The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King

I don't know why anyone liked Wizard & Glass. I found it dull, boring, and wanted to hear none of the dramatics about Roland's past. Who cares. Your girlfriend

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got burned at the stake alive. Thanks Rhea.

My favorites were probably The Wastelands (BLAINE <3) and Song of Susannah. I thought the ending of The Dark Tower (VII) was fucking ridiculous, but I guess it's the only way to have ended such a series.

I am a little critical of some of King's red herrings with the series though. You can tell it was his magnum opus and was written over the course of his entire career. I think he forgot some of the more intimate details of things he had written in the past. It's a forgiveable kind of fuck-up, though. I don't mind that he

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called upon a pretty inconsequential succubus who later morphed into a male demon who fucked Susannah, thus bearing offspring of ULTIMATE PROPORTIONS, who later turns out to be a complete flop

Brady (or anyone else), whats this about a "Last Gunslinger" book. Is it, like, one of those guides? Because those are pretty icky in my opinion.

Overall, though - once you pick up The Gunslinger and you read through it, you are really tempted (and should be encouraged) to move onward through the series. By the time you hit the end of the second book, you'll be hooked.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Jochie

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I thought spider baby was supposed to be It, which automatically made it cool in my opinion. Then I got confused by what's-his-face who takes them into his house and then tries to eat them, right before they reach the Dark Tower. You know, the thing that had that other what's-his-face kid who draws shit locked in a cage. I thought that thing seemed like It, too. Maybe there are many It's?

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The baby spider was Roland's son. I think the It character was that guy who kept the artist locked up in his cellar. The one in The Dark Tower (VII). He was that clown dude.

I am pretty sure the Spider Kid wasn't supposed to be It. He wasn't very badass, either. Neither was Randall Flagg. SO EASILY CRUSHED. In fact, I was almost ALWAYS disappointed with how easily the bad guys fell. Hello, Crimson King. You're a weak lunatic.

Blaine is the most badass of everyone.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Skexis

I haven't read the final book yet, because it hasn't come out in paperback

Yes it has.

Though I share your apparent remorse for the feeling of reading "someone else's fiction."

What also irked me was King's underlying need to insert himself into the story. I realize he tends to do that a lot, even with his TV series and movies. I understand that this was his magnum opus and all and he felt apart of it all, but really.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.