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WinSafe XP not only will backup the Windows Registry files, and restores them if you crash or corrupt the Registry. WinSafe checks your system files for Trojan's, spyware, viruses, and Hijackers ( Hijacked home page or Internet Explorer ) on shutdown and boot up and removes them if there are any found. It alerts you to any and all changes in your system files. Cannot boot to Windows, you could have if you had WinSafe installed.
WinSafe XP is the most advanced utility of its kind on the market today. It can restore your Registry without deleting any of your work. When you use Windows System Restore, it removes everything you have done since the restore point was made.
Now that Microsoft no longer includes the ability to install a backup Registry, we needed to develop WinSafe for XP. Its fast, easy and reliable.
WinSafe XP not only watches over the Windows Registry and System files, it watches for Trojan's that alter the Registry, stopping you from using your programs. Trojan's that place hidden attributes on your system files, hiding them from Windows. It watches for any corrupt file that you need to bootup with and tells you before you shut down so you can fix it before you are locked out of Windows.
And best of all WinSafe will alert you to changes in your startup programs, added or deleted system files, Hijacked Home Pages, and errors that will stop you from rebooting before you exit Windows. It tells you when you need to backup the Registry, and will not let you shut down if you have a corrupt bootup file. Repairs a corrupt Registry from a command line, without having to be in Windows.
WinSafe XP makes it very easy for even a beginner to restore the Registry, even if you use NTFS.
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Taylers role in the shutout went well beyond articulate play-calling said OFA Coach Tom Pinkerton.
Jon Tayler called a great game and he also blocked four low pitches, threw out a runner stealing and called for a pickoff with runners on second and third in the second inning and Seth Pinkerton ended up tagging out both runners, said Coach Pinkerton.
Jon Tayler just had a fantastic game and Breton LaRose mixed his pitches well and reached back for two strikeouts to end a Massena bases-loaded threat in the second.
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Massena JVs 6 - OFA 5: The OFA JVs suffered their first loss of the season in a 6-5 decision where Massena scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Peyton Lalone and Nick Sweeney singled twice for OFA with Jon Rogers and Josh Carroll stroking singles.
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We just did not capitalize. We had a lot of nice chances on own man-ups but we just didnt score, sad OFA Coach Matt Morley after Saranac Lake scored its second win g the season and dropped the Devils to 1-6.
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Cape Verde is a small group of Islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, 1500 km south of the Canary Islands and 450 km off the western coast of Senegal..
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Diving in Sal is a diver's paradise with wrecks to explore, rich tropical underwater flora and a massive array of fish including shoals of rockfish and bream, dolphins, turtles and sharks. With few coral reefs, the Cape Verde underwater topography is mostly volcanic lava rocky ridges, pinnacles and boulders, and great arches and caves.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Bloggers Quilt Festival | My Favorite Quilt
OK, so for those of you who read my blog regularly, you may have noticed that I am a bit of a swap junkie. Actually, I know you've noticed, because you've told me so in my comments!! Well there are several reasons why I enjoy swapping so much.
First, for a relatively new quilter, it has been the best possible way to practice, practice, practice. Seam allowances, matching points, pinning & pressing ... you name it. Swaps have provided me with a crash course in block-making.
Second, it has enabled me to participate in the vibrant, colorful, supportive, and fun community of online quilters. I have met so many fabulous people that I never would have met otherwise. And to be able to share my passion with like-minded people is priceless.
Finally, it has allowed me to help fulfull other people's visions for their creations and put my stamp on a little piece of other people's lives around the world. Being able to play with new fabrics and try new techniques to stretch myself has been nothing short of a BLAST.
So for my favorite quilt, I have chosen to display a virtual quilt made up of some of my favorite blocks that I've made that are now featured in other people's quilts around the world. (A virtual quilt is quite fitting for a virtual quilt festival, no?) Besides, all of this swapping has left me little time to complete anything of my own!
Many thanks to all of you with whom I am taking this journey for your inspiration, your encouragement, your help, and your friendship.
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SUPER cool idea to do a virtual quilt.ReplyDelete
Awesome idea! I've been thinking about doing this with my quilt blocks for my VQB so that I can figure out how to arrange them!ReplyDelete
i think it is very fitting! love it!!ReplyDelete
you need to let me know of the next quilting bee you hear of since i've been sooo wanting to join one for awhile! :)
Your blocks are very cool - you have a very clean, direct style that is visually appealing. And you get all that done while working and having three adorable little kids. Way to go! Thanks for the inspiration. Piece...ReplyDelete
Great idea! Nice color combinations in your blocks.ReplyDelete
wow! you are quite the swapper :)ReplyDelete
I love your virtual quilt
Such a great idea! You are a busy man!ReplyDelete
One of your virtual quilt blocks is for my real life quilt--woot!ReplyDelete
I'll have to go browsing in blog land for some of those giveaways! :D
Isn't that cheating? Just kidding!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing so much inspiration.
Wow, what a great group of blocks! I'd have a hard time choosing a favorite as well!ReplyDelete
What I love about this is how each block is so different in terms of technique, composition, and color. Very neat to see all the different things you've done!ReplyDelete
VQ for a VQF...what a great idea...btw, your blocks are AWSOME!ReplyDelete
Oh, I wish I had thought of that!! WAY cool, to have a virtual quilt in a virtual quilt show! ~ JennieReplyDelete
A great way to display some of the beautiful work you have done!ReplyDelete
The boy does well . I,m a patchwork /quilter have a look at my quilts on webshots, name of cottonreel, same as my blogReplyDelete
Wonderful Blocks and great idea!ReplyDelete
Love this idea:) What a great way to see so many of your wonderful blocks in one place--beautiful work!ReplyDelete
Great idea John! I love your swaps and blocks. What a great choice for you!ReplyDelete
There's alot of creativity in all those blocks. I hope you get a chance to finish something for yourself very soon.ReplyDelete
Your virtual quilt rocks! You've created so many beautiful blocks-- it is fun seeing so many of them together like that. Thanks so much for sharing! :)ReplyDelete
Love the virtual quilt.ReplyDelete
Great idea and so apt.
Andi :-)
A wonderful quilt! I love seeing all of those blocks.ReplyDelete
What a great idea, and the virtual quilt looks fabulous! wtg!ReplyDelete
GREAT idea to do a virtual quilt! I love your work & I'm sure the recipients of your blocks are pleased to have you in their swaps!ReplyDelete
That is a cool idea...lots of beautiful quilt beginnings in there! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Great blocks - I've admired these blocks before - it's great seeing them altogether. How creative and artistic your work has become since you first began your blog.ReplyDelete
Great idea John. Love your virtual quilt, very fitting. A great way to showcase all the fantastic blocks that some of us have been the lucky recipients of :-)ReplyDelete
I love your blocks-especially the fourth one from left in the first row-is there a tutorial for that block? it looks like just what I have been looking for.....if not I can figure it out.ReplyDelete
You do such great work!ReplyDelete
I like your take on this! Now go and make yourself a whole quilt!ReplyDelete
Love the virtual quilt. I've participated in a few swaps and enjoy them. How do you find all of your? I would like to do more.ReplyDelete
yes, i've noticed that you are a swap junkie. but that's great! you also try a lot of new techniques that still scare me. (inset seams, for one!) you do amazing work! and i love your virtual quilt.ReplyDelete
how clever! there's some beauties in there!ReplyDelete
Clever indeed. Rosie Greer did needlepoint, so John does quilting, cool. (I'm in CA, but my daughter lives in Clayton, apropos to nothing.)ReplyDelete
Great idea for the virtual quilt. I will have to do that with my blocks too.ReplyDelete
I'm wearing myself out going back and forth between MY quilt from you on my wall and looking at the screen. So I'm just gonna ask - one of these in in mine, right? *S*ReplyDelete
Thx for pointing me to the virtual festival...I'm #66....(good thing not 666).
