Mini Review: The Gunslinger – The Dark Tower #1 – Stephen King
In the first book of this brilliant series, Stephen King introduces readers to one of his most enigmatic heroes, Roland of Gilead, The Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. In his desolate world, which frighteningly mirrors our own, Roland pursues The Man in Black, encounters an alluring woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the Kid from Earth called Jake. Both grippingly realistic and eerily dreamlike, The Gunslinger leaves readers eagerly awaiting the next chapter. Review: Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is one of the must-read series that I hadn’t gotten to yet. Sentiments seem to be…
Halloween reads
I can’t believe we’re already almost halfway through October! As some of you might know, I’m moving to the UK for a few months next year and the closer it gets, the more excited I am. Only 3,5 months left in Belgium 🙂 Now, we all know that October also means: Halloween! We don’t celebrate it as much as the people in the US and UK do, but we do eat candy and I used to help and dress up for a ‘horror’ tour in the woods for the kids in our town. Last year I tried to read a horror book for Halloween and failed. This year I want…
