She loved Roland, but even she had a few "How you doin'?" thoughts in his direction.

Aside from Cuthbert, love me some Eddie. Ugh, I miss these guys. I think it might be more worth it to just hop into 2nd and Charles and pick up new copies than try to find them in some random unmarked box.

Seriously? I hope Spidey does join the discussion (very noble attempt, by the way, Max - May I call you Max?) and participates. I mean, this should be a safe topic, and he does seem to be a fan of the books after all. I hope this works!