I am on overload. That turns into a sampler that crosses many style barriers. Fun and pretty.ReplyDelete
I like how clean and bright all your blocks are. It's nice to see all the different styles.ReplyDelete
Your virtual quilt rocks!ReplyDelete
Really cool idea.ReplyDelete
I was wondering what you would post! I love your virtual quilt :) I too love the practice and the freedom to try something new with the swaps. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
I am on the list too, and I think it is a super idea! Love your quilt!ReplyDelete
GREAT idea to do this virtual quilt for us. You surely have made some wonderful blocks and what fun to know they are living all over the world.ReplyDelete
Too cool! I love this virtual quilt. Hey are there rules to this? I don't think so :-)ReplyDelete
Enjoy the festival
Great montage John. I can't wait to watch as you continue on your journey and the blocks and swaps turn into whole quilts of your own. You have a great eye.ReplyDelete
What a sweetie you are. Now, quit swapping for a while and make your own. (you can always swap after) Lovely idea of a virtual quilt.ReplyDelete
I love watching all of your blocks come to fruition. You do amazing work. The virtual quilt is a perfect idea!ReplyDelete
it's perfect John! With all the wonderful blocks you've created, it's hard to believe you are kinda new at it!ReplyDelete
John, you truly do inspiring work! Keep it up! :DReplyDelete
Great blocks! How do you get started and join a swap?ReplyDelete
Great blocks! I love them all. I'm coming back to learn more about this Sew Connected thing.ReplyDelete
Both the virtual quilt and participating in swaps do to time shortage and to improve skill are great ideas. I might have to try swapping for the same reasons.ReplyDelete
cool idea submitting a virtual quilt. quite fitting.ReplyDelete
I love all these blocks! Where do you find your swaps? I would love to do one, but don't know how find them before they've started...ReplyDelete
I've been checking out your blocks on flickr for a while now. I am in total awe of your block making skills. You've made just about one of every kind there is. :)ReplyDelete
Love the green and white mini bento quilt...it's my favorite.
How fun to have so many different blocks. Thanks for sharing these. I've been trying to talk my husband into joining me in quilting so I had to show him your blog.ReplyDelete
Great idea...virtual quilt for a virtual quilt show! Love all generously given your blocks!ReplyDelete
Loved the HUGE variety in your virtual quilt! Great idea, too. Everyone who has swapped with you is fortunate!ReplyDelete
What a lovely way to showcase a lot all at one time! I like it!ReplyDelete
your virtual quilt is awesome!ReplyDelete
All the festival quilts and stories behind them are so interesting - - Wow that's a lot of swaps! Good for you.ReplyDelete
And you live in Cary! We lived there for 6 years before getting transferred. I loved it there -- especially all the quilt stores. They are much better than the ones in South Florida.


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In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowley's star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend's newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion.
Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid. As Greg says in his diary, "Just don't expectme to be all 'Dear Diary' this and 'Dear Diary' that." Luckily for us, what Greg Heffley says he won't do and what he actually does are two very different things.
Since its launch in May 2004 on Funbrain.com, the Web version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid has been viewed by 20 million unique online readers. This year, it is averaging 70,000 readers a day.
"Kinney's popular Web comic, which began in 2004, makes its way to print as a laugh-out-loud 'novel in cartoons,' adapted from the series. Middle school student Greg Heffley takes readers through an academic year's worth of drama. Greg's mother forces him to keep a diary ('I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out to buy this thing I specifically told her to get one that didn't say 'diary' on it'), and in it he loosely recounts each day's events, interspersed with his comic illustrations. Kinney has a gift for believable preteen dialogue and narration (e.g., 'Don't expect me to be all 'Dear Diary' this and 'Dear Diary' that'), and the illustrations serve as a hilarious counterpoint to Greg's often deadpan voice. The hero's utter obliviousness to his friends and family becomes a running joke. For instance, on Halloween, Greg and his best friend, Rowley, take refuge from some high school boys at Greg's grandmother's house; they taunt the bullies, who then T.P. her house. Greg's journal entry reads, 'I do feel a little bad, because it looked like it was gonna take a long time to clean up. But on the bright side, Gramma is retired, so she probably didn't have anything planned for today anyway.' Kinney ably skewers familiar aspects of junior high life, from dealing with the mysteries of what makes someone popular to the trauma of a 'wrestling unit' in gym class. His print debut should keep readers in stitches, eagerly anticipating Greg's further adventures. Ages 8-13." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Kinney manages to inject enough humor in the simple drawings to make them an integral element in the book." VOYA
"The first of three installments, it is an excellent choice for reluctant readers, but more experienced readers will also find much to enjoy and relate to in one seventh grader's view of the everyday trials and tribulations of middle school." School Library Journal
An exciting new series begins. Greg Heffley is thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary.
About the Author
Jeff Kinney has worked as a newspaper designer and computer programmer, and at other occupations that do not hinge on physical prowess. He never intended to run Diary of a Wimpy Kid on the Web, but the opportunity came up to post his story on Funbrain.com as he was developing it. He and his family live in Plainville, Massachusetts. This is his first book.
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Stephen King - Dark Tower - Book 3 - The Wastelands
Why read this one?...
This is the third instalment in Stephen King's Dark Tower Series. It made sense to read it as I am engrossed in the tale of Roland and his posse. You couldn't stop me from reading this one after I had finished and enjoyed the first two books. I was hungry for more and fearless to discover more of Roland's world - a world which has moved on. A dangerous world.
Short synopsis....
Roland is still with us. An amazing feat considering the journey that he has endured to date. He has battled through the arid desert following the mysterious 'man in black'. He has survived the attack made on his life when he came face to face with the lobsrosities. He has looked death in the face during a life threatening infection. Almost machine like - he carries on. He has a goal. One goal. To find the Dark Tower. What he will find when he gets there is anyone's guess, all he knows is that it is his destiny and duty to find it. His new companions, Susannah and Eddie Dean, are growing fond of him and he knows he has feelings for them - unfortunately he also knows that as far as the Dark Tower goes he cannot be trusted to put anything or anyone before it. And so the three of them continue in the search. But this journey will not be an easy one either physically or mentally, there are strange sounds coming from this new landscape, from the woods. Soon they will be forced into action, though they don't know by what. Roland has inner turmoil to deal with that is testing his sanity - he cannot get the boy he let die out of his head. He may have died in Roland's world - but he knows that boy, Jake, is alive in his own. Alive and trying to get to Roland.....
Blaine the train is a pain.....Tick Tock....
