A review by dejnozkova
The Waste Lands by Stephen King

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This is probably my favorite book in the series so far. It offers the most in character development (especially in regard to Eddie and Roland) this far in the series. The pacing is on-point, so I ripped through this one. I get excited seeing echoes and doubling and recurring details and watching them fall into place into the narrative. Stephen King is really good at introducing motifs and revealing their purpose at the right time. There’s enough mystery for me to want to keep listening, but not too much that it feels like a tease that will never pay off. It just feels like everything in this story is done with intention, even the filler moments with the characters. This book offered so much in terms of plot and character development and I can’t wait to listen to the next one. 

Also, a HUGE shout out to Frank Muller, he is an INCREDIBLE narrator. His neutral narrative voice is pleasant to listen to and holds my interest, and his character voices are spectacular. A lot of the funny points in this book I owe to his timing and his voice acting. He makes the characters believable, lovable, and engaging. So the audiobooks he’s done for this series are just a pleasure to listen to.