I could not wait to get my hands on this book. After the satisfactory conclusion to last one (The drawing of the three) I was eager to find out more about Roland from this offering. King knows how to please his constant readers - he does not disappoint.
From the very first page I felt reassured that this was going to be an epic journey of fine crafting. It is split into two books and this was a very wise choice because it works perfectly. I am reunited with a boy who I got attached to and developed an interest in when he joined Roland in the first book (The gunslinger). Jake died in that book but since the outcome of the second book he is still very much alive in New York - in his world.
From what I can gather so far there are doors that lead to different worlds and/or periods in time - rather like the Bermuda Triangle, people and items can go missing. I like this idea, it fascinates me and King presents these phenomena in a logical way that I find intriguing as opposed to confusing. What comes out of the authors mind is genius at times and I am surprised all the time at what he can come up with. He mixes mystical and magical with science and technology; also throwing in past and present cultures and societies. It makes for some really thought provoking moments.
The first book within this prose is all about Jake. We find him in New York going slightly mad - or so it seems to him initially. He's not. I like spending time in his world - the family dynamics are horrible. His father has high expectations and his mother is submissive - Jake loves them but soon realises that he loves Roland more, the relationship he had with Roland was more like father and son than he has with his own work orientated dad. I felt sorry for him and hoped that he would find a way back to Mid World - to Roland. He has forgiven him for letting him die, a trait which endears him all the more to me and shows me a maturity beyond his young years. He is a brave and tenacious little soul and he has only one desire - to find the door that will lead him back to Roland, in a dangerous land that he knows is his destiny. It is clear that all the Ka tet (group of people with the same destiny) have a desire to be with Roland in the horrors of his world.
Eddie Dean soon realises that he is somehow seeing what is going on in Jake's world - he is fearful of telling anyone and least of all Roland who seems to be losing it - his mind. Eddie and Susannah are developing into really solid characters and I like them both, I did from the start but even more so now. I like the complexity of Susannah - her unique strengths that she can draw on in emergencies are captivating. I like that she is a feisty and independent woman, even though she is missing the lower half of her legs. I also get the sense of her beauty and her security in herself. She hates relying on either of the men to carry or push her and at every opportunity she will haul herself with her arms - she is a strong, capable character and she has a big heart. She is a gunslinger just as Eddie is and the three of them are the last of them. Eddie can be depended upon, he can lose his temper sometimes and make rash decisions - but when it comes down to it he is dependable. I like him but Roland is the one that I worry about - he is in my heart and I always 'need' to know that he is going to be okay. I'm finding out little bits about his past life and who this man is - but there is so much more to learn and I want to learn it. He is a gunslinger. He is respected. He upholds the law it seems - or he did back in time before the world began to move on. He is smart, very smart. He is fast and he is alert, even when sleeping. He is capable and fearless. He is totally focussed on getting to the Tower and will not stop until he is stopped or he reaches it - he reminds me of a machine in that respect, but he has compassion and he has a large heart. He remains a mystery even though I feel like I have known him some time - King is clever.
The scenario and concept of the entrance into Roland's world by Jake had me totally absorbed. It became fast paced and it was dangerous, but also it was fascinating. With King's description of the situation I was left without doubt as to just how brave all of them had to be, how disciplined and clever they needed to be and how fearless Jake was, even though he had second thoughts there is no way I would have wanted to enter through that door!
The second book in the prose involves getting to a train. This is a train that Jake knows about from when he was in New York. He recognised the importance of a children's book when he saw it - and he wrote an essay for a school exam which gave mention to this train - Blaine the pain - although he wasn't aware what he had written until he saw it!
They won't get to this train easily and when they do he won't be accommodating - he is a nasty piece of work this train - real nasty. He'll fry you as soon as look at you. No one ventures near him if they value their life. But in order to get to him they will have to get to the City (Lud) that is on the horizon. A city that is at war and has been for many years.
Jake will be in danger as soon as they near the end of a damaged bridge - he will journey with a new companion at his own request and that journey made for some engaging reading. I found it uncomfortable at times as Jake is important to me now and I feel protective towards him - I don't like him being in danger. He will be meeting Tick Tock Man and I really don't think that is a good idea. I don't like the sound of him. Don't think I'm going to like him much. But Jake is on his way. He is brave.
There will be a desperate struggle to find Blaine the pain - train, Eddie and Susannah have the task and Roland has other business that will be of great urgency and test all of his strength. I was rooting for him and his little companion - a billy bumbler (don't you just love that name) a kind of cross between a dog and a racoon? Cute. And he can speak a little and communicate. He is Jake's bumbler and he is eager to be reunited with the boy. My heart was in my mouth whilst journeying with Roland through this ruined city. Booby traps set by humans and computers are many and one time I thought Roland had been hit - who was I kidding, Roland of Gilead is a gunslinger! No normal man.
I raced through the final pages of the prose. I could not put it down. Were this tight knit ka tet going to be back together again. Will they all make it to Blaine? Will he kill them? What mood is the computer in? Where will he take them if he is in the mood to allow them on board? Will they head towards the Dark Tower?
This one ends where it naturally ends - King didn't know that it was going to end like it did as he allows a story to tell itself. Unlike the first two books this one ends on a cliff hanger - literally! I was happy with that and it was satisfactory - I cannot wait to read the next instalment.
Sourcing and Price.....
Search amazon.co.uk for this one at a decent price. The RRP is £7.99
Star Rating.......
Recommended reading.......
Absolutely yes. If you have read the first two then you already know that King is full of fantastic concepts for this series and what a protagonist we have in Roland of Gilead. I was totally absorbed in the world that Roland inhabits - in the magic and mystery, fast paced interactions with threats of all shapes and sizes; and the whole different worlds and different time's thing that is going on. I am intrigued - I need and want to discover what the Dark Tower is all about and if it control the worlds. I am finding out more about Roland's past and the world that he used to live in. His role as a gunslinger and what kind of a man he was/is. Roland is captivating in himself, King has created a protagonist that is mean and moody but you cannot help but love him. Eddie and Susannah are developing more - both are strong characters and I want them safe. I like that Susannah is not a needy type - I like her strength and independence. Jake is back - I was so glad to have him back. He is a brave soul - young boy but certainly not a dependant boy. Jake is capable and it wouldn't surprise me if he is a gunslinger too. The inclusion of Oy, the billy bumbler was so clever and I just love him to bits .... Hope he stays safe. The plot line thickens and the possibilities are endless - book one of this prose ended with no loose ends and book two - it's a cliff hanger and you know what - it excites me to think that I'm to begin the next one by finding out what the heck is going to happen to them. Once again I have witnessed a master a work! King is pure genius.
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Title: The Wastelands
Author: Stephen King
Pages: 512 (my copy has anyway)
Published: 1991
Storyline and Summary
The beginning of the third installment starts with Roland, Eddie and Susannah travelling from the beach into a forest where they learn some skills from Roland. They chance upon a giant bear which it is discovered is cybernetic and in fact a robot. The three vanquish the bear (Shardik) and Roland educates the group about the beams and the guardians, one of those guardians being Shardik the bear.
The three head off following "the Beam" which is invisible but affects the world (such as the way the clouds move). They continue their journey but as they continue Roland finds that he is struggling with a mental paradox between what happens to Jake in book one (no spoiler) and what happens to Jake in book two (again no spoiler!). This is causing him to forget or remember differently the events of book one even though he knows what happened.
The book moves on to Jake Chambers, a young schoolboy in New York 1977. Jake too is experiencing what Roland is in that he is torn between two worlds. Jake encounters Calvin Tower and Aaron Deepneau and buys a book called Charlie the Choo Choo (see later). The journey through town following the purchase of the book leads Jake to a vacant lot where he finds a key and also a single red rose.
In Roland's world Roland helps Eddie to see what he must do to solve Rolands mental problem by burning the jawbone of Walter (he kept it from book one). The ritual reveals that Eddie must carve some sort of key which must be perfect and will open another door (much like those of book two).
Jakes wanderings in New York lead him to an old house (haunted house) at a place called Dutch Hill where he uses his key to escape the house daemon that protects the portal. In Roland's world at the same time they have engaged in a ritual to bring Jake through using a speaking ring which involves another daemon. Susannah pays a heavy price for protecting Eddie and they are successful in bringing Jake through.
The four continue to follow the path of the beam towards a great looming broken city called Lud. On the way they meet an animal, Oy, which to me is basically a dog badger! . Along the way we learn some of the history of Roland when they come to River Crossing and the people revere him as one of the last Gunslingers (the last Gunslinger?).
Once they reach Lud they encounter a war between two groups. Jake is kidnapped and Roland resolves not to lose him a second time and follows. Eddie and Susannah are tasked with finding a way through along the path of the beam. This brings Eddie and Susannah to meet Blaine....the monorail...Blaine is an artificial intelligence that has lost its sanity.
Roland, Jake and Oy vanquish their kidnappers (the tick tock man) and escape to the Cradle of Lud (the train station) and are reunited with Eddie and Susannah. Blaine is fond of riddles and challenges the group with a riddle in order to get passage on board. The ka-tet manage to get aboard Blaine but not before Blaine sets off the underground self destruct program for the city and kills everyone. The ka-tet escape aboard Blaine across the Wastelands on their way to a place called....Topeka.
Important Aspects for me
Welcome to Oy and Jake Chambers back to the storyline! I think I am going to like the relationship between Oy and Jake (something I think is going to be important).
The introduction to the beams and Shardik (one of the guardians) feels like something that needs to be put forward as an important point to note and was one of the more interesting parts which is starting to make this series feel a bit more "epic fantasy".
Quite a lot happens in this book and particularly the scene with the Daemon, Roland and Susannah smacks of some future event that is going to come back and haunt our ka-tet.
There are quite a few references to other works of SK and he seems to be trying to create some sort of alternate universe (Universess??) which is intriguing.
Opinion and Conclusion
This book in my opinion was better than the second book The Drawing of the Three. It had a much better fantasy like feel to it. I must say I am not much of a fan for the world hopping and being in New York/our world. I guess that's why I read fantasy. SK has done well to fuse the two kind of more "real life" world to this fantasy world that Roland, Eddie, Susannah and Jake live in.
Certainly better than book 2 for the storyline keeping me interested but I was still left reminiscing after the Gunslinger and a return to that more Cowboy/Western setting. I can't but help thinking that the Gunslinger is unfortunately a distant memory for SK and we are heading in a different direction.
I am really not a fan of the New York parts at all....overall the book was good and I will be reading the next.
The Dark Tower 3 - The Waste Lands
The last of the "old" Dark Tower books before King took up the series again in 2003, The Waste Lands steps up a gear from the previous two books, The Gunslinger and The Drawing of the Three. I enjoyed those books greatly, but this one is on another level. Quite frankly, this is the best book I've read this year. It's King at his absolute best - the fluff is at a minimum, replaced by great dialogue, excellent characters, inventiveness and a story that rattles along with barely a pause for breath.
Roland of Gilead has now been joined on his quest to find the Dark Tower by Eddie, an ex-junkie and Suzannah - formerly Detta Walker/Odetta Holmes - a disabled black rights campaigner. The first part of the book concerns the "drawing" of the fourth member, Jake, previously met in the first book, and then a supposed fifth, the "billy bumbler", Oy, a doglike animal which provides a cute touch in a dark, dark book as well as a little light humour.
In The Waste Lands Roland's "ka-tet" start to learn more about Mid-World, the world that has "moved on". They establish a way to find the Dark Tower, and set off after it, eventually coming to the ruined city of Lud where they hope to find a special form of transport. All along the way they see signs of the world left behind, ancient traffic lights, crashed planes, a suspension bridge on the brink of collapse, but it is in the city itself, a horrible, horrible place that King paints in exquisite and terrifying detail, that they must come up against Blaine, their most dangerous enemy yet.
All the elements that have made Stephen King so popular are present in this book. You have the flawed central characters, the nasty bad guys, the plot twists and turns. All the things that have made almost everything he's written since 1990 a chore to read have been kept in check, most notably the fluff and the slow storylines. There is still that propensity to refer to advertising slogans for additional detail, and that pulpy, cartoony dialogue (Eddie and his impressions, or Gasher's referring to the Tick Tock Man as "Ticky", for example), though here, rather than irritate, it actually fits well and adds to the feel of the book.
You probably won't understand what's going on unless you've read the first two books, but if you've read them I'd strongly recommend this one regardless of what you thought of them. I'm a little worried because I've heard the next book, Wizard and Glass, written some ten years later, sucks, but we'll see. But, so far so good.
The Waste Lands is the third book in Stephen King's epic Dark Tower series that encompasses all his work and tells of one man's obsession with reaching a mythical Tower that stands at the nexus point of all reality!
The book begins with Roland teaching his new Ka-Tet how to shoot not with their eye or their mind but with their heart in the manner of all Gunslingers. This proves invaluable when the trio encounter one of the old Guardians, an insane killer cyborg bear named Shardik, who guards one of The Twelve Portals Of The Beam. Not long after, Roland collapses! His actions in the previous book have created a paradox and now Roland feels as though he too is being driven insane!
Meanwhile, in New York of our world, Jake Chambers likewise feels as though he is being driven mad. He has visions of a future that never came to pass in which he died and traveled to another world and becomes obsessed with doors; convinced that one of them will take him back and restore his peace of mind.
Slowly Roland realises that the Ka-Tet he thought was formed is actually missing one of its component parts and that the only way to resolve this is to bring Jake back and restore the balance of Ka; another word for Fate or what must be. The only problem is this means dealing with one of The Speaking Demons and their price is always high and must always be paid in full....
This is a much better novel than the previous one, The Drawing Of The Three, and there is much more going on right from the start. We also get to see a hell of a lot more of Roland's world along with plenty of evidence that, the further it moves on, the more his and our world have begun to overlap! World War Two Nazi bombers, Electric lights and recordings of ZZ Top are just some of the things that have crossed over into Mid-World and there is a strong indication evident that the closer Roland's Ka-Tet come to The Tower, the more the differences between worlds has begun to unravel.....
The book ends on a real cliff-hanger so, if you haven't already, it is a good idea to make sure that you have book 4:Wizard And Glass ready to hand to continue the story as soon as you finish! Certainly now, at almost the mid-way point in the series, the Dark Tower novels have never appeared stronger and there is a reason that these books are held in high regard by most, if not all, Stephen King fans!
And The Dark Tower draws ever more closer.....
Stephen King is well known as the master on modern horror, but he also branches out and some of his books cover science fiction, suspense thrillers, and fantasy. The Dark Tower series is an epic piece of work, compiled over several decades. This book, The Waste Lands, is the third in the series. There are a further 4 books that follow and continue the saga. I got my copy of this book from a charity shop and it's an older edition. There are many print versions of this book and you can find copies on Amazon marketplace starting from just 1p plus postage + packing. My copy includes some wonderful sketches which help bring the story to life in front of you.
Description: "This is the path of the Beam, the way to the Tower, and the time of your Drawing. Be true; stand; come to me.
Through time and waste and divided dreams, the last of the gunslingers turn their faces to the Turtle and travel the path of the Beam. And come, when Eddie unlocks the key from the branch and Roland gives the promise he may not keep, to the Drawing of Jake, the undead boy who is one of the many who are one... Bound together in thought and treachery, pursued by the Ageless Stranger, they face the perils of Lud and the Tick-Tock Man to reach the Cradle of Blaine the Mono, who is truth and danger and will ransom their lives for a riddle.
And still the Dark Tower beckons, where death lies in the heart of the rose..."
The first book in the series, The Gunslinger, introduced us to the Gunslinger Roland and told us of his quest towards the Dark Tower. During the second book we witness the drawing of the three and see how destiny has lead this group to come together.
The Waste Lands goes on to tell the story of the final drawing from our world, that of the boy Jake who we have seen in both of the previous books. There was a point when I finished the second book that I was quite annoyed that a seemingly glaring plot hole had been avoided and swept under the carpet. Upon reading this next book I am glad to say that it delves straight into the problem and tackles it in much more depth to satisfy my scepticism completely.
I really enjoyed the first half of this book as you get to build on your idea of what Roland's world is really like. There are all sorts of conflicting pieces of information and it all seems even more strange, especially with the contrast between the New York scenes for Jake's part of the story. It all gets a bit strange after the group of gunslingers, now complete, head on their way towards Lud, the city that houses a railway that can carry them closer towards their end destination of the Dark Tower. The environment becomes altogether different and there are hordes of strange characters that our gunslingers encounter here.
There was plenty of detailed and descriptive writing that helped my imagination to conjure up a vision of the scenes described, but I just didn't like what I was seeing! It all felt a bit confused and dramatic in a cheesy sort of way. I was drawing comparisons to some of the dystopian future world movies I have seen that were made in the 80's...now don't get me wrong I like this type of thing in the medium of film. But this book took up a good 2 weeks worth of my reading time and I didn't get the sort of satisfaction that I usually do from reading a Stephen King novel. It felt laboured and the characters were presented without much to build on their personalities.
I was glad to reach the end of the book as things picked up then and captured my interest again. I didn't think that The Waste Lands was a particularly strong part of the Dark Tower series, but I am not discouraged from finishing the rest of the books. I will be continuing to journey with Roland and his newly completed band of gunslingers, and I hope that the story will retain some more of its original styling that drew me in at the beginning.
Finally, having managed to survive the beach from hell with its three doors and monstrous lobster creatures from 'The Drawing of the Three', the second book in this extremely long-winded and time-consuming series, Roland and his new companions, Eddie and Susannah [aka Odetta - aka Detta], have taken a bit of time off their search for the Dark Tower in order to recuperate.
During their brief 'time-out', Roland teaches Eddie and Susannah how to shoot, and they learn how to survive in Roland's unfriendly world... which is a good thing, because lurking in the forest just within reach of them, is a bear, who like every other creature in Roland's world, has grown beyond its 'natural' size and possesses a really bad temper.
When Eddie is targeted by the humongous bear from hell, salvation comes in the unlikely form of Susannah... she may not have any legs, but she definitely knows what to do with a gun.
With their lessons learned, the bear as dead as a doorknob and Roland feeling better than ever, the trio carefully make their way to the bear's den, hoping that from there they will be able to pick up the trail to the Dark Tower. Unfortunately for them, nothing is simple in Roland's world, and although they are heading in the right direction, fate is playing another of her mysterious and dangerous games with them... Jake, the young boy who died in Roland's world in the first book, but then was saved from ever entering Roland's world in the first place in the second book, makes yet another appearance in 'The Waste Lands'. Confused? Don't be... it actually makes perfect sense in the books.
Jake, like Roland, is now slowly going insane... he's hearing voices in his head... one voice keeps telling him that he was hit by a car as he walked to school... the second voice is telling him that he obviously never died [after all, he's still breathing isn't he?] and that he must be going crazy... but then he has these strange memories that couldn't possibly be real of Roland and a strange world, and he is plagued by strange dreams...
Roland is also slowly going insane... the voices in his head keep arguing with each other... 'Jake died'... 'you let him die' a voice shouts at him... the other voice tells him 'there is no boy'... but Roland has memories...
Eddie is having dreams. In his dreams he speaks with a boy... a boy named Jake... the boy wants to cross over into Eddie's world in order to be with Roland and to join the search for the Dark Tower...
Susannah, contrary to her two companions, is neither hearing voices nor having dreams, which is probably just as well because that would be an added ten chapters, in the very least...
Although Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower' series revolves around some really great characters that are incredibly realistic, and although the story itself keeps you wondering how it's all going to end... unfortunately... the end is nowhere in sight. In fact, there is no end to this book - it just stops in the middle of a chapter, and is followed by a note by the master himself, Stephen King, telling his readers that if they like the third book and want another, and if he's still alive to write a fourth, then he will... at some point.
Now, if I had read this book when it first came out back in 1991 and had turned to the final page only to discover that there was no ending and that the author might or might not write a fourth book, I think I would have been royally pi**ed off. As it is, although a bit annoyed at the way this book ended, I can at least reach for the fourth book which was published in 1997.
Never a great Stephen King fan, I suspect that if I had been a fan back in the early 1990's, and had immersed myself in Roland of Gilead's adventures only to discover that not only did the third book not end, but that there might not be a fourth, I know for a fact that I would have been fuming. I felt, as I read King's note at the end of the book, that it was a bit of a copout, that it wasn't the readers' interest he needed in order to pursue the series, but more was it inspiration that was needed... even he admitted in his author's note in the first two books that he had no idea how it was all going to end, or even what was coming next.
It was ever so obvious during the reading of this 580+ page book that the author didn't really seem to know where it was all going. With the fillers [useless prattle meant to fill up space] increasing in number as I read and beginning to eclipse the story itself, I found myself losing interest and had to put the book down for a few days in order to recuperate from the mind-numbing prattle. I was reminded of the reason I stopped reading King in the first place... the useless jabbering.
I can say, in all truth, that although the story still intrigued me, I found it extremely difficult to finish this book.
Unlike the first book which was much shorter and focused on Roland, or the second book which was, although a bit longer, intriguing enough with its mysterious doors to make you go on regardless of the increasing prattle... 'The Waste Lands', although interesting, would have been a really good book with the fat trimmed off, which, in my opinion, would have amounted to 200+ pages of excess and unnecessary prattle removed. Stephen King obviously does not live by the 'less is more' motto... or even the 'short and sweet' motto. Unfortunately for me, the fourth book in the series [Wizard and Glass] is 840 pages long, and the other 3 books are even longer!
The reason these books are getting longer is because there are more characters - within each chapter there are 'sub-chapters' which are focused on one of the main characters. In 'The Waste Lands', within each chapter are 'sub-chapters' that focus on Eddie's 'dream' world, his 'awake' world, Jake's 'dream' world, Jake's 'awake' world, and then there are portions allocated to Susannah so that the reader can see things from her perspective, and then, of course, there are chapters allocated to the hero, Roland of Gilead, and his recollections of a world long gone - and, let's not forget, there is the story itself that is comprised of all the characters. There's a lot to take on board, and although interesting, sorting through the numerous 'sub-chapters' does tend to become quite a tedious task - not to mention the fact that there is repetition in dialogue because of different character perspectives, but also because a lot of the dialogue has to do with the first two books.
Although I really enjoyed the first two books, this one wasn't as good and I had trouble focusing... at one point I'd actually turned two pages before I realised that I had no idea what I'd just read. When I re-read the pages, I realised I had tuned out because the only thing appearing on these two pages was an extremely long-winded description of a city. I also noticed, as the book went on, King's use of the 'F' word took on a life of its own. King is obviously quite fond of the word, and a few other juicy expletives to go with it...
I have removed the fourth book in the series from the cupboard, but the sheer size of it is putting me off because I know that within this book there will be more 'sub-chapters' and long-winded descriptions of birds, creatures, cities, the weather, and whatever else has managed to capture King's imagination. Reading a Stephen King book is often like listening to a broken record that keeps jumping and repeating the same melody over and over again.
The Dark Tower is the epic saga written by horror author Stephen King, and is regarded as his epic series of 7 books forming one story. Every author dreams of embarking on their ultimate tale: few realise it. Here, King has relaised his works in 7 segments, and The Wastelands is the third of 7 parts to his epic tale of Roland the Gunslinger of Gilead, who is on a quest to reach the Dark Tower.
The most intriguing part of the tale is that, with each episode, King himself is unsure as to exactly how the tale will end, or where each episode actually leads, and this is part of the magic. The first two books in the series, 'The Gunslinger' and 'The Drawing of the Three', are more for background than adventure, and set up part of Roland's troop who will accompany him on his quest. Along the way, various doors between his world (a cross between the Middle-Earth of The Lord of the Rings and a typical Western film) and ours become apparent with different times producing different characters along the way, and it is from these times that Roland drawes his posse and uses their abilities and strengths to forge his way ever closer to the Dark Tower.
While the first two books served mainly as plot developers, this third book actually gets a bit gritty and develops not only the main characters but also the plot and the reasons for us reading the books: Roland's quest for the Dark Tower. What the Tower is, we still have no idea, but its strength is unquestionable as we experience the draw and pull it has on Roland himself as well as his companions Susannah and Eddie.
Also rejoining the fray is the boy Jake, previously met at the end of 'The Gunslinger' as Roland had to sacrifice him momentarily for the quest. In strange style, Jake reemerges back into the plot, as the descriptions King uses develop even further and we are taken deeper into Roland's world, and links between that and our world are ever increasing.
For those of you who haven't read any previous books in the Dark Tower series, I strongly suggest you start back at Book 1: The Gunslinger. If this is your first experience of the quest, it will confuse you. The books are designed to be read as a series, adn it is this way I recommend doing it. However, a more revised version of the saga features each book with a brief history of what has happened before, enabling you to read even if you have not experienced the first two chapters. There will be elements without answers, but the bulk are answsered in the author's summary at the beginning of the more recent versions of 'The Wastelands'.
Either way, I highly recommend this books. As part of the series of the Dark Tower books, it is the best so far, both in terms of plot and also the development of the saga. It also reads a lot better, and I finished this books easily twice as quickly as the previous two, despite there being many more pages. The plot flows much better, and when there is a brief splitting of tales, King flicks between them very ably.
The characterisation is key, and although the bulk of this is done in the first two books, it is easy to grasp a concept of the characters we are dealing with here. King knows he has a number of books to come where some fo the characters may be developed further: similarly, he has had a couple of books already to do some developing. Thus, it is easy to picture at times the people involved and even at times predict their moves. This in no particular way detracts from or improves the reading experience: it is great either way.
Curiously, I am rating this part of the series at 4 stars, the same level as the other books. The Wastelands is, in general, better and easier to read than the previous Dark Tower books, but still not good enough to rate at the top level. I highly recommmend reading this one, as I do the same for the rest of the series, all 7 of the books. It is well worth reading the all in order for a clear picture. The Wastelands is currently available from amazon.co.uk for £7.99.
The Waste Lands is the third book in the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. This book begins some months after the end of Book 2 - The Drawing of the Three and starts with Roland teaching his new companions Susannah and Eddie the ways of being a "Gunslinger" At the same time Roland is coping with slowly losing his mind following the sighting in New York in book 2 of John "Jake" Chambers the boy he let drop to his death in the first book.
During this book we see Roland's ka-tet completed with the addition of "Jake" (eventually following some tense drama that has some serious repercussions in a later part of the long tale.) and Oy the Billy Bumbler (A dog-like creature which the ability to mime human speech.)
Despite the length of the third book that the story moves on at a swift pace as Roland's ka-tet move from the forest of Shardik to the Great city of Lud and finally onto Blaine the mono for what becomes the journey from hell.
The waste lands is my favourite book in the dark tower series as it was probably the one I found hardest to put down, the story flows well from the first page to the last and you just can't wait to find out what's around that next corner.....
well...what can be said about The Dark Tower series that i haven't already said??? With so much already spoken it's hard not to delve into a plot synopsis rather than a good op! anyway, i'll give it a go. The Waste Lands is the third book in The Dark Tower series, and in my opinon probably the most informing of the four. Beginning where The Drawing of The Three left off, we find Eddie Susannah and Roland once again making their way along towards the Dark Tower. What becomes apparent is that Roland is losing his mind. How? On letting Jake fall in to the abyss in The Gunslinger and then killing Jack Mort in the The Drawing of The Three, Roland has opened up a paradox in his mind...one which is tearing him apart, Jake too. His mind tells him that there was a boy, but on killing Mort, Roland has prevented Mort from ever reaching Jake...if so, why does he have memories of Jake still eating him alive? The key - quite literally - to solving this lies in Eddies hands...and an old run-down house in New York... We are presented with more information on the actual Tower in this novel, being introduced to a rose which grows in a vacant lot in New York...somehow linked to the Tower...it might even BE the Tower, and as King informs us, that rose is in danger...presumably from the Crimson King, who we know from Insomnia and Black House, Roland however does not. Th usual mystery of King's Dark Tower world is still present, more so with the doors that can link our world to Roland's and perhaps other worlds. The presence of the beams are introduced...some sort of holding device that keeps the Tower standing (we know from Black House that the Crimson King is trying to destroy these) and it is these beams tat the Three must follow in order to reach the Tower in the middle. The presence of the 'old people' is there, enhancing the opinion of Roland's world as being one following some sort of 'great war'...the monorail, be
ing their creation...Blaine. The largest of the books so far (before Wizard and Glass) The Waste Lands certainly fills in alot of the blanks created by King previously. Amazing visual imagery and excellent, engaging prose make this part in the series the most enjoyable to read. And the Tower is closer...
At the end of the beach where the land fell into the sea, Roland and his new companions set off inland to continue their journey in search of the Dark Tower. As Eddie and Susannah are new to their roles, Roland has to teach them how to shoot and hunt in order to survive in his world. They spend a few weeks learning to shoot with their hands not their eyes and their hearts not their heads and above all, not to forget the face of their fathers. Roland was taught a rhyme to this effect as a child and he now begins the task of teaching his pupils. But Eddie and Susannah are born gunslingers and both quickly learn their lessons. It is ka – fate, destiny. The third book in the Dark Tower series has been fabulously written and continues on the journey only a few weeks and a few miles from where the second book finishes. Stephen King has again used his literary genius to completely absorb you into Roland's world. You can imagine the great bear known as Mir to the old people who once populated this wooded area. Many thousands of years before that, the bear was known as Shardik by the great ancients who built the enormous cyborg bear. The three ka-tet, Roland, Eddie and Susannah, have to fight for their lives when this ancient relic tries to kill them. After many, many centuries the computer that is Shardik has finally taken a trip to the funny farm. The computer has gone insane. He believes that people are the reason for his illness. SK has described the writhing white maggoty parasites, which resides within the bears brain, so well that it is actually repulsive to read when he describes the hot cess-pool of squirming madness which violently erupts from the bear when he goes into a coughing, sneezing fit. The bear is one of twelve gate-keepers. They guard the portals between worlds, or so the legend goes from Roland's childhood. King literally grabs your attention in this book and it is extremely difficult to put down. The
immense feeling of time portrayed is incredible. There are so many things that are mentioned during the book that even Roland does not know. He doesn't know why or how his world is in such a sorry state. He only knows that the world has moved on. There seems to be few people alive and well. Those who survived whatever holocaust are ancient and can barely remember the old things of the world. Much of their information is in the form of old wives tales as there is no concrete evidence, no documented evidence of the ways of the previous generations appear to have survived. Indeed, the world seems to be expanding and distance is now far greater. Time has also been affected and a wrist-watch from 'our' world is useless here. The trio have followed the bears back trail so that they can find the portal it was built to guard. The twelve portals are connected by 6 beams, which are like energy. The Dark Tower is located at the centre point and that is where they have to get. They have a long and arduous journey ahead and time is short. King's portrayal of the beam is incredible. He has explained how to see the beam and has even invented a type of compass for Roland's world that will always point in the direction of the beam. The way the clouds seem to drift slightly, strangely along the path of the beam and how it affects birds and trees alike. It is like a magnetic energy, which governs the fabric of not only Roland's world, but all worlds within the universe. I can't really spoil the plot of this book, as the plot is extremely simple. They have to reach the Dark Tower to save all worlds and universes alike. But aside from that, the story is so excellent, it really doesn't need any twists and turns to detract from the plot as the nature of a journey is that you can have many adventures along the way and it doesn't matter what they entail as they are still en route to their final destina
tion. Stephen King has himself admitted that he still doesn't know what the eventual outcome of this quest will be, although he is currently writing the fifth book in the series. This book, in fact, the whole series is so intricately bound together that there is nowhere that leaves you feeling cheated. He may mention something in the first book yet not bring it up again until the fourth book but when you read the way he suddenly ties something together you realise what incredible talent this man has. It may be just a small detail and you may have passed it off as a minor point, which doesn't need explaining but King does not forget. Even down to paradoxes between worlds, King has managed to tie them together seamlessly and flawlessly. If you ever need quantum physics explained to you, Stephen King is your man! After drawing Jake from Eddie and Susannah's world in order to close the doubled memories of both Roland and Jake, which was as a consequence of events in the first and second books, they eventually reach a visibly dead city, where the few survivors are still at war with each other, although their reasons are long forgotten. They eventually end up on a train, which is aware but also going insane. Blaine the pain. The end of this book is quite unusual as it finishes with Blaine the mono intent on committing suicide and killing the group with it. Even King has apologised for this ending but explains that he felt it necessary. I must admit although strange to be left in limbo, it didn't matter too much as I had the fourth book to hand to start reading immediately! I probably would have been most put out however if I'd discovered these books before he'd written the next one! I would suggest that you make sure you have both three and four before you start reading The Waste Lands. Please don't think that there's no point reading this series now I've mentioned the end of the
book. It really doesn't matter as there is so much more to these books. You know from very early on in the book that they are going to end up on the train. It's essential in order to cross the thousands of miles of wasteland between the city of Lud and the termination point of Topeka. His description of the poisoned wasteland is outstanding. The hideously mutated life which tentatively hangs on to existence. The blackened waste of dead and poisoned landscape. It is so vividly described that you can believe you are there and will shudder at the horror the ancients have bestowed upon their once fertile land. It's a real thinking point about the way we treat our own world. I won't mention the nature of the incredible wonders of the train, other than it's very futuristic and so imaginative. This book is thrilling to read right from the word go. It would be a good book to take on holiday, as it's so easy to lose track of time when you are reading it. I've often suddenly realised that I intended to go to bed hours earlier due to work the next day, but have been so engrossed that I've been completely sucked in by the Dark Tower and am immensely tired the following day! But I don't care. This is the best book/series ever written and I urge you to give this series a go if you haven't already. I can't imagine anyone would regret it. I've already started re-reading the fourth and that review will be written as soon as I've finished. Hope you come back to read that once it's done! I wait with bated breath for the swift arrival of number five.
I want to make two main points here - 1). I am deeply immersed in the Dark Tower world King has created. Willingly drowning. I don't want to leave. From this perspective, it's sometimes easy to forget how much of a departure this type of tale is for King. Personally, I love all his books, but I know that to many, his storytelling can sometimes seem samey. An example would be the many times he has written about Maine and writers in his books. This, however, is completely different - if you've always liked King but sometimes get tired of the familiar plots, please, please, PLEASE give the Dark Tower series a try. You'll be glad you did. If you love everything King writes, like me, then this'll be no exception. Pick it up. 2). You have no idea how much I envy you lucky pups who are reading this, trying to decide whether or not you should buy (Or even read) this next book. When I first read The Waste Lands, the book after it (Entitled 'Wizard and Glass') had not yet been released. It took about four years for it to come out after I had read 'The Waste Lands'. Bear in mind also that I came to the Dark Tower series late - some years after it had first been released. The Wastelands ends on an enormous cliffhanger. This is okay. You can now get the next book. *Phew* Perhaps you don't want to buy the next book (Your opinion will change, trust me). No matter; Get it out of the library if need be. The point is - you can get the fourth book, if you want. This is an amazing luxury. It was torture having to wait. My points made, I suppose I should fill you in on the basic plotline. 'The Waste Lands' continues on from the second book in the Dark Tower series, 'The Drawing of The Three'. Time has moved on by a few months; the characters drawn from Earth by the gunslinger in the previous installment are starting to get used to the strange, post-post-apoca
lyptic Dark Tower world, with all the monsters and stories it contains. Slowly, The Gunslinger and his party head towards the mysterious Dark Tower, which The Gunslinger believes is the cause for his world's delapidated state. Along the way, in this installment of the journey, the party will encounter an ancient and enormous guardian of the Beams; A maniacal train, it's AI warped after hundreds (thousands?) of years of service; An evil force which must be confronted to retrieve another member of the party; And a recognisable character from previous King literature. I'm not giving it away - If you've read the book in question you'll recognise him at once. A welcome return, I can assure you. All in all, a superb read - A few hundred more pages to immerse yourself in and escape from dull reality for a while.
In this fantastical third book in the series, Stephen King once again takes readers on a journey of incomparable imagination. Roland, the Last Gunslinger, is moving ever closer to the Dark Tower, which haunts his dreams and nightmares. As he and his friends cross a desert of damnation in their macabre new world, revelations begin to unfold about who - and what - is driving him forward. A blend of riveting action and powerful drama, The Waste Lands leaves readers breathlessly awaiting the next chapter. Set in a world of extraordinary circumstances, filled with stunning visual imagery and unforgettable characters, The Dark Tower Series is unlike anything you've ever read. Here is Stephen King's most visionary piece of storytelling, a magical mix of fantasy and horror that may well be his crowning achievement.
'The Waste Lands', the 3rd book in the Dark Tower series, begins a couple of months after its predecessor, 'The Drawing of the Three', and we join Roland and his new companions as they journey towards the Tower. This is a long book which doesn't cover as much ground as you'd expect from its length - King goes into a lot of detail which inevitably draws out the story - but as in the previous book, its characters are its main attraction. Whilst Eddie and Susannah grow close, Roland's mind is finding it harder and harder to cope with a paradox he created during the events of 'The Drawing of the Three', and although he bonds with his quartet (made a quintet by the arrival of a dog-like creature called Oy who provides a certain 'ahhh' factor), you can't help wondering what lengths he'll go to to ensure he reaches the Tower... Events in the story will create echos in the memories of King's "Constant Readers" of one of his other, extremely popular books, and indeed the final segment reintroduces us to the great enemy from that same tale. This is what us Constant Readers love, the connections between King's writings, and you won't be disappointed here. The book ends on a cliffhanger, so you might find it useful to have a copy of the next in the series close to hand... n.b. preceded by 'The Gunslinger' and 'The Drawing of the Three'; followed by 'Wizard and Glass'.


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The next time you visit Youtube.com, do yourself a favor and type in "Will Blackmon Recovery." The segment is only 10 minutes in length and offers terrific insight into someone who's been repeatedly knocked down throughout his six-years-and-counting NFL odyssey, only to refuse to stay down for the count.
The next time you visit Youtube.com, do yourself a favor and type in "Will Blackmon Recovery." The segment is only 10 minutes in length and offers terrific insight into someone who's been repeatedly knocked down throughout his six-years-and-counting NFL odyssey, only to refuse to stay down for the count.
It just seems appropriate, given the laundry list of injuries he's endured, that Blackmon's first name is Will. The hard road he's traveled, coming back from two major knee surgeries, has been well worth the tireless hours of rehabbing toil, including the countless repetition of medicine ball drills designed to bridge the gap in allowing Blackmon to bear fruit in a most satisfying fashion.
Come Sunday night in Indianapolis, Blackmon will be part of a New York Giants outfit that opposes the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. The fact that he's a native Rhode Islander, one who grew up on the Providence/Cranston line near Roger Williams Park and attended Bishop Hendricken, is certainly cause for celebration, especially since it's not every day you see a local lad appearing on football's grandest stage.
The tale of Blackmon cuts deeper than the plaudits typically set aside for a successful hometown story. The 27-year-old has been forced to travel down the comeback trail all while struggling to shake the stigma that he's injury prone (As a pro, Blackmon has played only one 16-game season). Never once, though, has Blackmon been detoured and rerouted towards a life away from football.
It's one thing to be blessed with all of the necessary gifts one needs in order to make a career out of playing football. To have the "Will" to dig deep in the face of overwhelming odds – such firm resolve has allowed Blackmon to get back on the field where these days he serves as a reserve cornerback with experience as a punt/kickoff returner for the Giants.
For those who have coached Blackmon, his story of perseverance is a familiar one.
"I don't know if you can acquire toughness, but to have the will and drive is what puts guys like Will on that elite level in the NFL," noted Boston College head coach Frank Spaziani, who served as the Eagles' defensive coordinator when Blackmon called Chestnut Hill home. "Unfortunately he's had some injuries but he's an elite competitor. If there's a way to get back, he'll get back."
Added Ron Mosca, who was Blackmon's head coach at Hendricken: "He's been forced to come back a lot. His athletic ability is obvious and he doesn't quit. He's resilient and keeps trying."
Blackmon was with the Giants for five games in 2010 before landing on the injured reserved list with lingering complications from surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered while he was with Green Bay – the franchise that selected him out of Boston College in the fourth round of the 2006 draft – the previous season. He underwent an additional corrective procedure last January, one that was geared toward cleaning up any lingering issues, but would delay his availability for the start of the 2011 campaign.
Blackmon, who rehabbed under the close surveillance of trainer Gavin MacMillan at Sports Science Lab, located down the street from his offseason home in California, resurfaced with the Giants this past October. His NFL career, once seen as being in severe jeopardy, had received a new lease on life.
"He worked very hard," noted Mosca, adding that he still keeps in touch with Blackmon. "If he could stay healthy, he would be one of those players you would read about all the time."
To his coaches, Blackmon was always a cut above everyone else. Mosca admits that it was hard for him not to break his cardinal rule of not allowing high school freshmen to play varsity – no matter that his special exception (Blackmon) was approaching six feet in height and could run like a deer.
"He had the type of special skills that you don't see around here too often," Mosca said. "The speed, the balance, the eyesight, the jumping ability, he had it all.
"Will was a national recruit. We had people flying in from around the country to visit with him," added Mosca. "He was a high school All-American and played in the (2002 U.S. Army All-American Bowl), which is for the top 100 players in the country."
The Will Blackmon that Spaziani remembers is one who wasted little time in bursting on the scene, hence why the BC coaching staff saw absolutely no need to redshirt him during the player's freshman season in 2002. Much like his tenure at Hendricken, Blackmon's time at Boston College saw him shift around the field, whether it was lining up at wide receiver, in the secondary or awaiting kicks.
"We haven't had too many guys like him around here," Spaziani noted, "and he was certainly gifted enough to (contribute from the get-go) even though he lacked experience. He was just very explosive.
"We knew exactly what kind of athlete we were getting," Spaziani delved further.
Mosca set the mood at Hendricken these days, saying that the school's hallways are divided with New England fans standing their ground in the midst of Blackmon loyalists. "He mentioned that if the Giants win, he's going to stop by Hendricken before going home to California."
Certainly that would be validation in capping off what would be a successful season for the Giants. Validation has a completely different meaning for Blackmon, for his tale of not giving up – or in – is one that makes him more than just a Rhode Island native who's gone on to bigger and better endeavors.


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